Our Blue-Eyed Girl

I noticed Sadie is not getting much blog-time, so I thought I better post a picture of her. She's 10 months old and can move fast. She seems close to walking, but we'll see how long it is until she takes her first steps.

Applesauce Making

It's a tradition in my (Janelle's) family to make applesauce every year - or just about every year. My parents visited the weekend before Thanksgiving and brought 2 bushel of apples from our hometown of Winchester, VA. We spent Saturday morning making some wonderful, fresh applesauce. Noelle was a big help and happily joined in the work.

We Have a Nephew

We're so excited!!! Brad's brother and his wife had a baby boy earlier this morning - Ethan Bradley Spence. We won't see him until Christmas but we're looking forward to getting pictures soon.

A Little Piece of Heaven

Brad has been diligently working on a new, expanded deck for our house. As of today, he is 98% complete and we all enjoy using our extra outdoor space. One of Brad's dreams is to sit by and smell like a campfire all the time. Here he is enjoying his partly completed deck (this picture is a month old), with a fire and a doting daughter. Does it get any better then this?

Halloween

Here's our little bumble bee from Halloween. Noelle, who was terrified of strangers 6 months ago, was more then willing to flash her charming smile and say "trick-or-treat" to dozens and dozens of strangers. We're still eating all her loot.

Here's a fairly recent family picture taken in John Bryant State Park in OH.

The comencement

We have realized our great neglect to keep up with technology, so today we launch our blog and hope to save ourselves from the pit of "30-something and out-of-touch-with-the-world." I can't say our blog will be anything amazing or revolutionary, but it should chronicle our life and let you know what's happening with the Spences in Covingtion, KY.