Random

Seems like we are always busy doing something random. Our past month consisted of out of town guests (hooray!) which included a trip to the aquarium, Spencer's first rodeo out in Shady Dale, GA, lots of swimming in lakes and pools, bbqs and playdates, and unfortunately the not at all fun visit to the dentist to have 5 cavities filled (which I won't go into details about because it was not fun. Suffice it to say he had to be consciously sedated which was really hard for all of us. But, he's fine and his teeth are all fixed! And best of all he really doesn't remember it, so won't be terrified the next time we take him to the dentist).

Spencer also finished another year of preschool. It seemed like more of a behavioral challenge for him this year. He had a difficult time listening to the teachers and had some problems with temper tantrums. His teachers actually started a behavior chart for him, which seemed to help sometimes. I don't know what was going on...was it him? was it the teachers? was it us?...but I'm kind of glad the school year is over. We'll see how he does in summer camp and with his new teachers next year. I'm also feeling thankful that he didn't get into public elementary pre-k next year which would have been a bigger class and more time at school. Maybe we need another year to prepare him for that after all.
Spencer loved having houseguests. He and 2-year old C were immediately friends...despite the episodes of bickering (the best was when they were both trying to name Spencer's teddy bear; Spencer said his name was Gobble, but C insisted he was 'teddy bear' and it went round like that with escalating shrilly voices for a few minutes. C's mom and I kept trying to convince them they were BOTH right...and besides, who CARES?!). When our friends left Spencer asked if I had remembered to get their address for our 'electronic map' (GPS) so that we could go visit them.
And a sort of related, funny story about company...Spencer asked me about a tag on a shirt and I told him it said 'Fruit of the Loom', the name of the company who made the shirt. A few seconds later he started asking about our friends who had stayed with us, and if his friend made the shirt. I finally realized what he was asking, and after I stopped laughing I explained to him the different meanings of the word 'company', and that no, his friend C did not make his t-shirt.

Spencer enjoyed his first ever rodeo experience. He loves animals and was thrilled to be able to get so close to the steers and calves. I'm not sure he knew what to think of saddle bronc riding (but then, who does?). He loved the ponies at the pony ride, but it took him a while to actually get on one. Which is strange considering he hops right on my mom's full grown horse.
We can't keep him out of the water this year. If we are near water, he wants to be in it. This includes lakes, streams, swimming pools, and backyard sprinklers. But there are definitely worse ways to spend the summer in Atlanta!