DAVIS JOSEPH SPYKERMAN

Fall is here!

2010-11-13T09:51:00.000-08:00

We have been busy raking leaves and jumping in the piles!

davis likes popsicles!

2010-08-31T11:39:00.000-07:00

Summer at the Spykermans'

2010-07-01T11:31:00.000-07:00

Davis and Daddy's first bike ride of the season...they made it to the end of the block before Davis began to wail. He didn't seem to like it very much, but hopefully we will try again when he is not so cranky!

Kevin and I out for birthday dinner at NoRTH, it was super yummy!

Davis helping me open my new laptop...my awesome birthday present from Kevin. Thanks Hub! Hopefully this gift will help my blogging get back on track.

We are headed to Minnesota tomorrow, so I need to get packing! Bye for now.

go beach!

2010-06-13T17:16:00.000-07:00

From Pittsburgh, we traveled straight to the beach in North Carolina. We had a week of amazing weather, fun playing in the sand, and some nice bike rides. Davis had so much fun at the beach with Gigi and Grandpa and his Uncle Steve and also got to visit with his Great Grandparents and Great Aunts and Uncles and friends. It was an awesome trip!

Some parts of May

2010-06-13T17:08:00.000-07:00

Davis and I visited family in Pittsburgh this May for my cousin Caroline's wedding. It was a very beautiful wedding, and it was great to see lots of family even though our visit was short. Davis had a great time with his cousins on the dance floor, and stayed up way past his bedtime.

Last month Davis also got to see his friend Claire, the sweet little girl of my best friend from college Elaine. They had a great time together, and Claire taught Davis many new words!

2010-05-23T15:07:00.000-07:00

springtime!

2010-04-06T08:42:00.000-07:00

We are all very happy that spring is here! Davis absolutely loves being outside...he even started saying something that sounds like "outside" because he always wants to go out and play. Kevin has been working hard to help me plant a garden. We will see if we get any veggies to harvest. I even planted some watermelon seeds! I will take pictures and post if anything actually grows!

Some pictures below of us playing in the house...we recently repainted our living room, and when the ladder was accidentally left open Davis climbed right up and got stuck in that precarious position. It was pretty cute. He loves to get into his wheelbarrow and have us pull him around the yard like a little king! Tough work for mommy and daddy.

March happenings!

2010-03-15T12:11:00.000-07:00

Davis with his cousins Quinn and Makayla
We had our first BBQ a few weekends ago when the weather was nice for a change. Davis is waiting patiently by the door to welcome our guests.

Trying to take a nice picture together, but this is what happened instead.

Davis and his friend Nathan having a playdate!

Nathan is just 2 weeks older, so they are great buds.

winter house fun time.

2010-02-27T09:16:00.000-08:00

happy boys!

he ate the olive from his thumb before i could get a picture. this is one of davis' favorite things to do right now...eat olives from his fingers.

lovin' some tub time!

like father like son...goofing around.

union station

2010-02-05T12:28:00.000-08:00

snowing again!

2010-02-05T10:58:00.000-08:00

I am currently charging my completely dead camera battery...so there will be new pictures soon!

I can't believe how much it is snowing right now. Davis is very excited about it. He keeps looking out the window and oooooing and ahhhing. Davis is 16 months old! I can't believe that either. He just helped me vacuum the house and wipe the floors! I am trying to teach him to do some chores of his own, especially cleaning up toys! So far he is really good at putting toys back where they belong, but they don't stay there for long. He is really hilarious to watch run around all day long. He loves eating everything, climbing on anything he can, and making fun noises. His favorite word is "uh-oh!" He says it when he falls down, is about the throw something on the floor, or do anything else he is not supposed to. He LOVES jumping on the bed, something that we didn't want to teach him, but someone else did that for us! I wave my finger and say, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" And he waves his finger right back at me. It is amazing to see how much he is learning and experimenting every day! Some more pictures to come...

more minnesota pics

2010-01-07T12:16:00.000-08:00

The next day of our journey we stayed with the Koethes' super cute place in the cities...
This is Baby Ella and I, the beautiful girl of our friend's Jonny and Nikole. She was so sweet and cuddly!

Davis had kisses for baby Ella. He also liked to steal her toys. Luckily, Ella was so laid back that she was willing to share.

Such a cutie!

Pounding on the ottoman was great entertainment.

Sweet babies in the tub! Hope this doesn't embarrass them when they are teenagers!

davis meets baby daxton!

2010-01-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

We made a trip up to Minnesota for New Year's to meet Kevin's friend Maurice's new baby boy Daxton James. It was great to see friends and meet the little one. He was precious. Davis and Daxton seemed to get along great.

Kisses for the baby.

Davis would kiss Daxton, but he also thought it was fun to bouncy his bouncy seat way too vigourously. Daxton was pretty chill about it though.

At midnight New Year's Eve...Daxton made it most of the night with us. Davis went to sleep at his usual time, so he missed this pic.

Dapper little Dax.

I will post some more pictures of the rest of our trip soon. Davis got to meet lots of fun friends. It was really good to see everyone!

fabrey/spykerman family photo

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merry christmas!!

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quinn, makayla, and davis on christmas eve

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little spike

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Spike in the tub...

Some new pics!

2009-12-15T14:07:00.000-08:00

Davis had a fun playdate today with his new friend Clarabella. She wanted to cuddle with him, and he didn't like the idea so much. Once it was time to leave, I think they finally started getting along, Davis wasn't very friendly at first. Hopefully next time Davis will not be so afraid of her! She is a very sweet girl!

Isn't this the cutest storytime ever! Aunt Dana, Cousins Makayla and Quinn and Daddy all helped put Davis to sleep.

Just being a little man. Notice the first snow outside!

Thanksgiving with Quinn and Makayla. Davis has Sprite for the first time...and probably the last time until he is at least 5!

Cool dudes.

christmas trees!

2009-12-05T10:27:00.000-08:00

In an exciting crafting experiement I made these Christmas trees out of wine corks for gifts for my mom and sister-in-law for presents, and they turned out really neat. I am thinking about selling them somehow...would any of you blog readers out there buy something like this for presents or yourself?

2009-12-05T10:15:00.000-08:00

master bedroom painted!

2009-12-03T09:07:00.000-08:00

We are so thankful that our new home doesn't need much work at all, but one thing we have been wanting to accomplish is painting a few of the rooms. The previous owners selected many nice shades of beige and brown throughout the whole house, but Kevin and I like a little more color. We weren't sure how this would turn out, but our first project was the master bedroom. Here are a few pics of the final result. The color is called Mayan Gold, and it is pretty nice. It has taken some getting used to, but it works with our bedding and everything. It is also really nice to have cleaner lines of paint. Let's just say that the previous job was a little messy. Kevin is an awesome painter, which we already knew, but he is great at painting rooms too! Davis enjoys the new color too! Here are some pics of him enjoying it...the first time he saw it he went crazy running around and flailing about on our bed.

Davis' mullet right before his first haircut!

Big boy at the table.

family photo

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our smart little dude

2009-10-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

kevin's birthday

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kevin's birthday party - he grilled many kinds of dogs. he loved grilling! happy birthday daddy!

davis loves his cousins quinn and makayla...here makayla is reading books to davis.

doing some stretches.

big boy!

2009-10-17T09:15:00.000-07:00

davis new favorite spot...the trash cubby.

our little professor.

daddy and davis relaxing.davis giving daddy a little foot rub.

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our baby is one!!!!!!!!

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Pittsburgh Trip 2 (August)

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Pittsburgh Trip! (August)

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Our new house!!!

2009-09-06T10:17:00.000-07:00

This is our new, adorable home! It is in Lenexa. Pending inspections and everything, we will close on September 29th! (our anniversary and Davis' birthday) Yipeee!

first chicken and polenta! yum!

2009-08-10T08:52:00.000-07:00

visit to muncie!

2009-08-03T07:53:00.000-07:00

We were really lucky to get the chance to visit our great friends Grant and Sarah in their new town! They moved to Muncie, IN a few months back and we have missed them lots! Grant and Sarah were awesome enough to watch Davis while we went into Indianapolis for Kevin's cousin Scott's wedding. It was very lovely, and we had a great trip all around. Thanks Grant and Sarah!

mesmerized...

2009-08-02T06:37:00.000-07:00

...by the baby einstein. davis and i don't watch television except on the rare occasion that i need to clip his nails. (usually once a month because it is so hard to manage!) he gets completely mesmerized by the baby einstein "day on the farm" dvd and i can hide his hands and feet from him while i clip away. grandma fabrey actually figured out this tip while we were at the beach because she noticed this was the only time that davis was actually still!

davis is walking like a big boy and even tries to run!!! (and then falls on his face or bum!) he is super cute, he could just practice his walking all day. he finds a favorite toy and carries it around chewing on it and walking in circles, just because he can! he is delighted with himself. he has been talking a lot more lately and says mama all the time, but usually to his toys instead of me! :(

blue hat, green hat = hilarious

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hello!

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go royals!

2009-07-13T08:07:00.000-07:00

9 months old!

2009-06-30T15:28:00.000-07:00

Davis was 9 months old yesterday! The first year is flying by. We went to the doctor today for his 9 month checkup. Davis is in the 80th percentile for pretty much everything, although his head is a little bit larger. Apparently he has a big head. He weighs 22.5 pounds and is 29 inches tall. We had to say goodbye to the infant carseat, which is sad for mommy and daddy because that means if Davis falls asleep in the car, we will have to get him out of his seat to bring him inside! So much less convenient.

smiley man

2009-06-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

davis and claire!

2009-06-24T09:41:00.000-07:00

Our friends Elaine and Ben Warren and their baby girl Claire came for a short visit from Seattle. Davis and Claire didn't really know what to think of each other this time. They are both getting so big! Check out this blonde hair and blue eyes on the Warren family! Gorgeous!

The last pic is just Davis with a milk mustache - he loves drinking out of my cup!

water baby!

2009-06-14T09:31:00.000-07:00

gigi and grandpa bought davis this awesome pool for the summer. he absolutely loves it! he has been making motorboat sounds ever since he started playing in the water. he loves playing in the kitchen sink too as you can see!

oh and also, i think i found one of his top teeth this morning! finally they are coming i think!

davis has been standing up on everything, he started balancing to stand alone and even has attempted to take some steps! we think he will be walking pretty soon! i will have to post a video of him standing up and also of him crawling - it is super cute!

davis eats a peach

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davis stands up!

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beach 3

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beach 2

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beach pics

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uncle stephen and katryn

great-grandpa fabrey

mother's day

crawling!

2009-05-27T10:43:00.000-07:00

baby davis is crawling and pulling up to stand. mommy and daddy are baby proofing!

baby's first royals game

2009-05-26T09:29:00.000-07:00

sunset beach vacation

2009-05-20T13:51:00.000-07:00

we are home for our wonderful beach vacation. so far i don't have any pictures because my mom & dad kept the camera. so soon after they get home, i will post some pictures. we had an awesome time and davis loved the ocean!

the first time we sat him down in the sand next to daddy and grandpa to help build a sandcastle, of course he took a huge handful of sand and put it straight in his mouth! we didn't let him eat too much of it, and he learned pretty quickly that it didn't taste good. he loved digging in the sand with his hands and his feet (like a bull). the very first time he saw the ocean a big wave came in and he laughed really loud. he liked it when we jumped over the waves and when he sat down and the waves would come almost knock him down. he didn't get sunburned, but mommy and daddy both did!

we had mostly nice weather and it was really great to get together with our family. davis misses everyone and especially being the center of attention. we went to a restaurant yesterday and he was looking around at all the strangers and smiling. he thinks everyone is watching him all the time now i guess!

davis did awesome his first time on the plane. on the way there from kc to atlanta he got to fly first class which was lovely for baby and momma (thanks grandpa). he is quite a good little traveler.

oh and davis is almost crawling. he can go from laying on his belly to sitting back up and he scoots backwards and goes up into down-facing dog. it is really cute. he also likes to rock back and forth on his hands and knees. he is talking up a storm and has said mama and dada, but not as often as just babbling.

thanks for reading - i will post pictures as soon as i can!

handsome lads

2009-05-04T19:00:00.000-07:00

more playdate pics

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henry, ellie, and davis playdate!

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a few weekends ago we travelled to des moines to visit cousins ellie and henry for a playdate! henry and davis were born on the exact same day...henry is one hour older! they had fun playing together, but davis really loved to pull henry's beautiful hair, so he couldn't get too close!

our big boy!

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best toy ever!

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go royals!

2009-04-14T18:12:00.000-07:00

thanks for my new royals outfit other grandmother Ruth!

easter fun!

2009-04-14T18:02:00.000-07:00

little joe hanging out with great grandpa spyke and uncle fred

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davis drives to michigan

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just kidding, he really rode in back!

st. patrick's day!

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fun fun

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feeling my tooth!

ready to meet the leprechaun!

davis loves grabbing his toes and putting them in his mouth of course!

a tooth!

2009-03-13T17:38:00.000-07:00

More eating...and then relaxing with Grandpa....also wanted to note...today (Friday the 13th) we made a major discovery - a tooth! When Mama got home from work after she was feeding the babe, she had her finger in his mouth (as she often does) because Davis loves when you rub his gums lately. She found a surprise! A little bit of a bottom tooth coming through! It was very exciting, but also a little sad because this means our baby is becoming less of a baby, and his bite will be painful soon! Eeekk!

Davis's first meal!!!

2009-03-13T17:26:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday (March 7th), we gave our baby his first real food! He absolutely loved it and devoured just about every last spoonful. He was definetly ready for some real food. We gave him whole grain (of course) brwon rice cereal. He thinks he has enough skills to feed himself of course, but we will wait awhile for that! Check out the action that daddy captured on that first pic!

Despite what it looks like, we did not let Grandpa give him wine for his first meal...

He wasn't sure at first...But he was very happy to eat in the end! He acted like he was starving or something! Geez!

baby visits mama at work

2009-03-13T17:18:00.000-07:00

my first full day back at work, Kevin and Davis came to see me at the museum!

exersaucing

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go beach!

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Davis is getting ready for the beach this spring...even though there is snow on the ground!

davis helps write daddy's research paper

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davis sits up and on papa's head!

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laughing at papa

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playing with friend aiden

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Aiden loves to grab Davis's face, and Davis doesn't quite know what to think about that!

go steelers!

2009-02-07T05:50:00.000-08:00

gettin' ready for the game

silly face

2009-02-07T05:48:00.000-08:00

our baby makes the funniest expressions!

playtime

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standing

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bath time!

2009-02-07T05:42:00.000-08:00

4 months old!

2009-02-03T17:31:00.000-08:00

Davis went to his 4 month appointment yesterday and he is doing great! He weighs almost 17 pounds now and is 25 inches long. He is finally starting to get some more fuzz on his head and it still looks pretty reddish. He is starting to sit up pretty well and he is talking up a storm! I think he especially loves talking to blonde women because he has had the longest conversations with my friend Chelsea and our doctor who are both blondes. Hmmmm...

I have been behind at downloading pictures because I am having some technical difficulties, so hopefully I will be back with some more pictures soon!

I can't believe he is 4 months old already!

with mama

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lip 2

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lip

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davis makes this face when he wakes up from naps, but it doesn't really mean he is sad. we think he is not sure what to do, and so he does this. then he probably gets confused because it makes us laugh!

bumbo

2009-01-13T13:38:00.000-08:00

davis LOVES watching baby beethoven in his bumbo chair - thanks for letting us borrow it ben!

i can mix plaids with stripes

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having lunch with daddy

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hanging out with auntie kirsten and uncle nate

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our little smiley boy

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happy new year!

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cute bottom

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going out in new christmas clothes!

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thanks great-grandma fabrey!

flirting

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relaxin' in the hammock

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3 months old!

2008-12-31T13:05:00.000-08:00

Davis is now three months old. His favorite things to do include playing on his Baby Einstein activity mat, swinging, drooling (a lot!), standing up and walking with daddy, eating (of course), giggling and smiling, talking to anything, especially clocks or Kevin's paintings on the walls. He also likes to sleep, although sometimes not at first.

We guess that Davis weighs at least 16 pounds, but probably more than that. He is already wearing mostly 6-9 month clothes at 3 months! He is very long and pretty lean. Lean but chubby at the same time in certain places. He holds his head up great and has almost learned to roll over from his back to his belly now. He loves to move! He kicks and punches constantly and has just learned to suck his thumb and seems to love that more than the pacifier now, although it doesn't help him sleep, it just keeps him awake.

We have been thoroughly blessed with a super happy and healthy baby! He is very easy going...there aren't too many things that he doesn't like, except when you put his clothes on or buckle him into his carseat, but he is learning to like those things more.

He doesn't quite sleep through the night yet, but usually sleeps from 9 until 4 or 5 in the morning. Some people would consider that sleeping through the night, but not a Mommy who likes to sleep until 10 in the morning! Mommy (and Daddy) hope that he will soon extend that to at least 7! He has conveniently set his own napping schedule and likes to catnap in the morning for 30 minutes to an hour, then he takes one super nap until about 3:30 for almost 3 hours usually, then more catnapping until bedtime.

standing so big!

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quinn helps davis see who the presents are for!

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opening presents

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cousins!

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peacefully sleeping

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santa baby

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merry Christmas!

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so big!

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playing with daddy

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playtime!

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spykermans and todds after davis's dedication

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friends

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