New Year New colors!

MardiGras Green in Honor of BB
Several walls are this color






Makes the Red POP
And the blue looks okay as well.

Jazz Kids

We recommend this movie!

The message of this movie and the story Charlotte's Web has always been uplifting, but for some reason this season it really hit home for us. Enjoy this one if you get a chance!

Hello England!

Emails for our family are as follows:

(posts are published before review as we get very few comments :)


linda-spencer@uiowa.edu

nathan-spencer@uiowa.edu

kspencer@macalester.edu

tdspencer@mchsi.com

cfspencer@mchsi.com

2006 In Review

A year of graduations, celebrations, updating, running, music, beards and more. We wish everyone a SUPER 2007 with Peace in store.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR KIRA!

Yesterday was Kira's first birthday away from home and boy, did we miss her. It really just seems like this photo was taken YESTERDAY!

Three Pies, Three Riders = NO LEFTOVERS

5 Steaks, 8 Cups of rice, Salad, Wine, Coffee-Birthday Cake, Coffee, Cinnamon Rolls, Carmel Rolls, Orange Rolls, Turkey, POTATOES, Stuffing, Wonderful Cranberry sauce ala Lincoln, green-bean casserole, sweet potatoes, gravy, salad with yummy dressing (B's recipe!), pie, wine, mineral water, juice, kaiserschmaren, fruit, turkey sandwiches, yummy breads, Salmon, more rice, more salad, more wine, PIEs...What a FEAST!!!

Fuchsie, Mister, Paley set off on an adventure.

It was Thanksgiving day, and the boys were feeling fine....they rode and rode and rode. When they returned home, a feast was consumed. We are thankful the old men could make it back to partake.

November to Remember

Martin had a cake with his ladies

KITCHEN DANCING ....
BIKE-A-LIKING
Nathan in his glasses looking full of it

And there was patio playing on a mild November Day

Birthday:Fortysomething

It was a most forgotten day, by the family, but the cake at work was the wackiest ever and the hugs from the boys made it all better.

Dreamcoat Cakes is Cool

http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061124/NEWS01/611240309/1079

Check it out...click on the above link to learn about the people who made my dissertation cake (they are the coolest) read the story behind the story!
This is what the "rainbow cake" looks like inside. For years we had Michaleyn make our cakes for family celebrations, now the torch has been passed on.

Welcome to our newest family members!

Marisa's new babies: Louis Carl (named after her father in law) arrived Nov. 2nd at 1:26pm weighing 5lbs 8oz and Olivia Michele (you can probably figure out that middle name) arrived at 1:29pm at 4lbs 15oz. Lengths were somewhere in the 18-19 inches

Welcome to our newest family members!

AFTER DIS, I am so happy!

 

The coolest cake in the WORLD!!

Thank you Ladies for getting this cake. It was so VERY special! 

Now with the MISTER!

 

The graduate

and her family. In order to assure that the Kodak moment would be available to all, J.Bruce Tomblin, PhD. donned his regalia for the after-the-defense party ceremonial hooding. Thank you Dr. Tomblin for allowing this moment to be captured and shared by all!!! 

Tomblin does a "hooding"

Linda Jean gets her "HOOD" from JBT in the Mock Graduation ceremony. Headlines at 11:00. 

The Best DEFENSE is

a Done DEFENSE



It took a village. Participant, Observer, Cheering Friend, or Mentor.
You are invited to help Linda celebrate the completion of her
Dissertation Defense.

When: Friday November 3rd 2006
From 6:00 pm to Whenever the Cows come HOME.

Where: 331 Koser Ave

Chili Stew, Veggies, DIPS, sweets. Libations as well.





Directions: Take Melrose West towards Finkbine Golf Course. Turn LEFT onto SUNSET. Make a quick Right onto KOSER AVE. 331 is on the Left side of the street about 1/3. of the way down the block. Look for the basketball hoop and the PEACE FLAG. Call 337-8417 if you get lost.

Connor Turns ELEVEN!

C-man gets ready to eat some cake!