Dear Mr. Santa....

December has been filled with lots of new beginnings and transitions for Spence and

our family. We were singing "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" hoping

he would get them in by Christmas, and he FINALLY got them, plus one. He also got

a nasty fever lasting for 3 days, diarrhea, and some major grouchiness. This only

added to the crud that has hit everyone's home that he already had. In spite of these

things, he is one happy boy with 3 new teeth stillcutting through the gums. They are

quite adorable:)

Spence has also decided that it is now time to become a little more mobile. He started

crawling and loves to crawl straight to our beautiful Christmas tree! And the candles,

and the controller for the tv, and towards all and any cords, and MAMA of course! He

is one busy little boy. There was no gimp leg, no lazy foot, just two knees and two

hands and he was off.

So now that he knows how to crawl, he has also decided it is time to stand up in his

crib. Thank goodness we lowered the mattress, just in time. However, as exciting as

this all has been, it has made naptime a little more difficult. Once he stands in his crib,

he thinks it is time to come out, but he has forgotten one thing... THE NAP. We are

adjusting and learning a lot from this amazing person. He has brought a tremendous

amount of joy to our family and has been our daily Christmas blessing this year. We wish

you all a very Merry Christmas filled with the love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.