Lydia's First Quilt

Here is some closer images of the quilt.

A friend of our at church was due to have a baby the beginning of December and so Rachael and I decided to make her a quilt. The day we were looking over Rachael's collection of fabric we learned that she was admitted to the hospital because of high blood pressure. They were scheduled for a C-section the next day. SO, Rachael and I got to work. We spent 2 weeks and over 14 hours making this quilt from nothing. It was quite a process. Rachael has experience in sewing but me (Lydia) I have none. We were quite happy and proud of the final results. We are also glad to report that Baby Dylan is going to be ok and so is Marnee (his mom). We hope you will enjoy viewing the quilt.

PANAMA

Back tracking just a little...Mike spent a month this past summer in Chitre, Republic of Panama. He was part of a teacher exchange program. He spent most of his time teaching prospective and current teachers how to use a teaching method called "Power Teaching". They all really enjoyed it. During the weeks spent there he stayed with a couple different families, one of which is a former Major League Baseball player, Olmedo Saenz. He took Mike all over looking at sights and also involved him in the branding of his cattle. (Mike kept the books) The people of Panama were very kind and generous. Some even made things for him to take back home.

Although it was a great experience for Mike, we were both glad when he came home. For me it was mostly because I was packing and cleaning, getting ready for our move. It was 2 weeks after his homecoming that we moved out.

If you ever get the opportunity to go and serve in another country, we would recommend it. (preferably not in the middle of a move)

Auburn Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks in ARKANSAS

We made sandwiches in the Car on the way up and back. Good way to save money. They were good sandwiches!

Unfortunately Auburn did not win but it was fun to go to a College football game. We had the best view in the Nose Bleed section. We could see the band perform its different poses and the stadium was located on a hill so we could see the beautiful Ozark Hills.

Here we are at the camp ground. It was cold but beautiful!. From Left to right is Rachael and Jason Walker, Lydia and Michael Spencer. As you can see, Mike and Jason are funny guys.

This is Rachael and Lydia on our way to Arkansas to go camping and see the Auburn Tigers play the Arkansas Razorbacks. We found these shirts at Target for $5 AND they glow in the dark! How cool is that!

Here is a picture that was taken of Maria and Malissa (Lydia's Sisters) This past summer. Aren't they beautiful!

It snowed last Spring and Mike got to have his fun in the Snow.

My mom came to visit for my niece, Sarah's baptism. She must have brought it from Idaho. She is pictured bellow. Isn't she cute! She's single too!

Aren't they Pretty with those Big eyes and Long lashes! This one is actually the male.

Lydia has gotten back in touch with her middle-high school BFF. Went Sedgwick County Zoo with Kamber and two of her 3 adorable kids. If you get a chance you HAVE to feed the Giraffe! It is SO fun! They are Way cooler up close!

Happy Birthday Michael!!!

He is 27 years young!

Looks the same as when I married him.

Camping in the Great Plains

In the picture you will see Rachael & Jason Walker, Daniel & Monica Dickenson, and Us.

These are our new friends from our new ward at church.

We like each other so much that we all went on a camping and hiking trip to Lake Kanopolis State Park. We hiked 6 miles up and down steep hills. (can't call them mountains since this is Kansas but it sure felt like Mountains to me since I obviously carry more

"rocks" in my back pack.) Next time we will make it longer than just an over night.

Then we literally slid over to Mushroom rock, just a mile or two from the Lake. The road was really sandy, so it was really slippery. Jason was braver than me, he went around 50 or 60 mph, making his car load all car sick. Poor girls! It was fun. We should have taken video of me getting on and off the rock. It was scary for me but funny for everyone else. Mike and Jason just swung down from the tree to the side there, like Monkeys!

New Niece!

We welcome our new niece, Katie! Born September 14th, 2009 8lbs 21 inches long.

She has very excited brothers and sisters!

Most recently, we have bought our first home!

It is a 1978 built 3 bedroom 2 and a half bath. Finished basement with Wet bar, fireplace, built-in desk/counter, and a Good Laundry/storage room. Nice fenced in yard. Back yard has a wood playground set for visitors with kids. Also a small fenced off area that will become a garden next year. We have great neighbors who watch out for everyone and their cat. (tell you more about that later) We are 10-15 min from anywhere important. There is a Beautiful Park just down the street. We love it!

Welcome to Michael and Lydia Spencer's New Blog!