Santa sails into town

The weekend after Thanksgiving, Santa made his arrival in Mystic on a tug boat. The Spencers were there to greet him.

Cheese!

Waiting for Santa's arrival

Sophia waves hello to Santa

Ho! Ho! Ho! (If you squint, you can actually see Santa)

Santa appears to be walking out of Daddy's ear.

But where are all the reindeer?

Sophia and Mimi pose in front of the Mystic Seaport.

I am just sittin' here wait for my toys!

Don't be fooled...we are freezing our behinds off!

Take a closer look. I really think there is a tooth in here somewhere!

Extreme close up!!!!!!!

Tah-dah! Now watch me make him disappear.

Sophia loves her little brother!

Mimi goes to Broadway!

The day after Thanksgiving, John and Mom made a trip to New York City to celebrate Mom's birthday.


Mom and John made a quick stop by the Philadelphia prior to getting on the train for NYC.


Arriving at Penn Station.


Mom posing in front of the Hirschfield Theatre.


A quick lunch stop before heading to broadway (who knew Mom ate sushi?).


Mom outside the theatre

The Phantom chandelier.

Mom enjoyed the show

Times square

Christmas lights

Rockefeller Center

Radio City Music Hall

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The Spencers certainly enjoyed the day. We always have so much for which to be thankful! On this day, we had our good friend Beth, her children (Alexander, Madelyn, Rebecca), her parents (Mr. and Mrs. B), friends (Lexi and Chris) and Mimi was in town from Ohio for the week. It was lots of fun!



Brenda assembles the traditional antipasto salad.


Bring on the turkey!

Brenda and John P. pose in the wardroom with the pies for the guys on duty.

Mimi and Gianni have a bit of alone time.

Sophia helps Daddy cook the turkey.

Love the aprons!

The kids' table.

The ladies show off the adult table.

We should have worn stretch pants!

Look at my new turkey bib.

Mrs. B and Mimi have a chat.


Beth earns her keep.

Rebecca finds a new toy.

All the kids...Gianni, Sophia, Alexander, Madelyn, and Rebecca.

ITS VIDEO CLIP TIME!!!

What do little girls do for fun?

How about a little dancing?

Odds and Ends

With each blog post, we try to get all of our pictures to fit in a neat little package for your viewing pleasure. However, on occasion, we get some pictures that do not fit into a certain category. So, we will periodically post some pictures that have no theme. These we will call "Odds and Ends." We hope you enjoy them all the same!


Much like her mother, Sophia enjoys a good milkshake.

Gianni is up to no good...you can tell by that mischevious smile.

Miss Wanda brings Sophia her very own birthday cake!

Sophia shows off at tumbling class.

Miss Marsha helps Sophia do her first flip...

...and Sophia finishes strong.

The Wiggles in Concert

Sophia, Mommy and Daddy set out on a great adventure. We headed to Wallingford, CT to see The Wiggles in concert. Gianni also had an adventure...he spent the day with Miss Wanda and Mr. Harvey!

Sophia catches a few ZZZs so she will be ready to get down at the concert.

Mommy and Sophia have a snack before the concert.

Daddy, do you think I will get to meet one of the Wiggles?

Lights, camera, action!!!

Its Murray, Anthony, and Jeff...where did Sam go?

Sophia claps and boogies to the music. What a day!!!