The First Annual Spencer Awards!

The end of the year is now upon us, and on this occasion, it is time to announce the Long Awaited First Annual Spencer Awards!


Vegetable of the Year

...and the winner is... EDAMAME!
Wow! A bit of a shock win there. Broccoli was just edged out at the end! It was close, but in it just had to be edamame. Edamame is much better for throwing then is broccoli.  I wonder if there is an Edamame Growers Association for me to send the award to?

Of course, there were some other nominations I received for this award.  People such as "The Republican Party" (from a Democrat), "The Democratic Party" (from a Republican), "The Democrat and Republican Parties" (from an Independent) and "The Tea Party" (as they had a tea party and forgot to invite yours truly!) led the list. Unfortunately, after some investigation, I discovered that they were not quite vegetables! The jury is still out on "Wall Street Bankers", "People who drive and talk on cellphones" and "The Fox News Channel".


Fruit of the Year

...and the winner is... BLUEBERRIES!
No surprise, with strawberries and grapes finishing a distant second and third. Blueberries ran off with this award, as they provide both a delicious flavorful meal on the way in, and truly annoy the parental units on the way out!


Meal of the Year

...and the winner is... LASAGNA!

Oooh! I see some disappointment on Daddy's face here as Pizza came in a distant third. Fish and Chips was second, assuming that mommy eats the fish and I eat the chips!! Overall, it is the blend of meat (yum), sauce (yum yum) and noodles (big big YUM!) together that make lasagna the winner. Rumors are that there are vegetables in the mix; I hope those are not true!

Yummy Chips!

Drink of the Year

Milk!

The only other beverage receiving any votes was water. Also nominated were Daddy's vita water -- which does have the advantage of providing me with a little plaything after he's done with it, Caffeine Free Diet Coke, The coffee I tried and hated, the English Tea I nicked and couldn't stomach, ...

Why do adults drink this stuff?

Someone needs to tell me, why do people drink all those things?!?

Food of the Year

Is there any doubt? It simply has to be CRUNCHIES!
And, of course, it is.

There are two foods as far as I'm concerned: Crunchies and everything else. When it comes to everything else, they pale in comparison to Crunchies. Give me Crunchies or I'll Give You a Screaming Fit! I can eat Crunchies until there are no Crunchies left...  I can eat them for breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, dessert, midnight snack and of course my 6:00am snack.  And do it again the next day.  I'm not sure what I like about them -- probably the texture and the crunching sound appeals the most!


Song of the Year

Elmo and the Goo Goo Dolls, "Pride".  Huh?  What do you mean, it was recorded years ago?  2006?  Well, it's new to me and right now it's my favorite song.  Elmo is simply fantastic in it.  In fact, he should probably get an Oscar the Grouch for it!

Sesame  Street is the coolest!

Besides, it's not like Katy Perry actually writes her own stuff.  Heck, she recycles stuff off of Daddy's old Frisbees -- er...CDs.  It's not like she actually gets to be on Sesame Street meaning she's NOT cool!

Activity of the Year

Swinging! I love to swing.  Back and forth, to and fro...  It's quite relaxing and well, what more can a little guy ask for?  It also taught me a few very important phrases, such as "Ready, Set, GO!" -- "Go" being the most important word yet!

HIGHER!!

Sports Team or Sports Person of the Year

Well, this one was a difficult one.  After spending many a Saturday and Sunday watching the Formula 1 Grand Prix, it must be Red Bull Racing for winning it all!  I think most importantly, they beat Ferrari -- and while I do like the red cars, I much prefer the Red Bull ones.  Not that I would ever drink any of the stuff, mind you, but still...

I want this car!

Besides, it was a great championship.  With both Red Bull drivers going into the last race with a chance to win it all.   Fantastic!  Cool!  Maybe next year I can drive for them!!

Toy of the Year

Buttons that I'm not supposed to push!

Anyone got a ladder?

After all, everybody knows it is far more fun if you're not allowed to play with things and do.  Buttons are no exception!

Personality of the Year

Is there any doubt... ELMO!

Directing Elmo!

It is the happy cheery little red dude from Sesame Street that fills my day with happiness.  I just love watching his little antics.  And his singing and dancing.  All are totally class! 



Person of the Year

For this year, it must be ... Grandpa!  I guess Elmo doesn't quite qualify, as he is a monster.  And while some people do claim that monsters are people too, I think that would be like saying Parents are People too.  A very dubious claim at best!

Grandpas are #1 with me!

As usual, Grandpa gave me the best Christmas Prezzies.  And they play with me.  And they takes me to the park.  And play with me.  And push me on a swing.  And take me on a slide.  And take me on long walks.

Daddy brushes my teeth.  I don't like that.  It has become a sort of daily trauma.  Nobody who makes me cry on a daily basis should get an award.

Mommy doesn't get the nod here as she sometimes brushes my teeth, but mostly, because she has decided to limit my blueberry intake.  Three blueberries in a meal is an excuse.  What am I?  A Starbuck's Blueberry Muffin?!?  (Oh, wait, the blueberry is singular for Starbucks...)



And the final Award of the Evening....

The Most Totally Mega-Cute Award!


Drum roll please....
And the winner is ...

ME!

Was there ever any doubt?  I thought not, it wasn't even close.  Honorable mention went to baby bunnies, but they aren't half as cute as me.  And now -- they are fully grown rabbits, which means they have no cuteness points left at all!

So with that, I will be signing off until next year.    Which, fortunately, has already begun for some of you....

End of the Year Photo Collection!

I have waaaaaay too many cute photos that I need to post here...so I figure, I might as well get started!

Self Portrait : What happens when I play with Daddy's Camera!

What?  Who?  Me?  I'm INNOCENT, I tells'ya!

How can you say "No" to THIS face?

Popcorn and a movie!

No, I'm not plotting... Just trying to figure out where the milk is!

The monster emerges!

Um ... shouldn't you be playing with ME?!?

Massage Chair?

I was strolling around the living room and I discovered a fun, exiting new chair!  I crawled up on it, and immediately felt these good vibs coming from it!

Taking things in, I sat down and decided to much on my Cheerios. 

The soothing vibrations convinced me to stay a bit longer.  Daddy eventually came around and sighed and said, "Spencer, get off the sub-woofer!"   Clearly, he hasn't tried this out lately!  It's FANTASTIC!

 Well, I grudgingly obeyed.  And I was off to find another place -- starting with another speaker!

Can we just move these into my room?  I promise not to play the music too loud!

Playtime!

What keeps a Spencer busy?  Well, mostly just playing games.  I've got lots of favorites, but there are some that are always must-plays...

For example, people keep getting me puzzles.  They are okay, but after doing them once or twice the best use of them is definitely not as a puzzle.  Once solved, it's time to find another use for them!  Some of my favorite uses include throwing the pieces, hiding the pieces from Mommy, and using them as a shield to protect me from their scorn when they discover the missing piece lodged deep inside the sofa!

Throwing the ball around the house is  always fun.  I highly recommend a good, solid one that makes a nice "Thud" noise when it hits things.  Mommy objects to me throwing it at the television, though.  I don't understand what the big deal is...unless Elmo is on!

Somebody should tell me why shoes are so fun to play with.  Okay, really it's just the laces.  They provide me hours of fun and lots of laughter when my antics cause daddy to trip and fall!

Flashlight

I was sneaking around in the kitchen when what did I find?  Well, at first I thought it was a light-saber.  Now that would have been mega cool as I could then have used it to get lots and lots of cookies!  It was just a flashlight -- and it was quite entertaining!

The powers-that-be tried to distract me with a cute little toy, but the flashlight was much, much cooler!

What really amused me were all the green spots it created.  

Next time, I think I'll use it to explore under the table.  It's rather dark under there, and I think I still have a fork underneath it somewhere!

Coffee Time

Being a slow day, Daddy took me out for coffee!  I rather like going to coffee, and today was no exception.  Rather then "the usual", we went to Caribou Coffee!

They had really fun things to play with.  I could spin this giant top!

And then I got to hang out and eat the whipped cream from Daddy's Turtle Mocha!

Yummy Yummy!

Trying to Go Out

It's cold outside these days.  Increasingly, I find myself stuck indoors with no place to go.  Needless to say, I have decided to plot my escape!

As any big person knows, the first thing you have to do in escaping is put on your shoes.  Starting with the simple "insert foot"...

...then tie the laces together...

...give them a nice, secure knot...

...and watch them fall off after 2 steps!

Hmmm... clearly this escaping business is more complicated then I'd realized!  Perhaps I'll have to go back to the drawing board and plot another method, or just wait until spring!

Waiting...

I'm up.  It's Christmas morning.  And they are making me wait for my prezzies...

NOT FAIR!!!!!!

Fixing "The List"

All these reports of me being trouble -- no doubt disseminated by mommy herself -- forced me to take some drastic actions.  Yes, something had to be done to make sure that I got everything I wanted for Christmas...

I had to get to the computer.  This means I had to Indiana Jones myself up onto the dining room table.  It's a simple procedure, climb onto the chair...

...and then leap across the chasm onto the table!

Daddy was, as always, too slow with the camera to catch me in my moment of glory as I lept!  I think that should cost him a "naughty" point or two!

Once there, I took in my surroundings.  Grabbing my water, I headed for mommy's computer.  Having seen my heroics to get this far, she relented and actually seemed to encourage me!

Then it was off to Santa's computer to fix any "transgressions" that might be on my record.  

And while I'm there, check to see what everybody is getting! 

I was a little disappointed to find out that I wasn't getting the Burlington Northern railway, but otherwise, this looks like a promising Christmas!

Pizza and a Train

I love going out for pizza!  It is so totally mega cool, 'cos daddy regularly takes me and we just sit back and have some wonderful Spencer-Daddy time! 

But the best part?  We always go to this place called My Pi.  It's right next to the railroad tracks.  So I get to kick back and watch the trains!

Yes, I love trains!  Almost as much as I love pizza!!  My Pi even has a giant bear that will have dinner with you.  He doesn't say much, but he's big and furry and fun to play with!!

 But mostly, I just love the trains!

I'm never happy when I run out of pizza.  And strangely enough, we always seem to run out of pizza there!

Then off we go ... even as more trains come by!!

Christmas Cards!

I love Christmas cards!  They give me a chance to show off my unlimited artistic ability!  And mommy let me draw with *3* different crayons!

That's more then Elmo gets -- he only has A crayon (and a goldfish too!)  Oi!  Where's MY goldfish?

Exercise!

I've taken to doing a rigorous workout routine.  Of course, I've decided to do it in such a way that it annoys mommy to no end.  How do I do this?

Easy.

I do push-ups.  Not just any push-ups, mind you, but proper ones using the coffee table and the couch!

You should listen to mommy and daddy scream "Spencer! Get Down!"  Fortunately, since I'm doing push-ups, I can go down, and then right back up!  Obeying and getting a workout at the same time!

Usually, though, the push-ups are followed by a brisk run.  Yep.  I get stuck running away from an angry parent or two!

Snow Day, Mk II

Exploring in the snow brought lots of different things.  Here was this white fluffy stuff that went literally up to my knees!  Well, okay ... ankles.  Coolest of all, I could see where everybody had walked!

Everybody left their mark on the snow as they passed.

Of course, not wanting to be outdone, I went and found my own patch of clean snow to lay down Spencer's Own Personal Footprints!

There was an amazing amount of this snow stuff.  It was literally everywhere!

In fact, I felt really kinda lost in it at times!

Which is okay, as I was still cute!

You don't suppose there will be more of this snow stuff this winter, do you??