05 Mar
Home for Grandma Spence’s Funeral, Pt II
The day after the funeral was my dad’s 49th birthday! My sister made him a cheesecake from scratch (gluten-free), and I enlisted my cousins to help me resist the urge to eat a slice.
My grandma brought out an old hat (I think she mentioned she thought it was her brothers?) and this sailor outfit that she dug up at the ranch, probably out of one of the junkyards (junkyard scavenging at the ranch is one of my favorite activities EVER).
I want to dress him up every day now! I just couldn’t narrow them down because he looks so cute in all of them.
I think this is my favorite. Even if it is a little blurry. 
He loves using this app, called Rattle, on my iPad. What a spoiled baby! I used to think my doll that “grew” hair was fancy and wondrous.
A few shots that I grabbed while we were in Minneapolis on our way back to Chicago. My parents were sad to see us go, but I admit, I was more than ready to be back in my apartment and in my routine again.
My lil’ stinker.
I'm a farm-raised almost-crunchy stroller-pushing picture-taking lifestyle-blog-writing gastronomy-obsessed divine-seeking thrift-store-combing cheese-inhaling pavement-pounding laughter-sprinkling lover of individuality and taking chances.
That sailor uniform is too cute. And how exciting that he’s walking! He’s looking so much more grown up.
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1How cool that you got to be home for your dad’s birthday, it must have been nice to balance the funeral with a celebration of your dad’s life. My dad turned 48 this year- although I don’t envy my parents for having me so young and I’m glad I don’t have kids yet (mom is 18 yrs older than me, dad is 20) I selfishly enjoy it
That sailor outfit is a great find too! I know it’s weird but I liked the crying pictures, haha.
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2Oh my goodness he is so adorable in that little sailors outfit!!
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3Oh. My. Gosh!! We have that EXACT same sailor suit! My husband wore it when he was a baby. You can see him in it here: http://harmonsquad.blogspot.com/2007/06/22-on-22nd.html
(it’s the very last picture, you have to scroll past the ones of me to get to him). We have no idea where his mom got it, but it was the only baby thing of his she saved and she passed it on to us when we ha our first child. Unfortunately I never got my act together and photographed him in it (it needs some mending in a couple spots), but after seeing these I’m going to make sure I get our 9 month old in it!! Any baby looks WAY too cute in it!
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Jenna Reply:
March 8th, 2011 at 12:45 am
You aren’t joking, that really is the exact same costume. How crazy! I wonder if it was a really popular costume at one point?
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Jax Reply:
March 8th, 2011 at 10:19 am
My guess is it was sold in a department store or something since we are from the opposite coast (he grew up in NC). I’ll ask my mother-in-law about it next time I talk to her though, I never thought I’d see another one out there:)
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T1 looks beyond adorable in that sailor uniform!
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5It’s a cute outfit. I love that on your favorite one it looks like he is saluting too
He’s a precious child.
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6too bad you couldn’t have stayed for a short time in minneapolis. I would have loved to meet you!
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7He really is such a cutie pie! And it’s so fun to look at him and see your features + your husband’s features melded so perfectly together in his face.
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8Oh my gosh that sailor outfit is just plain adorable!
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9i deeply love the pictures of T1 with the iPad. he looks so thoroughly delighted that i had to laugh. the second in that series is hilarious.
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10The little sailor outfit is adorable! Even when he’s crying it’s cute! lol.
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