Something New Again!!

Yeah!! Glen is growing up and becoming his own person. Last night, before Glen went to bed we were in the living room playing and he craweled over to the coffee table, where his books were stacked. He stood up and reached for the books. Then he started taking the books one by one and throwing them on the ground until he came to "Baby Animals" which is a picture book with the names of the animals under the pictures. He grabbed that book, sat down, and craweled over to me where I was sitting on the floor. Glen handed me the book, then sat in my lap. It was the first time he has done anything like that. It was one of the best things ever. Glen has a favorite book and he knows what he wants! I am so proud of him.

Happy Birthday Little Man!

Well, it is hard to believe that my little boy is 1 already. Boy time has flown by. Glen has changed so much in the past year. I know the next year is going to be just as fun if not more fun. Glen can now pull himself up very easily. He is eating table food and the bottle is just about gone. I think he may have drank out of the bottle for the last time last night. Tonight, we are going to try no bottle. I am not too worried about it. We have had to put everything higher because he has gotten tall enough to reach the tables in the living room and it is so much fun to throw everything on the floor. He likes to turn a bucket upside down and push it around the house like it is a car. On Friday Nov. 28, Sam's cousin got married and Glen had an awesome time at the wedding. He was a very good boy. Sam's brother and his family spent the night at our house Thurs. and Glen had a great time playing with there 3 girls and his aunt and uncle. They gave him a ball and a car for his birthday and he loves playing with them.

Mandie

What a Great Thanksgiving!!

Glen really had a big day. On our way to Meme and Pepe's house we swung by Grandma Daphne's house. He got to play with some toys there and see our neighbor's family. Everyone enjoyed the short visit. When we got to Meme and Pepe's house the turkey was almost done and Pepe was almost done hanging the Christmas lights. We played outside and helped with the lights, then we went inside for a nap. When the turkey and ham were ready we sat down for the big family lunch. Great Grandma Nancy came up to spend thanksgiving with us and Uncle John and Aunt Linda, and Uncle Tom and Aunt Bonnie, and Uncle Nick were there too. After lunch Glen helped clean the dishes. He washed a cheese spreader under supervision. Later on Uncle Nick's Girlfriend Jaclyn came over for dessert. We had pecan pie, 2 kinds of pumpkin pie, and cherry pie. We also played domino's. Then it was time to go. Uncle Andy and Aunt Sheri and the girls spent the night at our house after Cleve and Jackie's dinner rehearsal, but that is another story for another time.

Mandie

Glen at the Zoo!!

We had a great time at the zoo. Glen enjoyed playing with his Uncle Nick. We saw lots of animals. Unfortunately, the batteries in my camera died when we got to the lions. That was near the beginning of the zoo. When we got to the gorillas we discovered that was Glen's favorite of all the animals. He had fun watching the baby gorillas run around and play. They were really cute! One baby kept coming to the glass and hitting it and licking it. I took Glen to the glass where the baby kept going to and when it came back Glen was excited. He put his hand on the glass where the baby's head was and it looked like he wanted to pet it. He won't remember this but I will. Glen's Uncle Nick really enjoyed being with him. He carried and played with him, and just before we left the zoo, Glen fell asleep. Uncle Nick took Glen out of the stroller and put him into the car seat and buckled him in. Glen did not wake up. I think it was because he was so tired. We left Atlanta around 5pm and the traffic was horrible. We made it home in 1 1/2 hours, so it wasn't too bad. Definitely worth it!! Check out the slide show of the zoo pics.

-Amanda

Glen Learned Something New!!

I just put Glen to bed and decieded that I would post about Glen's new thing. He has learned to push down the big red lever on his ball popper all by himself. He is such a big boy now. He is still trying to get the hang of putting the balls back on the ramp so it will go back into the popper. Glen would rather hold onto the ball and carry it around. He did however try to put a square block into the round hole the ball comes out of. I figure he will eventually get the hang of it, but for now we are having fun watching him try to figure things out. Sam got off call today, so he is pretty siked about that and he is looking forward to football this weekend. He and Glen like to watch the games together. I am doing very well. Glen and I are going to meet his Uncle Nick at the zoo tomarrow. I think we are going to have a great time!! I will post pics tomarrow of that excursion. Till then.....

Ta Ta

Amanda

Glen pics

Once again, thank you Aunt Shannon. I don't know how but it worked. Glen is about to turn 1, and as a tribute to the baby G (aka Glen) I have posted a slide show of pics from his birthday. Mainly for those of you who have not seen the pics yet.

Enjoy

Thank You Aunt Shannon!!

Thanks Aunt Shannon for the inspiration to finally start my own family blog!! This is going to be an easy way to keep in touch with family and friends. This way I won't forget to let anyone know what is going on in our lives. I am very excited about doing this and I hope everyone enjoys this blog. I am winging this and learning on my own as I go, so if everyone would please bear with me, I am sure I will get the hang of it. I would like to update this page every week, but we'll see.

Love to everyone,

Amanda