Happy Halloween!!

Or what's left of it! Glen had an awesome time tonight! He spent the night with Me'me' and Pe'pe' last night and he helped get ready for Halloween tonight. Glen dressed up as a lion and he let me put some makeup on his face. He was not about to wear the lion head with the ears and the mane, but that's ok. It was his first time dressing up! It wasn't long after we put the makeup on that he smeared it, I was able to get a couple of good pics before that. Glen helped give candy to trick or treaters. His job was to close the door after the kids left. He did an excellent job! Glen's favorite thing tonight was his orange jack-o-lantern candy bucket. He carried that think all over the place. He insisted on holding it in his car seat on the way home and fell asleep with it. He was so cute. We went trick or treating to three houses of people that we knew. Next year it's on! He did so well trick or treating that we are hitting three subdivisions! The rain will not stand in the way of candy!!

~Amanda

Pumpkin Carving Time!!

Yesterday, we went to Me'me' and Pe'pe's to carve some pumpkins. Glen did not seem all that interested in it, after all there was a little dog that needed chasing around! He did help with pulling the guts out and throwing them away some. To get the full affect of the guts, he had to eat some of them, and one bite was not enough to figure out the weird innards of the pumpkin. I think he did, however, get his fill after a couple of mouthfuls. His favorite thing was holding the spoon that the innards were scraped out with and attempting to copy his Pe'pe'. He also enjoyed throwing the pumpkin top into the trash can. Mommy and Pe'pe' ended up carving the pumpkins, and if I do say so myself, they look magnificent! After some carving, we had hot dogs with mac and cheese for dinner. Glen told me that the mac and cheese tasted much better than the pumpkin. Afterwards, we had our first bit of pumpkin pie for the season. Yummy!


Today, I asked Glen if he wanted to go to kiddersize and he shook his little head yes till I thought it would come off! So off to kiddersize we went. Glen did so well! We did some singing and dancing, then the teacher grabbed the box of sticks that we hit together. As soon as Glen saw her reach for the box he started running over to her. I guess he knew what she was doing. After all the kids started reaching in, my polite little boy waited patiently. Then he reached in and grabbed a yellow stick and instead of grabbing whatever stick was on top he dug till he found a matching yellow stick!! I'm thinking yellow is his favorite color right now. I asked him to get mommy some sticks and he came back with another yellow one! So I grabbed one on top instead of making him dig for another yellow stick. He really enjoys the sticks. Then when it was time to put them away, he took my sticks and his sticks back to the bin and put them away. When it was time for instruments he ran to the teacher again and stood there watching all the other kids grab their favorite instruments. Since he was in the way of all the kids and not grabbing an instrument, I grabbed one for him. It was a ring with bells on it and he really liked it. Started shaking it and having a good time. Apparently it was someone else's favorite toy, cause she grabbed it from him. Poor Glen, he stood there looking at her like he didn't quite know what just happened. Then he found another ring with bells that wasn't quite as good, another adult I think saw what happened and gave him a set of cymbals. He was happy with them, but I could tell it wasn't the same for him. After kiddersize there was a Halloween puppet show. It was Glen's first puppet show. He enjoyed it and when the black kitten took the pumpkin from the farmer he looked at me and did his hands as if to say why did he take the pumpkin or where did he go? It was precious. He did so much better this time at kiddersize than before, I am very proud of him!


~Amanda

No Heads Up!!

I never got a heads up from any moms that when I put my child down for a nap, he would precede to pull his pants off. Then move to the poopy diaper and take that off! Oh my goodness, what a mess on our hands! I have been sick, so I was lying down and I heard Sam go in and check on Glen. Next thing I hear is the panic call of my name from Sam. Hahaha! I walked into quite a sight. Sam is holding Glen under the arms away from him and the room stinks like poop. I thought it was quite funny. Sam didn't. It could have been so much worse. Glen threw the dirty diaper to the floor, luckily it landed right side up and not upside down so no poop on the carpet, miracle number 1! The only poop Glen got on him, was on his foot, not sure how he managed that one cause the diaper was full of poop, miracle number 2! There was some poop on the sheets and on his favorite blanket, not too bad. Miracle number 3, Glen did not play in the poop, draw on the wall with the poop, or eat the poop! Like I said it could have been so much worse, so to me this was a laughing matter. Glen heard me laughing and he decided that he should laugh to, so we got a hearty HaHaHa from him! Icing on the cake. Does this mean he is ready for potty training? Not sure. We'll play it by ear.

So a warning to any new mothers: beware! Child may take diaper off, be ready for it to be a poopy diaper!

I have been sick since Wed. night and have lost my voice. Sam is really enjoying the peace and quiet, and the lack of nagging I have been able to do. Having no voice has really frustrated me and poor Glen does not know how to handle it. Hopefully it will be back soon. Sam is having a great weekend so far. Georgia Tech won yet another game, to University of Virgina, which was a big win, and if the Falcons pull out a win today at 4pm then it will have been a perfect weekend for him.

Hope all is well with everyone!

~Amanda

Fun With Grandma Mac!

We took Glen to see Grandma Mac and Uncle John yesterday. Glen had a good time visiting with them and miss B. We went to Baldino's for lunch on the way there, that was yummy! We got Grandma Mac on facebook while we were there so she can stay up to date with us and us with her. The only down fall was that we didn't get any pictures. Oh well, maybe next time. Today we might go to the park again. We'll see.

~Amanda

A Day of No Rain!!

On Friday, Glen and I went to the park for some fresh air. Poor Glen had not been able to play outside since the rain started. Except for one day, it was warm enough to go outside and play in the puddles. Glen had such a good time. There really is nothing like a good puddle to jump in and see how high you can get it to splash! The weather was cold and windy and a little overcast but there was no rain! Glen played on the playground and watched the big kids intently. Finely, he got thirsty and decided that he had enough of the big kids taking over the little kids play area, so I followed him to the stroller, where he grabbed his cup of juice, and we started walking. He touched everything he saw, even the mushrooms. I don't think he was quite sure of those. He did some people and dog watching, then decided it would be fun to try running into the parking lot so mommy had to strap him back into the stroller. We went for a 2.25 mile walk, which Glen fell asleep during. Then I sat in a bench swing and read until Glen woke up. It really was a great day!

More tomorrow, we are going to see Grandma Mac and Great Grandma. Gonna be another great day!

~Amanda

Such a big boy!

Glen spent the night with his Me`me` and Pe`pe` last Wed, Thurs, and Fri. nights. His Great Grandma Nancy stopped by on her way home to Florida from Tennessee. We got to spend the whole day on Friday with her and we went to lunch in Athens. Then Me`me` cooked a big family meal and Glen's Uncle Nick and his girlfriend Jaclyn were there. After dinner Glen went to bed and all the adults played Cardinal Mexican Train and had a good time. We really enjoyed seeing Great Grandma Nancy.

Today, Glen went to get his flu shot. My big boy didn't make a sound when he got the shot! He just watched the nurse give the shot and then we were done. Then on the way home he said horse! At first I couldn't believe my ears, then he said it again (I think just in case I didn't hear the first time). Now he is outside playing in a puddle that is past his ankles! What fun!!

That's all for now, I gotta go join in on the fun!!

~Amanda

What Fun!!

Yesterday, we went to the park with a friend I've known since high school. Glen had a lot of fun playing with her beautiful 4 year old daughter and was very curious about her 3 month old daughter. We had a lot of fun. Glen also learned a very valuable lesson yesterday, not to walk in front of kids on swings. Glen ate dirt and my friend's daughter was very upset that she hurt Glen. After we got her calmed down while I was holding Glen, she started smiling and swinging again. Glen ate a lot of dirt and it was up his nose. We got him all cleaned up and he seemed to be fine once he stopped crying. He was also tired so I don't think that helped any. Today, there is only a couple of little scratches on his face and a couple of bruises. He paid a little bit more attention when he was near the swings after that. Unfortunately, I think it is going to take another shot from the swings till he really starts to pay attention. We had so much fun, we can't wait till time!!

We are gonna go to kiddsersize in Commerce today. We have some library books to return and I think we might get some more.

Hope everyone has a good week!

~Amanda

Still Sick!

Well, right after the flu, Glen developed his first caseof croup. He is taking his last dose of Orapred today and he is already doing better. It has been a while since we have been to storytime or mommy and me time. Hopefully Glen will be better next week and we can go back to socializing.

The weather has been nice here this week. The highs have been in the 70's and it was breezey the first half of the week. Sam got a new account at work and that is kind of exciting for him because it is only 10 min. from the house. He will be there for half the week next week. I have been enjoying the wonderful weather with the windows in the house open. If Glen takes an early enough nap today, we are gonna try and go to the park. We need to get away from the house, and not to go see the dr.

That's all for now!

~Amanda