I have some more pictures for all of you---

Alex in his chef hat:


Mommy and her sweet baby:


Glenn had his friends who could not make it to his b-day party over this week for a Valentines Day Party. We made valentines and made cupid clusters (Cheerios, craisins, and white chocolate- Yum!). Glenn painted his chef's hat. Here are the little chefs:


Alex ate a whole jar of carrots for dinner the other night-- or did he?

Alex broke through 3 new teeth over night. He was very close yesterday, but there was still a thin layer of gums over the teeth. But all 3, which are on top, are definitely through today. That would explain why he was so upset at 3:30 this morning. So, gone is his gummy smile. I took a bunch of pictures of his gummy smile last week because I knew he would have teeth soon.

Glenn had a hard time at the playground this weekend. We were at a playground we don't usually go to, so we didn't know the girls that were playing there. They were probably 3 years old. Glenn thought one of the girls needed help up the slide, so he held her hand. She didn't like it and I told him to let her go, which he did. Then he kept saying hi them, but they didn't want anything to do with him. So, he played by himself, which was fine with him. Then one of the girls started chanting something like, "Stay away from me!" and "Don't play with me!" She did this continuously for several minutes. I thought it was strange her mother didn't say anything. We should have just left the playground when she didn't stop because Glenn suddenly ran to us sobbing. At first I thought he was physically hurt. But he was emotionally hurt. He couldn't stop crying because his feelings were so hurt. It broke my heart. He's such a sensitive soul. This happened Saturday, and he still was talking about it this morning. He asked, "Glenn fun?" So, I had to assure him that yes, Glenn is fun. And then he talked about how he rode his bike to the playground and he cried and how Glenn is fun. This is the first time that I've really seen his feelings hurt by someone's words. I'm sure it won't be the last time.

Most of you know that Daisy is not one of my favorite beings on this planet. I didn't like her after Glenn was born, but she warmed back up to me, eventually. Ever since Alex was born, I haven't been able to stand her. She'll stand in the furthest part of the back yard and bark at me, not willing to come inside. Not only does her barking bother me, but I'm sure it bothers the neighbors, which makes me even more upset when she barks. She also barks inside the house whenever someone is in the cul-de-sac. I think she thinks she owns it. She'll even bark at us when we go get the mail. So, Bob went out to get a bark collar for her this weekend. When she barks, she hears a high pitched beep. That's a warning for her. If she continues to bark, she gets zapped. We've had a couple of yelps when she didn't stop barking (apparently the zaps get stronger as she continues to bark). But now she's great. If she forgets and lets out a bark, she stops as soon as she hears the high pitched beep. It's only been a day and a half, but it's been so wonderful. I feel like I might like her again some day. She didn't want to come out of her cage yesterday morning because she knew we were going to put the collar on her. But she was fine with it today.

Glenn's B-day Party

We had a birthday party for Glenn today with his friends. We only had a couple of families invited, but unfortunately one family was sick. But we still had a great time. We had a cooking party. I bought aprons for the kids and put their names on them and they wore chefs hats. They liked that. They made pita pizzas. I think they had more fun making them than eating them. When Glenn was waiting for his friends to come, he was doing this...

He kept saying, "Looking kids." It was very cute. He was so excited.
Here's Chef Glenn:

And here's Glenn singing Happy Birthday to himself in his sweet little voice:

Bob used his cotton candy machine to make cotton candy for the kids. Once we got the right sugar to KoolAid ratio, it came out really well:

I think Glenn had too much sugar because he couldn't fall asleep for a nap. I think that's understandable. He had a good time.

School Fun

Glenn has so much fun at school. A week ago, they had a teddy bear picnic. This slide show is of some pictures his teacher took during the day. The little girl hugging him is his best friend, Sarah. They are always hugging each other. I love it!

Last Friday, I said in a post that I went to Glenn's class to make cupcakes with them for Glenn's birthday. We made a fish cake out of cupcakes. Here are pictures from that fun day (yes, Glenn usually wears his jacket all day- he's cold apparently (the power of suggestion):

We went to Disney over the weekend for Glenn's birthday. They have a promotion this year that you get in free on your b-day. But since we already have season passes, we got a gift card with the amount of a one day pass on it to buy merchandise- $63! Glenn's favorite things he got were pops (lollipops) and a pretty good sized Pluto (he's very soft). We had a very nice time. It was very busy on Saturday- I think a lot of people who were down for the Super Bowl in Tampa came to Disney on Saturday. But we were able to get Glenn on some of his favorite rides. He also tried Crash Test for the first time, but once was enough- it was a bit scary when they were going to do the "barrier test" (the doors open just before you go out on the fast track). He wasn't upset, just didn't want to do it again. He went on Thunder Mountain Railroad several times (the roller coaster)- he's such a big boy. Saturday night, we got a seat right on the side of the road in front of the castle. While we were waiting for the Spectromagic light parade, they had a show on the steps on the castle. Alex was not happy about that because it was too loud and he was trying to sleep. So, I sat down and rocked him while he cried for most of it. Glenn loved it and loved the parade, although he doesn't react to the parade as much as he used to. Are we over doing it and losing the magic? Who cares, he still loves going there. Sunday was not as busy and Glenn was able to go on rides several times in a row, switching parents in between turns. We were all exhausted on the way home and we made it home in time for the Super Bowl (however we didn't watch much, as we were getting ready for the week). Here are some pictures from our trip. Unfortunately, there aren't any of Alex. He was just sitting in the stroller most of the time, or rather trying to get out of it. When we'd recline his seat so he could sleep, he'd refuse to lay down and kept sitting up. His back is so strong!

I bought some baby food for Alex instead of bringing on our trip what I make him. Go figure he likes the jarred baby food more than what I make. I think my food processor can't get it as smooth as what you can buy. So, I guess I'll be buying food until he likes mine. Below is the face Alex makes when I'm trying to feed him- no chance of getting a spoon in when his lips are that tight:



Is Alex crawling?

Okay, so he's not crawling, and I did stage that shot. But he really can get up on his knees like that all by himself. I caught him practicing it today, but couldn't get a picture of it in time. However, if I prop him up, he can stay that way for a bit- he's getting so strong. He'll be crawling soon, I bet. He can get around. If there's something at his feet that he wants, he can spin around on his tummy pretty quickly. And otherwise, he rolls to where he wants to go, but still not too far, and it's not a constant roll. He rolls from one side to the other and pauses before he'll roll again.

I broke a tooth this weekend. We bought some caramel popcorn for on the way home, and I thought I had a kernel that didn't pop in my mouth. Turns out it was a piece of tooth. I went to the dentist this morning and not only did I break of a good chunk, but I have another crack in it. So, tomorrow I have to get my tooth prepped for a crown. I'm so not happy about that. We didn't upgrade our dental plan to cover crowns because the cost of upgrading is about the same as the cost of a crown. Well, Bob probably will need a crown, too, from a tooth he broke a few weeks ago (he still hasn't gone to the dentist). There goes our tax return!