Bob just took a video of Alexander riding his bike tonight. Make sure you have your sound on; you'll see why I say he's crazy. :)
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Those silly leprechauns...
Glenn's homework this week was to build a leprechaun trap. But he came home sick from school yesterday, so I knew he wasn't going to be able to bring his trap to school today to catch leprechauns. So, we put the trap out at home. It has Lucky Charms glued to the ladder and leads up to the top with a golden pot filled with Lucky Charms. But the plan was before the leprechaun got to the pot, it would fall through a trap door. We even made a little toilet for it (at Glenn's request). But he left Glenn a note saying that he'd have to work harder than that to trap him.
He made quite a mess.
All the cabinet doors were open. He found what he was looking for. He found our box of Lucky Charms and left a trail all over the house, to the bathroom (where he used the toilet, the water was green). And he dropped shiny coins all over the kitchen, which the boys loved collecting. They were quite a team.
And here's a picture from last week of Bob and Alexander fishing:
In other news, Bob had jury duty for the first time in his life, and he got put on the jury for a 2 1/2 week trial. They went through three days of jury selection and the trial started today. I feel bad for him because after being in court all day, he has to work in the evenings. But it will be interesting for him to be part of the jury.
He made quite a mess.
All the cabinet doors were open. He found what he was looking for. He found our box of Lucky Charms and left a trail all over the house, to the bathroom (where he used the toilet, the water was green). And he dropped shiny coins all over the kitchen, which the boys loved collecting. They were quite a team.
And here's a picture from last week of Bob and Alexander fishing:
In other news, Bob had jury duty for the first time in his life, and he got put on the jury for a 2 1/2 week trial. They went through three days of jury selection and the trial started today. I feel bad for him because after being in court all day, he has to work in the evenings. But it will be interesting for him to be part of the jury.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Last month in pictures
Before I get to what we have been up to this past month, I wanted to share a story about a family we know who lives in our community, and I have played bunko with the mother. A little boy named Luke, who just turned 6 this past month, had a seizure just after New Year's. He got to the hospital and was found to have spinal meningitis. This turned into encephilitis. He has been fighting it ever since. He's on his way to the Mayo Clinic in MN the end of this week for further treatment. He is currently not talking, he's unable to move one side of his body and he can't walk or sit. It's such a sad and scary story. If you'd like to read more about him, his mother has been writing a blog: Luke's Blog. I'm sharing his story so that we can increase the number of people praying for his recovery.
Now on to brighter things, my beautiful boys. The first picture is of Glenn playing his guitar that he got for his birthday. He's so cute, he'll ask us to sit and sing with him, or just lay on the couch playing and singing.
Alexander coloring (after I took this picture, I realized he was so busy posing for the picture that he was coloring on the tile instead of the paper)
We had a cookie decorating party with Alexander's playgroup.
Bob's parents and nephew, Danny, came last week for a visit. We've been having beautiful weather and they were out fishing with the boys one evening. Yes, Bob is in his pj's, which he also worked in. :)
Alexander tried to wake Danny one morning, but since he wouldn't wake up, he cuddled with him.
Alexander wearing the turkey hat Glenn made last fall for Thanksgiving (and Danny trying to hide)
Glenn loves painting on his easel.
Alexander loves to wash his hands so he can make bubbles, which he then puts in his hair
Now on to brighter things, my beautiful boys. The first picture is of Glenn playing his guitar that he got for his birthday. He's so cute, he'll ask us to sit and sing with him, or just lay on the couch playing and singing.
Alexander coloring (after I took this picture, I realized he was so busy posing for the picture that he was coloring on the tile instead of the paper)
We had a cookie decorating party with Alexander's playgroup.
Bob's parents and nephew, Danny, came last week for a visit. We've been having beautiful weather and they were out fishing with the boys one evening. Yes, Bob is in his pj's, which he also worked in. :)
Alexander tried to wake Danny one morning, but since he wouldn't wake up, he cuddled with him.
Alexander wearing the turkey hat Glenn made last fall for Thanksgiving (and Danny trying to hide)
Glenn loves painting on his easel.
Alexander loves to wash his hands so he can make bubbles, which he then puts in his hair
Monday, February 7, 2011
Thank you for your donations
I want to thank everyone who donated to the American Heart Association through Jump For Heart. Glenn raised $205!!! I had originally set the goal for $100, never dreaming he'd more than double that goal. With each donation, Glenn got so excited. He said he will be able to help 100 hearts (not sure where he got the 100 from but just shows how excited he was). He'll be jumping in memory of my grandfather, Glenn Perkins.
Thank you again!
Thank you again!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Glenn's 6th Birthday Party
Glenn had his 6th birthday party this past weekend. He invited only girls, again. The theme of the party was snow. Glenn had picked out snowman cupcakes from a cupcake decorating book (thank you, Mom), so that is how we picked the theme. He did get to play in snow when we were in CT for Christmas, but it was so cold and windy, he didn't get to enjoy it long.
We started the party by letting them jump in the bounce house. Then we made snow. I got some Insta-snow, which is a polymer that grows when you add water. It even felt cold (thank you Aunt Julie and Uncle Brad for the idea, they got Glenn some for Christmas). We put the snow in a bowl and they each had a turn to add water and make it grow. Then we put it in the water table. Here they are waiting for me to get it ready. I'm not sure what Glenn was looking at, but it made for a good picture.
Then we grew some snow:
They loved playing with it. Notice it's in Alexander's hair:
After jumping some more in the bounce house, we made cotton ball snowmen:
We ate dinner, which included ice blocks (blue jello jiggler squares), penguin food (blueberries, I know, they don't eat berries, but the kids didn't know that), polar bear fare sandwiches, and some other stuff.
Then we played snowman bowling:
The kids got to create their own snowman cupcake. Sorry, there isn't a good picture of the snowman cupcakes (blame Bob). but they had a triangular orange gummy candy for the nose, large chocolate chips for the eyes, small chocolate chips for the mouth, and I cut an oreo cookie to make a hat.
Glenn had trouble getting the last candle out. Finally, his friend helped him.
Yummy!
The aftermath of presents:
Glenn loved it. And the kids had fun, too. On Monday was his actual birthday. He didn't go to school because he had an elevated temperature on Sunday. But it passed quickly and he was fine on Monday. He opened his presents from us and some of our family as soon as we could get Daddy out of bed. Then he kept me busy putting things together, helping him play with his new toys, and having a picnic lunch.
It's hard for me to believe he's already 6! Time is flying by!
We started the party by letting them jump in the bounce house. Then we made snow. I got some Insta-snow, which is a polymer that grows when you add water. It even felt cold (thank you Aunt Julie and Uncle Brad for the idea, they got Glenn some for Christmas). We put the snow in a bowl and they each had a turn to add water and make it grow. Then we put it in the water table. Here they are waiting for me to get it ready. I'm not sure what Glenn was looking at, but it made for a good picture.
Then we grew some snow:
They loved playing with it. Notice it's in Alexander's hair:
After jumping some more in the bounce house, we made cotton ball snowmen:
We ate dinner, which included ice blocks (blue jello jiggler squares), penguin food (blueberries, I know, they don't eat berries, but the kids didn't know that), polar bear fare sandwiches, and some other stuff.
Then we played snowman bowling:
The kids got to create their own snowman cupcake. Sorry, there isn't a good picture of the snowman cupcakes (blame Bob). but they had a triangular orange gummy candy for the nose, large chocolate chips for the eyes, small chocolate chips for the mouth, and I cut an oreo cookie to make a hat.
Glenn had trouble getting the last candle out. Finally, his friend helped him.
Yummy!
The aftermath of presents:
Glenn loved it. And the kids had fun, too. On Monday was his actual birthday. He didn't go to school because he had an elevated temperature on Sunday. But it passed quickly and he was fine on Monday. He opened his presents from us and some of our family as soon as we could get Daddy out of bed. Then he kept me busy putting things together, helping him play with his new toys, and having a picnic lunch.
It's hard for me to believe he's already 6! Time is flying by!
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