Picture Day

Today we had his pictures made at Portrait Innovations. He was so cooperative! He was smiley and happy and posed up a storm. The entire picture taking session took about 25 minutes, even with a clothing change. The pictures are gorgeous, of course.

His throwing arm is getting better. We put the gate across the door of his room, and when I walked out into the hall a couple of minutes later, a number of toys had been tossed to freedom over the gate. He rattled a toy across the gate bars, too, and I could just imagine his baby voice saying "Attica Attica". He didn't cry about the gate this morning, so that's progress.

He shopped at Circuit City today, and he picked out some nice batteries. He grabbed the expensive pack of rechargeables off the shelf and tossed them to the floor. He thought they were lonely, though, so he tossed some regular alkalines down there to join them just for good measure.

Dennis had a nice visit with his Aunt Lisa today at the Cajun place, and all 3 of us got a wonderful meal there. And then we went shopping at Toys 'R Us, and he picked out some more Little People animals to go on his ark with Paul. He really wanted a power wheels jeep, some very souped up edition that cost over $400. He gave it a thorough check, spinning the wheels and tapping the body, and he whined when we took him away from it. He saw all the Little People sets and let us know what he likes, for future birthday and Christmas ideas.

Tonight he visited his grandmothers and watched them make a big deal over his new pictures. He enjoyed the attention, and he really enjoyed walking through the house to find Pop while Gran looked at the pictures. At his Grandma's house, he found his toy stash and began busily spreading them throughout her downstairs area. It was a busy day for Dennis.