Glassies

As a child, I had little glass animal figurines that I called "glassies." I had families of animals. I had a glass pond that the ducks could swim in. I had a glass bucket of spilled milk that the puppies and kitties could drink from. Well, I thought that Lainey might enjoy playing with some of the glassies that I had saved from my childhood. Eight broken animals later, I realized that she was still probably a little young to be playing with my beloved glassies. However, I did pull out a few of the sturdier ones to let her play with in hopes that she will learn to handle them carefully and take care of them. Well, she's done okay with them so far; only a couple of feet are missing. And maybe a tail. And a unicorn's horn. But all in all, she's pretty careful and cares for her little glassies by feeding them, washing their hands, changing their diapers, wrapping them in napkins, and putting them to bed. They keep her entertained for a long time. She seems to love them as much as I did as a child!

feeding her glassies a hamburger bun

Lainey wanted me to take her picture with each of the puppies. In most of the pictures, she's looking at her puppies and saying "cheese" - presumably so that the puppies will also say "cheese."

This is her favorite puppy. I think it looks a lot like Reagan. I remember loving this particular one as a child, too.

giving the puppies some spilled milk

all of the puppies, lined up for a group photo

two puppies having a serious discussion

the puppies (and their friend the duck) taking a rest on the couch