It isn't long before he has to get closer to his pal Bear though. Arlo loves to squeeze Bear tight, and typically he plants big wet kisses on his nose. 
What do you mean you are not coming with us Daddy? I don't know how I feel about this.
You can take as many pics as you want, I still don't like the idea of saying goodbye to my dad for ten days. What is he going to do without us for all that time? I don't think he can handle it (he is a bit of a softie).
It's time to board. I let daddy know that he has to call every day, and if he feels lonely he can borrow some of my stuffed animals to hang out with. Bye pops. I'll see you soon. 
March Break has been a great opportunity to hang out with my Mamma and Papa. One day this week we visited the newly refinished Nature Museum. It was a fun afternoon, and after a good look around we took a stroll on Elgin street. Of course this meant a stop at the Elgin Street Diner for a little snack and some conversation.
Sure I don't get to order off of the menu yet, but look at what I have!
Mamma is full of good advice, and I love listening to her.
Sometimes we just need some quiet time to sit and think about things.
Arlo got his first taste of the annual celebration of all things Irish here in Ottawa last weekend when he took in the St. Patrick's Day parade on Bank Street. It was a fun little parade (mostly sponsored by the Heart and Crown pubs), with lots of green tinsel and balloons, but it was the marching bands and the horses that caught his attention the most.
Arlo celebrated his first St. Patrick's Day this past week. With a lime green top, and a pair of trousers that would make a golf pro proud, he sure did look ready for the day from the start. He headed out for a stroll with his folks to the market in the afternoon. The market, having roots in the Irish workers who built the Rideau canal over 150 years ago, is pretty much the best place in Ottawa to find people celebrating on March 17th, and sure enough, there were line ups at most of the pubs by four in the afternoon! A brief stop in one of the newest pubs in the area was just enough for Arlo to attract some attention and smiles (we left before anyone mistook him for a real leprechaun and tried to steal his pot of gold). Before leaving he was given a real fun hat from the Keith's beer rep which his daddy made him wear all the way home (that got quite a few laughs and smiles). It was a fun day, and a nice way to spend his last one with his papa before leaving for Toronto.
You might be smiling dad, but I'm not impressed! Get that off my back.
Even Teddy got into the spirit of things. 
Even though this tractor looks like fun, I still don't know if this sounds like a great idea. I hear them talking about my hair, but no one is asking my opinion...
As you can see by these before pics, my hair was getting a bit unruly!
I still think that the beach bum look is in right now. I was just working on flipping it out of my eyes with a head jerk like Justing Beiber. 
This doesn't seem so bad.
WOW, I can see now!
Where are the keys for this thing?
What are you doing back there?
Who's that good looking guy? Hey, if you leave it like this I can do my hair up like the lead singer from Flock of Seagulls, or Patrick Dempsey in 'Can't Buy Me Love'.
Perhaps it is a grunge look I could go for. 
What a patient guy I am...
I think I have some hair in my mouth...
Getting up close...
Hello Front Bangs!
What do you mean it's over? I don't want to get down from my tractor yet!
Time to go and show off my new 'do'.
That wasn't bad at all!
Arlo's buddy Hayden came over last Thursday to hang out. He and Jenny got into a little session of Rock Band. He had fun, but not as much as Hayden and Jenny seemed to. Fun times!Arlo is on the move more and more each day. He had only done the army crawl with consistency, but now he is getting up on his knees and moving around. Add to that the fact that he always wants to climb things that are just a bit to high for him to reach, and you can get an understanding of how scary things are starting to be around here.
