Yesterday morning I was on the phone with Aunt Missy as I was getting the kids in the car to drive to the bus stop. We were talking about work. We got in the car and my phone synced with the car so everyone could hear our conversation. John started talking to me and I… Continue reading Snow is magic
This afternoon, we were invited to the Aker’s house (Aunt Missy’s Mom & Dad’s house) to go swimming. John wanted to go swimming as soon as we got there, but he waited until Uncle T could watch him. Once Uncle T was ready, John ;jumped right into the pool to show Uncle T all his… Continue reading Aker Aquatics
Tonight we went to Mimi’s for dinner. The kids played nicely in the backyard until we heard “Someone’s here!” I asked “Who Aunt Missy?” Gillian said “No! Uncle T and Aunt Missy!” Aunt Missy is due to have the baby any day now. I jokingly said to Gillian “Tell the baby it’s time to come… Continue reading The belly
On Sunday we had Aunt Missy’s baby shower. Gilly and I have been talking about the baby shower for a long time. She knew that it was a party for girls and that Aunt Missy was going to get presents for the baby. On Saturday, Gillian and I went to Target to get a few… Continue reading The girl party
Now that Aunt Missy and Uncle T have let everyone know that they are expecting their first baby in August, I can finally blog about it! We found out on Christmas morning that John and Gillian were going to be big cousins. I tried to tell John. I said “John, did you hear? Aunt Missy… Continue reading Big cousins
Yesterday John was scheduled off from school and I had planned to bring him to work with me. We woke up yesterday morning and Gillian’s school had a 10:00 am start and Daddy had a 10:30 start. So the only options were for me to wait out Gillian’s delay or bring her to work with… Continue reading A day at the office
We had to get up super early last Wednesday morning to get to the airport on time. We left our house at 3 am so that we could meet at Uncle T and Aunt Missy’s house. We thought the kids would sleep in the car. We were wrong. They were wide awake by the time… Continue reading The airport
We are going Disney World over Thanksgiving weekend this year with Mimi, Poppy, Uncle T and Aunt Missy. A few weekends ago we revealed the news to the kids. After we went pumpkin picking, Mimi and Poppy had John in their car and we had Gillian in our car. As Mimi & Poppy approached their… Continue reading the reveal
Today we met Mimi, Poppy, Uncle T and Aunt Missy for breakfast and then went pumpkin picking. If you remember, last year (check out last year’s post: pumpkin picking) John had very specific criteria for the perfect pumpkin. The pumpkin had to be round, not too dirty and a stem. This year, he wasn’t that specific. He… Continue reading a big pumpkin
I picked up Gillian from school today. When we were both in the car, I asked her how school was today. She didn’t respond right away. And finally she said “My friends got sick. My friend Leo and Sophina.” I said “What happened to Sophia?” “No Mommy! Sooopphhinnnaa!” I’ve never heard of this friend before,… Continue reading Ponies and dragons
John and Gill went up a hill 