Gillian loves to have me do “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe” to help her pick out clothing or pick a TV show or to decide which stuffed animal to bring to school. I comply and go through the whole rhyme just to have her pick opposite of my result. Tonight she found two nightgowns to wear… Continue reading Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
I always check on my kids before I go to sleep. I am constantly amazed by how they fall asleep, their positions and how different they are. Here’s Gillian from Saturday night. This is Gillian from Tuesday night. I was able to pick her up and flip her over to put her head on… Continue reading Sleeping kids
Last night, we watched Toy Story 3 before putting the kids to bed. They were in bed for a few minutes when John was at our doorway. “Guys? I’m a little sad.” I asked “What’s the matter?” He ran over to me rubbing his eyes and laid on top of me. I asked again, “What’s… Continue reading Sad
On Thursday John brought home an orange stuffed monkey. It was the last day for one of the aids in his class and she gave everyone a stuffed animal. He was super excited about his gift. Last night he came upstairs to go to bed and was visually upset. I asked him what was… Continue reading The monkey
We put the kids to bed tonight. About ten minutes after being tucked in, we heard Gillian calling for Mommy. I went to check on her. I asked “What’s wrong?” She said “I scared of the dark.” She has never been scared of the dark before. I know this is just a delay tactic. She… Continue reading Afraid of the dark
I always check on the kids before I go to sleep. I give them an extra kiss and make sure they are covered with their blankets. They are so innocent and sweet when they are asleep. Here are some of my favorite recent sleeping pictures.
Every night after bathtime, I dry off John and then send him to his room to get pajamas. He is pretty good at picking out his pajamas. Tonight I sent him to his room and finished rinsing the soap out of Gillian’s hair. A few minutes later we heard a crash and then a cry.… Continue reading Pajamas
Daddy likes to use Vic’s vapor rub whenever the kids have a cold. When John was little he renamed Vic’s, Smellies. Tonight I went to give Gillian some bedtime kisses and I said “Oh Daddy put on the Smellies!” She nodded and said “Can you smell it? It makes me feel better!” I gave her… Continue reading Smellies
I tucked Gillian into bed tonight. Instead of just kissing her goodnight, I climbed into bed with her and talked to her about her day. We talked about her friends and school. After talking for a few minutes, I said “Ok. I love you bunches.” And I gave her squeezies and kisses. She said “But… Continue reading The secret
Gillian got a stuffed bunny for Christmas from Uncle T and Aunt Missy. The bunny’s name is Clover and he is from Sofia the First on Disney Junior. Gillian has been taking Clover to school with her for nap time. Today I picked her up from school and it was raining outside. When she walked… Continue reading Clover and College
John and Gill went up a hill 