Seven years ago right around 6 am, Daddy and I were on our way back to the hospital. We had gone the night before, but my labor didn’t progress so they sent us home. But this time we knew it was time. So much for knowing, my boy didn’t arrive until 7:13 pm. He changed… Continue reading My boy
Today we had John’s 7th birthday party. John had been talking about his party for months (and months). But today was the day. We decided to have an old school party. I came up with a few Lego games and prizes and we invited all of his classmates. As the kids arrived today, we sent… Continue reading The party
Today was Kyle Thomas’ 8th birthday party. He had a pirate party on a pirate ship! John was super excited about the party. Gillian was also excited but got very shy when we arrived. I think she was overwhelmed my the number of kids. We arrived and the kids got their pirate names, tattoos and… Continue reading Pirate party
We frequently ask the kids “How old are you?” They then either tell us their age or hold up their fingers to show how old they are. I guess over the past year, we have been asking Gillian “How many are you?” And she holds up her three little fingers. This past week was a… Continue reading What’s your many?
John and Gillian’s birthdays are in July. But that hasn’t stopped them from planning their parties. Gillian has already decided “I want another princess party!” She has been telling me that for weeks. Now she has decided “I have a gymnastics party.” This decision was made after attending a gymnastics party last weekend. John has… Continue reading Birthday planning
One of Gillian’s friends had a birthday pizza party at school today. When I picked her up tonight, she immediately said “Nicholas give me something and I got a party hat!” I saw that Nicholas gave everyone a goodie bag. Gillian insisted “I carry to the car!” In the car I asked her what she… Continue reading Pizza Party
I took John to a birthday party on Saturday. It was for one of his friend’s in his class, Thomas. Thomas had a reptile party with Rizzo’s Reptiles. John was very excited about seeing the reptiles. “Except for the tarantulas! I don’t like them.” he told me. When we arrived there were quite a few of… Continue reading reptiles
We took the kids to Johnny Rockets for Gillian’s birthday dinner. On our way to the restaurant we told Gillian she could have anything she wanted to eat or drink. She said “I want a pink milkshake!” Daddy and I were a little shocked. We could only think of one other time when she had a… Continue reading Pink Milkshake
Gillian’s birthday was Saturday, so we celebrated at school on Friday. I brought in pizza, cupcakes, cookies and goodie bags for her class to celebrate. Gillian consistently asked Daddy and I, “Johnny come to my party?” We made sure that John was included too. When I arrived, Gillian was already wearing her birthday crown that her teachers made… Continue reading The Birthday Girl
I had to run a few errands today and before I left the house, I asked the kids if they wanted to go with me. John said “No!” Gillian said “Yes! I go shopping!” One of our stops was a craft store. We were looking for princess toppers for Gillian’s birthday cupcakes. Gillian kept stopping… Continue reading Shopping Assistant
John and Gill went up a hill 