I made cookies the weekend for John’s kindergarten graduation. When I asked John if he would like me to make cookies for his class, he said “That would be great!” He wanted to help me decorate the cookies, but when he asked I was working on the outline for the caps and I told him… Continue reading Cookie helper
Today was raining and yucky all day. John and Gillian didn’t complain at all about being inside all day. I think they were a little exhausted from playing outside all day yesterday. They spent most of the day in the basement playing with their toys. John came upstairs and said “I knew it! You are… Continue reading Lazy Sunday
Driving to work this morning and I got stuck in a little traffic. I completely forgot that there was construction on 520 and that it was the first day back from spring break for some schools. Anyway, I got stuck in some traffic. John says “I’ve never seen these houses before. They are creepy!” I… Continue reading Traffic and cookies
Daddy and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day but we do encourage the kids to celebrate with their friends. John got Star Wars valentines this year and Gillian got Minnie Mouse valentines. John wrote out all of his valentines by himself. It took him a long time, but he wrote all the names is his friends… Continue reading Valentine’s Day
On Christmas Eve, I decided to make cookies with the kids. I made them each their own batch of sugar cookies. They got to pick their cookie cutters. John chose two different dinosaurs, a big circle, a baseball bat and the swamp fox. Gillian chose a flower, a big Mickey Mouse head, a small Mickey… Continue reading Making Cookies
Our Elf on the Shelf arrives the day after Thanksgiving. His name is Buddy. Buddy is one of Santa’s messengers. He comes to visit the kids during the day and then goes back to the north pole at night and reports back to Santa. The next day, Buddy will be found in a different spot. … Continue reading The Adventures of Buddy the Elf
Today we spent the entire day together. The kids woke up and found Buddy (he was hanging out in our bathroom holding a toothbrush). We then went to the movies. We saw Rise of the Guardians. John loved it. He sat and watched the whole thing. Gillian started out by sitting but go up and… Continue reading Family Day
John and Gill went up a hill 