Daddy asked the kids what they wanted for dessert tonight. John opted to have his leftover Italian ice from last night. Gillian said out of the side of her mouth “I want big cookies. I wanna dip ’em in milk.” Daddy gave Gillian her cookies and milk and John, his Italian ice. John took one… Continue reading Dessert menu
Gillian likes to pretend to bake cakes. Her cakes always have interesting ingredients. We went to the beach on Saturday and Gillian made us some cakes in the sand. As she put sand in her pan, she asked “You like chocolate?” The she would add some sand. “You like sprinkles?” She added chocolate chips and… Continue reading My little baker
Today we went to Jenkinson’s in Point Pleasant. Gillian and I stopped and picked up Justin, while Daddy, Granddad and John drove right to Jenkinson’s. Daddy and I didn’t plan ahead and look to see what time the rides open. They open at noon and we arrived at 11:30. So we stopped at Martell’s and… Continue reading The One with the Rides
Today was John’s first day of First Grade. John woke up early and we told him to get dressed. I had a collared shirt and khaki shorts picked out for John to wear for his first day. John got dressed and I went to help him find socks and he was wearing a completely different… Continue reading First day of First Grade
Today we got to take John to his new school (Mahala F. Atchinson Elementary) to meet his first grade teacher. When we arrived the parking lot was full of kids and parents. In the car, John said “I’m scared.” Daddy said “Me too.” We bravely walked in the main door and found John’s classroom on… Continue reading Meet and Greet
This morning Daddy told me to ask John if his armpits smelled. I thought the request was a little odd, but it turned out to be a funny story. I went into John’s room to help him pick out some shorts that matched his shirt and I casually asked him “John, do your armpits smell?” … Continue reading Boys will be boys
After we tucked the kids into bed tonight, Gillian started talking to herself. This is nothing new. She does this every night. As a matter of fact, Daddy actually encourages her to talk to herself. She still takes naps at school, so most nights she is not always ready for bed at bedtime. But we… Continue reading Bedtime Songs
I climbed into Gillian’s bed tonight to snuggle with her. She told me “I’ve got two friends. Daddy read two books and I got two friends.” She was referring to her two stuffed animals that were under her covers. I moved them over and we snuggled. I asked her about her day. She said “I… Continue reading Bedtime secrets
This morning I got John ready. When he was dressed, I him to go in the bathroom and brush his teeth and tell Daddy to get out of the shower (or as John says “Shuttin’ ‘er down!”) John looks at me and says “I know just what to do!” He goes into the bathroom and… Continue reading Shuttin’ ‘er down!
Gillian woke up this morning and looked out the window. She said “There’s snow on Daddy’s car!” We had to find Daddy right away so she could tell him about his car. John was already awake talking to Daddy about going “snowboarding.” We told the kids that we would go outside and play after Daddy… Continue reading sNOw day!
John and Gill went up a hill 