On Sunday morning, we asked the kids to fill up our K-cup holder. It took them no time to fill the holder. When they were done, they started stacking the extra cups. John created a little pyramid and Gillian insisted on making one just like it. John patiently walked her through each step. She was… Continue reading K-cups
For the past few years, Daddy, John, Aunt Betty, Justin and I have run the Color Run. This year Gillian joined us! She was very excited when we were at the house. And in the car. When we arrived she was very nervous and I think overwhelmed by all the people and noise. She sat… Continue reading Color Run 2015
I get emails updated from Monmouth County Park systems. At the beginning of the month, I received an email about the pool at Fort Monmouth Recreation Center. The pool is open to the public and for a nominal fee you can get a daily or monthly pass. Since the recreation center is five minutes from… Continue reading The Pool
We took the kids to Ikea today. Daddy and I knew exactly what we needed but we still decided to walk around and look at everything. John and Gillian both carried around the paper measuring tapes to assist us. John also was the map reader. When we were downstairs in the marketplace I noticed that… Continue reading IKEA
John decided this year to not have a birthday party with his friends. Daddy and I offered to take him on an adventure in lieu of having a party. We planned a surprise trip to Great Wolf Lodge. John is a lot like Daddy and hates surprises. So he requested a few clues to help… Continue reading Great Wolf Lodge
Gillian has been taking dance class at her school. They finish every year with a recital. Gillian has been talking about her recital for weeks. Yesterday was Gillian’s recital. We had the dress rehearsal two weeks ago and the girls looked awesome. Gillian was very strict “You can’t watch. You have to stay outside. It’s a… Continue reading The Recital
On Saturday night, we took the kids to Smashburger for dinner. Normally the kids opt for milk as their dinner beverage. But we decided to treat them with a milkshake. It was well worth it. Gillian kept calling her milkshake a smoothie. She said “I love my smoothie. John, let me try your smoothie.” She… Continue reading Milkshakes
We went to see Disney on Ice, Princesses and Heroes last weekend. I have never been and we have never taken the kids to see a show like this, so needless to say I was very excited. We told Gillian that she could wear one of her princess dresses. She said “Ok. I’ll wear my new gold dress.” She was referring to… Continue reading Disney On Ice
Tonight, I read John a chapter out of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” At the end of the chapter, the Weasley twins were teasing their older brother about getting dragon dung sent to him at the office. Here’s the passage: So I read it to John and he laughs. Daddy says “Do you… Continue reading Laughing
I am reading John “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Tonight we got to the part where Harry gets to test out his new flying broom, the firebolt. I read “Harry saw the Snitch dart out behind Wood, and within ten seconds had caught it tightly in his hand.” John said “What? That’s like,… Continue reading 10 seconds
John and Gill went up a hill 