first time in the water Gillian putting her toes in the water The kids school was closed yesterday, and we decided to take them to the beach. We met Aunt Betty in Manasquan around 9 am. John and Gillian were so excited. They ran down the beach right to the water. Gillian stopped before they reached… Continue reading The Beach
Gillian is super excited about moving up to the three year old class (aka the Dolphin class). In the Dolphin class, Gillian will be able to go on field trips. This is very exciting for a three year old. She keeps telling me “When I a dolphin, I go on field trip! I sit next… Continue reading Best friend
I made brownies this afternoon, simply so that we could have brownies a la mode for dessert tonight. I let the kids taste the batter. John gave me a thumbs up and Gillian insisted on a second taste. The second time she dipped her entire finger in the batter and tried to quickly stick in… Continue reading Brownies
Daddy asked me this morning why I was packing John’s lunch in a brown bag. I told him that John was going on a field trip. He said to John, “Just another boring day at school today?” John said “Maybe for Gill! I’m going on a field trip. We are going on a nature walk… Continue reading Nature Walk
Crayola sign made out of crayons Aunt Missy and Uncle T decided that they wanted to take the kids on an adventure for their birthday. They thought that an adventure to the Crayola Factory would be perfect. It isn’t far from home and both of them would enjoy it. The kids had their birthday adventure last Sunday. … Continue reading The Crayola Factory
During dinner tonight, John told me all about his day. His class had Mad Science today and they learned about dry ice. He said “Dry ice is carbon dioxide. And when it melts it doesn’t leave a puddle. And you can’t touch it. It will hurt you! We should get some for Halloween. Then we… Continue reading Exciting day
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
We went to Mimi and Poppy’s house today for a barbecue. We were having a barbecue because the kids’ Great Uncle Jay was in town with his daughter. Since Uncle Jay was in town, Pop-Pop and GiGi came to visit too. John and Gillian briefly met Makenna last year but today was their first time… Continue reading Fast friends
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 started building one of his new Lego sets on Sunday. He has been working in the living room on the coffee table. All the little pieces have been very tempting to Gillian. Any chance she gets, she touches the pieces or the Lego men. Which always ends up with John saying “No Gill! Mom,… Continue reading Legos
John and Gill went up a hill 