John has been playing basketball on Saturdays with the Tinton Fall recreation department. This Saturday was his last game. They had a round robin schedule and they got to play all four first grade teams. John was very excited to play one last game. He had a bunch of fans in the stands too (Aunt… Continue reading Basketball
Now that Aunt Missy and Uncle T have let everyone know that they are expecting their first baby in August, I can finally blog about it! We found out on Christmas morning that John and Gillian were going to be big cousins. I tried to tell John. I said “John, did you hear? Aunt Missy… Continue reading Big cousins
John and Gillian came to work with me again this morning. Daddy had an early morning appointment and was planning on picking them after he was done. So they were only at the office for a short time. We started the morning by drawing pictures. While drawing Gillian asked “When are your friends coming?” After… Continue reading Are you sure?
I woke up this morning, and it wasn’t snowing. But I checked online to see if the kids had school. Both schools were closed in anticipation of today’s snow storm. I told Daddy about the school closures and he said “Okay.” Luckily, he was scheduled off today because he worked on Saturday. I got ready… Continue reading Another Snow Day
Everyday I ask the kids “What was your favorite part of the day?” The kids answers are always amusing. Most days they say “Playing outside.” But with the cold weather we have had lately, I haven’t gotten that response. Yesterday I asked John what his favorite part of the day, he said “Thinking about you!”… Continue reading Favorite
I love picking the kids up from school. I got Gillian first. She was in the big room riding bikes with Dorlisa. They had their backs to the door and didn’t see me when I walked in. I watched the two of them have a little conversation and then take off across the room. Dorlisa… Continue reading Pick up
Over Christmas break, John and Gillian went to see Frozen with Aunt Betty and Grandma. Gillian loved going to the movie. I stopped at the bookstore tonight to get John and Daddy a new book. While I was there I bought Gillian a Frozen book. Before bedtime tonight I gave Gillian the book. She said… Continue reading Frozen
I have writers block. My kids are wonderful and amazing and normally provide me with lots of cute little stories. But I have nothing. The past couple of days have just been typical days with nothing out of the ordinary or special. While there has been nothing exciting going on in my house, there have still… Continue reading writers block
Gillian loved meeting the princesses in Disney World. I know what you are thinking, we haven’t been in Disney World in almost two months, but Gillian was just talking about the princesses the other day. So I figured I would write a little post about Gillian meeting all of her favorites. The first characters we… Continue reading Princesses
Gillian and I picked John up from school today. In the car he said “Guess what? One of my tooths is loose!” I said “No way!” He was so excited and told me “The first time I noticed it was at lunch. My tooth hurt and I asked someone to look at it. And they… Continue reading The tooth
John and Gill went up a hill 