Tonight we took the kids to St. Denis for their Trunk or Treat. If you are not familiar, a Trunk or Treat is when a school or an organization has people park their cars and they give out candy from their trunks. It’s a safe alternative to kids going door to door. We have never… Continue reading Trunk or Treat
Today we took the kids pumpkin picking. We met Mimi, Uncle T, Aunt Missy and Kenzie for lunch and then headed to tbe pumpkin patch. John was determined this year to find the perfect pumpkin. I take that back. He is always determined. His rules for a perfect pumpkin are “1) it’s orange, 2) it’s… Continue reading Pumpkin pickin
Gillian went to a birthday party for her friend Elena today. Elena had a dance party at a ballet studio. Gillian was super excited about going to this party. I was also excited about this party, but was a little worried that Gillian would be clingy and not want to leave my side (like the… Continue reading Dance Party
Tonight I gave the kids a bath, John read books to Gillian, and I read a few pages of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Then the three of us snuggled in my bed with Gillian’s manket. John decided to get his Grandma blanket so we could all get under it. After about thirty… Continue reading The fortune
Saturday morning, we got up very early to get ready for the Color Run. Like last year, Gillian spent Friday night at Aunt Missy and Uncle T’s house. So it was just John, Daddy and I getting ready. Daddy had cut the sleeves off of his Color Run shirt and John had to match! We… Continue reading Color Run
This afternoon, we were invited to the Aker’s house (Aunt Missy’s Mom & Dad’s house) to go swimming. John wanted to go swimming as soon as we got there, but he waited until Uncle T could watch him. Once Uncle T was ready, John ;jumped right into the pool to show Uncle T all his… Continue reading Aker Aquatics
John went to the beach again today with Aunt Betty, Grandma and Grandpa. He is quite the beach bum. He loves to build castles, search for shells (or sand dollars) and just catch some rays. But his favorite thing has to be playing in the waves. He spends most of his time at the beach… Continue reading Beach boy
Today was John’s last day of camp. He was not happy that the end was here. This morning he said “I just wish summer would last forever.” I can’t blame him. This summer has been really great. We found a great camp for him and he has had a lot of fun. He has gotten… Continue reading Last day
Today was the second day of camp shows at Briar Hill. Since I am so close to camp, I had decided to go to go both days. Today I asked Grandma and Grandpa to join me. Aunt Betty also came, because we didn’t actually get to see John perform yesterday. We arrived at camp today… Continue reading Camp Show – take two
Gillian went to a friend’s birthday party at Chuck E Cheese today. She was a little shy when we arrived, but once she got her tokens she ran around like a crazy girl. We tried every game. Her favorite game was a Spongebob bowling game. We must have played it a dozen times. Chuck E… Continue reading Chuck E Cheese
John and Gill went up a hill 