On Friday at camp, John made a marshmallow catapult. It’s a simple contraption made of Popsicle sticks and rubber bands. After dinner for the past two nights John has been entertaining us with his marshmallow shooter. Last night his first shot ended up hitting the ceiling and then falling in Daddy’s drink. He also made… Continue reading Catapult
This morning on our way to camp, the chicken dance came on the radio. I danced along with the song. From the backseat I could feel John’s disappointment. He said “You know that car is really far ahead of us.” I said “John you have to have some fun.” He shook his head and said… Continue reading Serious-er
Today at John’s camp they had sailboat races. On Tuesday they painted their boats and worked on the sails, but today was race day. John’s camp posts pictures every couple of days and today they posted pictures of the race. I was so excited to see John doing his race. I picked him up from… Continue reading Sailboat races
We decided to take the kids to the Monmouth County fair today. Today’s forecast called for thunderstorms. We decided it was worth trying to see if we could have some fun rather than caving and finding an alternative. We arrived at the fair. There were some ominous clouds overhead, but we charged on. We started… Continue reading The fair
Gillian, like every other little girl, is obsessed with Frozen. She loves Elsa and Anna and I just knew she would want a Frozen themed birthday party. I found a cookie cutter for Olaf and planned her entire party around Olaf. I made it an Olaf in summer party. For those who don’t know, Olaf… Continue reading Olaf in summer party
Tonight was John’s camp barbecue. Basically, John and his fellow campers get to stay late at camp. They get in an extra swim and some extra activities. Then they get to eat dinner and their families can join them for dessert. We got to camp and were given name tags, two tickets for crafts and… Continue reading Camp BBQ
Today we had John’s 7th birthday party. John had been talking about his party for months (and months). But today was the day. We decided to have an old school party. I came up with a few Lego games and prizes and we invited all of his classmates. As the kids arrived today, we sent… Continue reading The party
Yesterday, John got off the bus and we got in the car and headed to Grandma’s house. Then Grandma, John, Justin and I went to the beach. The boys talked about John’s camp on our way to the beach. It constantly amazes me how well they get along. Justin is 11 and John is almost… Continue reading The beach
Daddy and Gillian got home before John and I. Daddy texted me and let me know that a package we were waiting for had arrived. When I picked up John, I told him that there was a big box waiting for us at home. John asked “How big?” I said “Big.” He said “I wonder… Continue reading The box
Yesterday, we spent the day at Aunt Missy’s parent’s house. The Akers (or DaBakers as Gilly says) have a pool and we were lucky to be invited over to BBQ and swim. The kids didn’t waste any time and were in the pool within minutes of our arrival (which means mommy was too). Gillian insisted… Continue reading Swimming
John and Gill went up a hill 