Aunt Betty came over today to help me decorate some Halloween cookies. We took a little break to eat dinner. After dinner, Gillian came upstairs and decided to sing a little song with Aunt Betty. Aunt Betty asked her to sing the alphabet song. Gillian had another idea. She grabbed Aunt Betty’s hands and started… Continue reading Cows in the meadow
After we tucked the kids into bed tonight, Gillian started talking to herself. This is nothing new. She does this every night. As a matter of fact, Daddy actually encourages her to talk to herself. She still takes naps at school, so most nights she is not always ready for bed at bedtime. But we… Continue reading Bedtime Songs
I went to check on Gillian this morning. She was awake but still laying in her bed. She quickly got up and gave me a big squeezie. She went potty and we went back into her room to get her changed. I was able to get panties on her and then she started dancing. She… Continue reading Dancing
John got a harmonica from Mimi for Christmas this year (it was in his stocking). He loves the harmonica. He immediately started playing it on Christmas morning. He decided the best place to play it was on Mimi’s loft that overlooks the great room. This way everyone could enjoy his music. After seeing and hearing… Continue reading Serenade
On Christmas Eve, I decided to make cookies with the kids. I made them each their own batch of sugar cookies. They got to pick their cookie cutters. John chose two different dinosaurs, a big circle, a baseball bat and the swamp fox. Gillian chose a flower, a big Mickey Mouse head, a small Mickey… Continue reading Making Cookies
Mimi gave the kids a bear that says “I love chocolate.” I conveniently left the bear at Mimi’s house. When the kids were at Mimi’s house this past weekend John found the bear and decided he needed to come back to our house. He has been playing with this bear all week. This morning he… Continue reading Chocolate
I gave the kids a bath tonight. Lately John has been showering so it is pretty rare to have the two of them in the tub together. Tonight they were very good in the bathtub. No fighting just a few giggles. They were playing with John’s Spider-Man and Iceman. Gillian put Spider-Man on the bathtub… Continue reading Splish splash
John and Gill went up a hill 