On Saturday night, we took the kids to Smashburger for dinner. Normally the kids opt for milk as their dinner beverage. But we decided to treat them with a milkshake. It was well worth it. Gillian kept calling her milkshake a smoothie. She said “I love my smoothie. John, let me try your smoothie.” She… Continue reading Milkshakes
John and Gillian spent the day at Grandma’s house. They spent most of the day playing outside. Aunt Betty sent me some pictures of Gillian’s chalk pictures. That’s Gillian. Aunt Betty traced Gillian and Gilly added the tutu! Then she added more detail. Gillian laid next to her chalk picture. When I picked up the… Continue reading Chalk pictures
I love making cookies for holidays and just for fun. Yesterday I brought a platter of Easter cookies to Grandma’s house. Gillian ate more cookies than I would like to admit. But she also handed cookies out to Uncle Kevin, Aunt Betty and Grandpa. Gillian and Aunt Betty started a new tradition of clinking cookies… Continue reading Clinking Cookies
Gillian loves to do puzzles. Last week I went to pick her up from school and I found her sitting at a table putting together a puzzle. She asked “Can I finish it?” I have a hard time saying no to that. So I sat down with her and watched as she completed her puzzle.… Continue reading Puzzles
Everyday Gillian comes home with a stack of pictures that she made at school. Today was no different. She folded all the pictures together to make a book and then she “read” John and I the story. She created the story in the car, but after bath time I asked her to tell me one… Continue reading The Story
Gillian likes to quote lines from movies. Well normally just one line. Some of her favorites are “Honey? Where are my pants?” from the Lego Movie, “I am Groot!” from Guardians of the Galaxy, and “I’m a suitcase.” from Scooby Doo. She repeats them constantly. So tonight in the car she muttered “Honey, where are… Continue reading Jokes
I have been reading the Harry Potter series to John for some time now. We are currently on book four. Recently I found a chapter book to read to Gillian. It is called “Anna and Elsa: All Hail the Queen.” It is about Anna and Elsa from Frozen and it takes place after the movie.… Continue reading Reading
This morning I let the kids paint. Gillian made a beautiful rainbow. John made a treasure map. He put a lot of thought into it. I had him describe the map and all the traps.
Tonight we said goodbye to our dog Duncan. He was an important part of our family. John’s big brother. Gillian’s monkey. And our favorite snuggler. We will miss you.
Gillian told me yesterday all about the leprechaun that snuck into her school. She said “He made the toilet water green! And he made the water we drink blue! And you know what? I think he’s invincible.” I said “Oh yeah, why do you think he’s invincible?” She said “Cause I don’t sleep. And I… Continue reading Leprechaun
John and Gill went up a hill 