Today we got to babysit the kid’s new cousin (our new niece), Mackenzie! We have been talking about this all week, so first thing this morning Gillian asked “Is it baby Kenzie day?” I told her yes! And she jumped up and down and said “YES!!!” Mackenzie arrived and John had to hold her right away. … Continue reading Babysitting
Today was John’s first day of second grade. He was not happy about getting up this morning. He whined “I just don’t like school. I don’t like all the work!” Daddy and I explained that going to school was his job. He seemed to get it. Daddy asked “Do you want to take the bus… Continue reading First day of 2nd grade
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
On Friday, Daddy took us to Crystal Springs. Crystal Springs is a family water park run by East Brunswick parks and recreation. Crystal Springs has a kiddie pool, a lazy river, three water slides, a lap pool and a shallow recreation pool. We got there early on Friday morning and found some chairs under a… Continue reading Pool Day
Today we started our stay-cation with a day at the beach. Gillian was super excited. In the car on our way there, Gillian said “It’s the beach day!” It was a little breezy when we arrived and the waves were really big. The kids immediately put their feet in the water and said to us… Continue reading Beach day
John and Gillian went on an adventure to the Philly zoo today with Mimi and Poppy. The kids told me little bits about their day. John told me “We saw like 7 turtles! And not little ones. Big ones!” Gillian said “Poppy hold me up to see the monkeys!” I asked “What was your favorite… Continue reading The zoo
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
Today was a long day of errands with the kids. Our first stop was the post office. We got yelled at in line, because the kids kept touching the chain divider. We mailed our package and headed out the door. Gillian said “Why did he have our box?” “Because that man is going to make… Continue reading Errands
For those who don’t know, Elsa is one of the princesses from the movie Frozen. Frozen merchandise is very hard to find. I was lucky and found a plush Elsa for Gillian’s birthday. Gillian loves her Elsa doll. Today Daddy picked up Gillian from school, he went inside and got all of her stuff and… Continue reading Elsa
John and Gillian became big cousins for the first time on Monday. They have been anxiously waiting the arrival of their new cousin, Mackenzie Catherine. Aunt Missy was supposed to be admitted to the hospital where John and Gillian were born. That hospital has a rule of no children visitors under the age of 14… Continue reading Big cousins
John and Gill went up a hill 