Gillian loves to have me do “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe” to help her pick out clothing or pick a TV show or to decide which stuffed animal to bring to school. I comply and go through the whole rhyme just to have her pick opposite of my result. Tonight she found two nightgowns to wear… Continue reading Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
Daddy and I took Gillian Build-a-Bear tonight. It was a surprise and a special treat. She walked in the store and we told her to pick a new friend. We started looking at all the available options and Gillian stopped. She said “I want the puppy!” Daddy and I said “Let’s look at all the… Continue reading Build-a-Bear
Gillian and I had a girls night. No boys allowed! Daddy was working late tonight and John is spending the week in Myrtle Beach with Mimi and Poppy. This morning I told Gillian that we could go out to dinner, just the two of us. She said “Yea. No stinky boys!” We went to Panera.… Continue reading No boys
Today is John’s last day of first grade. This morning I took some pictures of him on the front porch and then we headed to the bus stop. Gillian took off running and John followed. I’m not sure what happened next but John ended up on the sidewalk screaming “Gill you can’t do that!” I… Continue reading Bus stop
I always check on my kids before I go to sleep. I am constantly amazed by how they fall asleep, their positions and how different they are. Here’s Gillian from Saturday night. This is Gillian from Tuesday night. I was able to pick her up and flip her over to put her head on… Continue reading Sleeping kids
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 decided today that he wanted to count the money in his piggy bank. He had an enrichment class at school where they learned about money. So he is pretty good with counting. He emptied his entire piggy bank and pulled out all the quarters. We piled them in piles of four and counted. He… Continue reading Piggy Banks
At dinner tonight, Gillian told us about school. “It was Dashiel’s party. We had pizza and cup-a-cakes.” Daddy said “And next week it is Grace’s birthday.” Gilly said “Grace is new. And she doesn’t like Dorlisa. Dorlisa didn’t look pretty today. You know why? She was wearing orange. And Grace doesn’t like orange. Dorlisa is… Continue reading Mean girl
On Sunday we had Aunt Missy’s baby shower. Gilly and I have been talking about the baby shower for a long time. She knew that it was a party for girls and that Aunt Missy was going to get presents for the baby. On Saturday, Gillian and I went to Target to get a few… Continue reading The girl party
John and Gill went up a hill 