Gillian likes to pretend to bake cakes. Her cakes always have interesting ingredients. We went to the beach on Saturday and Gillian made us some cakes in the sand. As she put sand in her pan, she asked “You like chocolate?” The she would add some sand. “You like sprinkles?” She added chocolate chips and… Continue reading My little baker
I got to pick up the kids from school on Friday. I picked up Gillian first and we went together to pick up John. It was my first time picking him up from MFA, but Gillian has already picked him up three times. One of the teachers saw Gillian and said “Go get John.” John… Continue reading The Nurse
Today we went to Jenkinson’s in Point Pleasant. Gillian and I stopped and picked up Justin, while Daddy, Granddad and John drove right to Jenkinson’s. Daddy and I didn’t plan ahead and look to see what time the rides open. They open at noon and we arrived at 11:30. So we stopped at Martell’s and… Continue reading The One with the Rides
Yesterday was Brielle Day. We go every year and meet up with my family. Check out last year’s post: Brielle Day. This year, we stopped at my parent’s house to drop off the kids bikes and then headed over to Brielle. Brielle Day has a 5k run, lots of craft vendors and food vendors and fire… Continue reading Brielle Day 2013
Today was John’s first day of First Grade. John woke up early and we told him to get dressed. I had a collared shirt and khaki shorts picked out for John to wear for his first day. John got dressed and I went to help him find socks and he was wearing a completely different… Continue reading First day of First Grade
On Tuesday night, I went to check on Gillian and John before I went to bed. I found Gillian sleeping like this. Gillian and Baby were both tucked in and snuggly in her bed. Last night, I went to check on the kids and again I found Gillian and Baby in Gillian’s bed. Notice where… Continue reading Gillian and Baby
Gillian spent Friday night at Uncle T and Aunt Missy’s house. Aunt Missy came to pick her up. Gillian was ready before Daddy could get her car seat into Aunt Missy’s car. “I go now?” I buckled her in the car and gave her a kiss. I tried to get another kiss, but she had… Continue reading Gillian’s Adventure
first time in the water Gillian putting her toes in the water The kids school was closed yesterday, and we decided to take them to the beach. We met Aunt Betty in Manasquan around 9 am. John and Gillian were so excited. They ran down the beach right to the water. Gillian stopped before they reached… Continue reading The Beach
Gillian is super excited about moving up to the three year old class (aka the Dolphin class). In the Dolphin class, Gillian will be able to go on field trips. This is very exciting for a three year old. She keeps telling me “When I a dolphin, I go on field trip! I sit next… Continue reading Best friend
We took the kids to play mini golf today. The kids wanted to know where we were going and Daddy gave John one hint. When we pulled into the mini golf place, John said “We are going golfing. Then why did you tell me ‘fore’?” Daddy and I giggled. He didn’t know what fore meant… Continue reading Mini Golf
John and Gill went up a hill 