We went to Mimi and Poppy’s house today for a barbecue. We were having a barbecue because the kids’ Great Uncle Jay was in town with his daughter. Since Uncle Jay was in town, Pop-Pop and GiGi came to visit too. John and Gillian briefly met Makenna last year but today was their first time… Continue reading Fast friends
I had to run a few errands today and before I left the house, I asked the kids if they wanted to go with me. John said “No!” Gillian said “Yes! I go shopping!” One of our stops was a craft store. We were looking for princess toppers for Gillian’s birthday cupcakes. Gillian kept stopping… Continue reading Shopping Assistant
I’m not sure when or how this started, but recently Gillian has been pretending that she is on a train. She will yell “All Aboard!” Then she will pause for a few seconds then says “Hey you! Get back on the train!” I love this whole thing. While I am cooking dinner I get Gillian… Continue reading All Aboard
John started building one of his new Lego sets on Sunday. He has been working in the living room on the coffee table. All the little pieces have been very tempting to Gillian. Any chance she gets, she touches the pieces or the Lego men. Which always ends up with John saying “No Gill! Mom,… Continue reading Legos
Daddy went to pick the kids up from school today. He found Gillian in the big room with all of her fiends. They were all sitting in a circle playing “Duck, Duck, Goose.” Daddy watched them play from the hallway thru the window on the door. He watched as a little boy tapped Gillian on… Continue reading Duck, duck, goose
Daddy and I put wood chips down around the kids swing set on Saturday. We loaded the kids up in Daddy’s truck and Mr. Matt’s truck to pick up the chips. We filled both trucks and let the kids play in the house while we moved the chips from the trucks to the swing set.… Continue reading The Frog
Everyday when Daddy picks up the kids, one of them gets to be line leader. They get to lead the line of Daddy and their sibling to the car. Daddy is very diplomatic and alternates the line leader everyday. John and Gillian love to be line leader. It is their chance to be first. Gillian… Continue reading Line Leader
I decided this summer I would finally use out ice cream maker that Daddy and I received as a wedding present (I know. We will be married 10 years in September. What was I waiting for?). I figured I would start with a easy recipe and a crowd pleaser. Daddy loves pumpkin ice cream. Well… Continue reading Ice cream
We ordered Chinese food for dinner tonight. The kids ate all their dinner and were able to have a fortune cookie for dessert. John opened his first. He asked me to read his fortune for him. The fortune was perfect for John. It said “Great success comes from patience.” John didn’t understand his fortune, but… Continue reading The fortune cookie
John and Gill went up a hill 