John and Gillian spent the night at Mimi and Poppy’s house last night. Daddy and I went to pick them up and found them playing in Mimi’s backyard on John’s big water slide. They were so excited to see us and tell us about their night. After a quick hello, John showed us how he… Continue reading Waterlogged
My little man turned six today! First thing this morning, Gillian went running into his room saying “It’s your birthday Johnny!” Once the kids were dressed and Gillian brought John his birthday present. She was so excited. John took the box gave it a quick shake and said “It’s Legos!” He was right. He was… Continue reading Being 6 Rocks!
We set up the kids pool on the deck today. They were both standing in it and they had a quiet discussion. They were pointing at something but I couldn’t see what it was. I asked what the problem was and John said “We need a bigger bucket.” I told them that there were two… Continue reading The spider
I went to a baby shower today. Daddy was home with the kids. At some point John asked “Where’s Mommy?” Daddy told him, “Mommy’s at a party,” John whined “I want to go to a party!” Daddy told him “You can’t go. It’s a girl party.” Gillian, who was listening to their conversation, said “I… Continue reading I a girl
Gillian was playing quietly with her Barbies tonight. She set up a little tea party for Cinderella and a Barbie. She asked me “Where the cups? You find them!” I helped her find the tiny cups and I also put Minnie Mouse at the table. Gillian loved that Minnie was at the party. She told… Continue reading Tea Party
We were invited the go to an event at Breakwater Beach Water Park in Seaside Heights on Monday for a local radio station. But there was a little thunderstorm on Monday and it got moved to Wednesday. We told John on Monday morning that we would have a surprise for him after school. He was… Continue reading Water park
This morning I asked Gillian which one of her friends she liked to play with most. She immediately said “Dorlisa!” The. She paused and said “Johnny!” When I dropped off the kids at school this morning the whole school was outside on the playground. We went on the playground together and John immediately went running… Continue reading Friends
Saturday morning while the boys were doing yard work, I painted Gillian’s toenails and fingernails. She wanted blue toes and pink fingers. She was super patient and stayed very still while I painted. When I was done, she ran outside to show Daddy and John. I put all of her nail polish in a basket… Continue reading Nail polish
We drive past St. Leo’s church everyday on our way to school. Every year they have a fair in June. The kids have watched the rides slowly assemble and every morning as we drive past, I hear “Can we go tonight?” This week has been a little busy for us, so last night was the… Continue reading St. Leo’s Fair
Gillian loves the “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” show. She always wants to watch it. When it is her turn to pick a show, she screams “Ponies!” There are six ponies: Twilight Sparkle: a magical purple unicorn Applejack: an orange country pony Pinkie Pie: a pink pony with lots of energy Shutterfly: a very… Continue reading Ponies
John and Gill went up a hill 