I woke John up this morning and told John it was Gillian’s birthday today. He said “Can I wake her up by saying Happy Birthday?” So we let him going running into her room. He was so excited to be the first person to wish her a happy birthday. When I went into Gillian’s room… Continue reading Birthday Girl
Daddy and I planned to go to the Monmouth County Fair tonight. Daddy picked up the kids and I met them at home. We picked up food for dinner and ate in the car. We drove all the way to Freehold and there was a big sign saying that the fair was closed due to… Continue reading Un-Fair
I picked up the kids from school today and Miss Chris, Gillian’s teacher, told me that Gillian had a bad day. In the car I asked John how was his day. He proudly reported “I was in the green all day.” I looked at Gillian and said I know you didn’t have a good day.… Continue reading Smiling
We had a barbecue today to celebrate the kids birthdays. I made cupcakes for the celebration, a dozen pink and a dozen chocolate. Gillian had a pink cupcake. She loved it. She ate all the icing off the top. And then she ate the cake too. She finished the entire cupcake and leaned across the… Continue reading Cupcakes
Today was water day at TLC. John got to go to school in his bathing suit, water shirt and water shoes. He was very excited. He was also a little disappointed that Gillian did not get to wear her bathing suit to school. But don’t worry, Gillian got to participate in water day. It was… Continue reading The Carwash
Gillian is a silly girl. Tonight she found a pair of sneakers. These sneakers were in a bag of hand-me-down shoes given to John by Aunt Trish. Another thing to note, these sneakers were the only ones in the bag that light up. Also they were a size 11 and Gillian is a 6. Gillian… Continue reading My silly Bean
Last night we took the kids to the Italian Festival at Freehold Raceway. There were rides and food and fireworks. John was very excited about going on the rides. The first one he went on Gillian was able to go with him. She was a little unsure at first going by herself, but after the… Continue reading Italian Festival
At dinner tonight, John turns to us and says “You know today it was parkly cloudy.” You know Daddy and I had him repeat himself. When he repeated “It was parkly cloudy. Do you know what parkly cloudy means? That means there are some clouds but some sun.” While John was teaching Daddy an I… Continue reading Clouds and karate
John needs to ask to be excused when he wants to get up from the dinner table. A few weeks ago after dinner, Gillian says “Cuse!” I didn’t know what she was saying and I had her repeat it. She was trying to say excuse me. It’s so cute. She even asks to be excused… Continue reading From Gillian’s mouth
John was on his way to his swimming lesson and I was trying to put Gillian down for a nap. Gillian didn’t want to take a nap and John let her take Travis the turtle. I asked him if he was sure. He said “She can have him as long as she wants.” I am… Continue reading Sharing
John and Gill went up a hill 