My kids are much like any other kids. They find a song or two that they love and they only want to hear that song. I think everyone can guess what is John’s favorite song. If you guessed “The Moves Like Jagger,” then clearly you read my blog. Anyway, another one of John’s favorites is the… Continue reading Singing Songs
We had a barbecue at Mimi and Poppy’s house today. When we arrived there was a big water slide in their backyard. Tied to the slide was three balloons. John was so excited! He saw this slide in the newspaper and desperately wanted it. We said our hellos and went inside to change into our… Continue reading The water slide
Every night on our way home from school, I ask John how many timeouts he had during the day. Lately he has been on a good streak of no timeouts. But Gillian always wants to be involved in our conversations. So one night I asked Gillian if she had any timeouts. She said “No!” But… Continue reading Timeouts
The Lincroft Center for Children had their annual end of year party today. John has been talking non-stop about the party for a week now. TLC rents a water slide for the big kids and a bounce house for the younger kids. They also get a lunch of hot dogs and Italian ice for dessert. waiting in… Continue reading End of the Year Party
When I was pregnant with Gillian, we talked to John a lot about the baby in Mommy’s belly. We told him that if the baby was a girl, her name would be Gillian Marie and if the baby was a boy, he would be Cooper James. When John met Gillian for the first time, he… Continue reading Cooper
Saturday, Gillian and I had plans to go to Aunt Missy’s bridal shower/luncheon. I had discussed the party for quite some time with John. First I explained to him that Mommy was making cookies for Aunt Missy’s party. And second, I explained to him that Daddy would take him to cooking class because I needed… Continue reading Girl Party
John was very excited about Mother’s Day this year. He made something in school and he brought it home on Wednesday. He told me that “I wasn’t allowed to look at it until Mother’s Day.” When I told him how many days before Mother’s Day, he was a little disheartened. Then on Thursday, Gillian had… Continue reading Mother’s Day
I picked the kids up from school today. Before we were out the door, John started telling me about how he, Nick and Logan were inside while everyone else was outside. Before they got to go outside, it started raining. I said John why were you guys inside while everyone was outside. “I don’t want… Continue reading I know why
Tonight in the bathtub, John found Gillian’s foot under the bubbles. He counted her toes and put it back in the water. He then searched for the next foot. Once he found the other foot, he counted her toes again. He then says “what does five and five make?” Gillian cooperated and gave him her… Continue reading Counting and wishes
The other night I was carrying Gillian upstairs and I stopped at the top of the stairs and whistled for Duncan. He didn’t respond to my first whistle, so I whistled again. When I whistled the second time, I heard Gillian whistle. Well, she didn’t exactly whistle. She kinda screeched and made a sound like… Continue reading The whistle
John and Gill went up a hill 