We installed a new hot water heater on Friday. When I say “We” I mean Daddy. As soon as Daddy brought home the new water heater, John asked for the box. Saturday morning, we put the box on the back deck and let John go crazy. John spent hours working on the structure of the… Continue reading Cardboard fort
Tonight was Gillian’s art show. The boys stayed home to work on John’s book report, so it was just the girls. Gillian was so excited! We ran into her art teacher and she told me all about the projects they have worked on this year. Here are some of Gillian’s pieces.
Friday afternoon, I found Gillian glueing construction paper together in the laundry room. I asked “Gilly, whatcha doing?” She looked up and said “I’m making a dress!” Don’t know why I didn’t think of that. I left her alone. Later I asked “What made you decide to make a dress out of paper?” She… Continue reading Fashion by Gillian
This Saturday, Daddy had to work. He and I got up early to get the day started. We were in the kitchen when John came downstairs. It was 6:15. We looked at him and sent him back upstairs. I said “It’s too early for you to be up!” He reluctantly went back upstairs. Daddy left… Continue reading Early morning
Daddy introduced John to BattleBots. Since then, John has been designing a Bot in his mind. Today he drew it out and I got him to describe it for me. I love how he took what he learned in the first show and applied it to his bot. After the video (while I cleaned up… Continue reading The Battle Bot
John made Gillian a map today. He cut it into pieces and hid it around the house and the backyard. Gillian then had to start in her room and find all the pieces of the map. Once she had all the pieces she would be able to find the “treasure.” Gillian loved this and volunteered… Continue reading The map
We have a no TV during the week rule for the kids. We don’t have a lot of time with the kids at night and no TV just makes it easier to do homework, eat dinner, and get everyone to be in a timely manner. Most nights TV isn’t missed. Tonight was one of those… Continue reading No TV
John and Gillian spent the day at Grandma’s house. They spent most of the day playing outside. Aunt Betty sent me some pictures of Gillian’s chalk pictures. That’s Gillian. Aunt Betty traced Gillian and Gilly added the tutu! Then she added more detail. Gillian laid next to her chalk picture. When I picked up the… Continue reading Chalk pictures
Everyday Gillian comes home with a stack of pictures that she made at school. Today was no different. She folded all the pictures together to make a book and then she “read” John and I the story. She created the story in the car, but after bath time I asked her to tell me one… Continue reading The Story
This morning I let the kids paint. Gillian made a beautiful rainbow. John made a treasure map. He put a lot of thought into it. I had him describe the map and all the traps.
John and Gill went up a hill 