Daddy and I are in the process of updating our bedroom (well Daddy is). So we have temporarily moved to the basement and our bedroom is completely empty. On Thursday we let the kids run around the empty room. I found them pretending to be characters from the show Slugterra. They found water guns and… Continue reading Empty Room
Tonight, I picked up Gillian from school. In the car I asked “How was your day?” She didn’t answer me. I asked again “Gillian, how was your day?” She said “I don’t want to talk about it now.” Ugh. I hate that. So we sat in silence for awhile until she heard something on the… Continue reading The duck part 2
This morning, I found two paper bracelets in Gillian’s bookbag. I asked her about them. She said “They’re bracelets. I made them.” Yup. She was very helpful. Tonight, Daddy asked her “Gillian, what are these?” She said “Bracelets. And when you wear them you turn into whatever super hero you want.” She put them on,… Continue reading The bracelets
Tonight I gave the kids a bath, John read books to Gillian, and I read a few pages of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Then the three of us snuggled in my bed with Gillian’s manket. John decided to get his Grandma blanket so we could all get under it. After about thirty… Continue reading The fortune
It’s been a long time since I have enjoyed a tea party with Gillian. Yesterday Aunt Betty and Justin came to visit. The kids were playing happily downstairs while Aunt Betty and I talked upstairs. We went to check on them and found John and Justin playing video games. Gillian, on the other hand, had… Continue reading Tea Party
When I went to get Gillian from school today, I found her in her classroom with some of her friends. They were sitting in a semicircle looking at a dry erase board. One little boy was drawing something on the board and they were all guessing what he drew. They were so cute raising their… Continue reading Pictionary
John’s camp elective last week was cartooning. I have to say that I am really impressed with his drawings. The picture below is my favorite. He also made a whole series about a pig and a cow. He says “The cow is the good guy. And the pig is bad. The pig is driving… Continue reading Cartooning
Gillian’s school was closed today for an in-service for the teachers. I asked Grandma if she would watch Gillian during the day. Gillian was super excited to have a day at Grandma’s all by herself. On Monday when Daddy picked Gillian up from school, Miss Patti asked Daddy “Is Gillian going to be in school… Continue reading Bean’s adventure
John and Daddy went on an adventure yesterday. They needed to get silly socks for John for school, and flour and creamer for Mommy. When they got home, Daddy told me that John was a big helper. John kept a list in his head. He described it “I had pictures in my head and then… Continue reading The list
One of Gillian’s favorite things to say is “Last week…” She, like most children, has no concept of time. Here are a few of my favorite “Last week” stories. “Last week, I was a baby and Johnny feed me.” “Last week, I go to the crayon factory. I want to go right now! I need… Continue reading Last week
John and Gill went up a hill 