John and Gillian both have monthly subscriptions to Highlights. Thankfully they both get their own magazine, because they both want to find the hidden pictures or point out all the wacky things. Plus when they are done, they switch. This morning I found them eating breakfast and checking out their Highlights magazines.
The kids were given a Monopoly Junior game last weekend. They insisted on playing it right away. The first game we played boys against girls. John loved playing. It was a little hard for Gillian but she loved rolling the dice and moving our piece. She gave up about halfway through the game saying “It’s… Continue reading Monopoly Junior
Gillian has been taking dance class at her school. They finish every year with a recital. Gillian has been talking about her recital for weeks. Yesterday was Gillian’s recital. We had the dress rehearsal two weeks ago and the girls looked awesome. Gillian was very strict “You can’t watch. You have to stay outside. It’s a… Continue reading The Recital
I made vanilla ice cream on Saturday. This kids were super excited to try it out. I also gave them the option of having Magic Shell on top of it. For those who don’t know, Magic Shell is chocolate that you pour over the ice cream and it hardens. It always reminds me of my Grandma… Continue reading Magic Shell
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
Around 6 am, I rolled over and noticed the light on in the hallway. I closed my eyes for a second, opened them and saw Gillian standing next to the bed. She had a stuffed animal. I motioned for her to climb into bed with me. She did. Just as she settled in she said… Continue reading Early Morning
Gillian has been talking about Red Nose Day all week. When you asked her about it she would say “Thursday is Red Nose Day! I’m so excited! All my friends will have red noses!” Gillian’s class had a bake sale today with all the proceeds to go to the Red Nose Fund. She had Daddy… Continue reading Red Nose
This afternoon, Daddy asked me to dress the kids in there bathing suits. This resulted in a lot of questions. “Are we going to a pool?” “Why do we need our bathing suits?” “Why don’t you have one on?” I sent them to find Daddy. I finished some chores in the house before I went… Continue reading Car wash
John was given the chore of sweeping the back deck. It’s a hot day, so Daddy told him that he could work outside without a shirt. John set to work on sweeping the deck and Gillian wanted to help too. I gave her a broom and left them alone. It wasn’t long before Gillian came… Continue reading No shirt
This morning Daddy got up and went downstairs. I stayed in bed just scrolling through Facebook. John woke up and came in our room. He immediately asked “Where’s Daddy?” I said “First of all, you need to say ‘Good Morning’ when you see someone in the morning. Second, come snuggle me for a minute.” He… Continue reading Good morning?
John and Gill went up a hill 