Tonight was Back to School night at John’s school. We got to meet his new teacher and some of the parents of his new classmates. His new teacher is very interesting and I think she will challenge John this year. Hanging outside his classroom were these two pictures. It says Jogging, Ocean, Has a sister… Continue reading Back to School Night
The kids went to bed a little after 8 tonight. I could hear them still moving around by 8:45. So I went to check on them. Gillian was laying with her feet on her pillow. I giggled and gave her a kiss. She said “You know, I’m backwards!” I laughed. “Yes Gillian I can see… Continue reading Backwards
Today we got to babysit the kid’s new cousin (our new niece), Mackenzie! We have been talking about this all week, so first thing this morning Gillian asked “Is it baby Kenzie day?” I told her yes! And she jumped up and down and said “YES!!!” Mackenzie arrived and John had to hold her right away. … Continue reading Babysitting
Today was John’s first day of second grade. He was not happy about getting up this morning. He whined “I just don’t like school. I don’t like all the work!” Daddy and I explained that going to school was his job. He seemed to get it. Daddy asked “Do you want to take the bus… Continue reading First day of 2nd grade
Can’t believe this little man will be starting second grade tomorrow. It feels like this summer went by so quickly. I really hope that he adjusts easily to his new teacher and new classmates. Can’t wait to hear all about it tomorrow!
Saturday morning, we got up very early to get ready for the Color Run. Like last year, Gillian spent Friday night at Aunt Missy and Uncle T’s house. So it was just John, Daddy and I getting ready. Daddy had cut the sleeves off of his Color Run shirt and John had to match! We… Continue reading Color Run
This afternoon, we were invited to the Aker’s house (Aunt Missy’s Mom & Dad’s house) to go swimming. John wanted to go swimming as soon as we got there, but he waited until Uncle T could watch him. Once Uncle T was ready, John ;jumped right into the pool to show Uncle T all his… Continue reading Aker Aquatics
On Friday, Daddy took us to Crystal Springs. Crystal Springs is a family water park run by East Brunswick parks and recreation. Crystal Springs has a kiddie pool, a lazy river, three water slides, a lap pool and a shallow recreation pool. We got there early on Friday morning and found some chairs under a… Continue reading Pool Day
Today we started our stay-cation with a day at the beach. Gillian was super excited. In the car on our way there, Gillian said “It’s the beach day!” It was a little breezy when we arrived and the waves were really big. The kids immediately put their feet in the water and said to us… Continue reading Beach day
John went to the beach again today with Aunt Betty, Grandma and Grandpa. He is quite the beach bum. He loves to build castles, search for shells (or sand dollars) and just catch some rays. But his favorite thing has to be playing in the waves. He spends most of his time at the beach… Continue reading Beach boy
John and Gill went up a hill 