Today we got to take John to his new school (Mahala F. Atchinson Elementary) to meet his first grade teacher. When we arrived the parking lot was full of kids and parents. In the car, John said “I’m scared.” Daddy said “Me too.” We bravely walked in the main door and found John’s classroom on… Continue reading Meet and Greet
John starts first grade on Friday. His summer camp program ended last Thursday. Since I am now working at the family car dealership, I decided to bring him to work with me today. We headed to the office early. It’s a good thing we did too because Aunt Missy was calling us on our way… Continue reading All in a days’s work
Back in March, we signed up John, Daddy and I to run in the Color Run in August. Well Saturday was the big day. Since Gillian was not running, we asked Aunt Missy and Uncle T to take her overnight on Friday. Gillian had her own little adventure with Aunt Missy on Saturday! … Continue reading The Color Run
first time in the water Gillian putting her toes in the water The kids school was closed yesterday, and we decided to take them to the beach. We met Aunt Betty in Manasquan around 9 am. John and Gillian were so excited. They ran down the beach right to the water. Gillian stopped before they reached… Continue reading The Beach
We are going to the beach tomorrow. John is planning on building a sandcastle. He wants to put little flags on it or “Just one American flag!” He also wants it to have a moat. Tonight as I was tucking him into bed, he was telling me “I’m going to need a BIG shovel.” I… Continue reading Planning
Gillian is super excited about moving up to the three year old class (aka the Dolphin class). In the Dolphin class, Gillian will be able to go on field trips. This is very exciting for a three year old. She keeps telling me “When I a dolphin, I go on field trip! I sit next… Continue reading Best friend
We took the kids to play mini golf today. The kids wanted to know where we were going and Daddy gave John one hint. When we pulled into the mini golf place, John said “We are going golfing. Then why did you tell me ‘fore’?” Daddy and I giggled. He didn’t know what fore meant… Continue reading Mini Golf
John was reading Daddy a book first thing this morning. After they were done reading, John came downstairs to see me. While Daddy went into Gillian’s room to snuggle. I was in the living room and could hear that they were having a conversation. After a little while, Gillian came downstairs gave me a hug… Continue reading Favorite Super Hero
This morning Daddy told me to ask John if his armpits smelled. I thought the request was a little odd, but it turned out to be a funny story. I went into John’s room to help him pick out some shorts that matched his shirt and I casually asked him “John, do your armpits smell?” … Continue reading Boys will be boys
In the car on the way home tonight, Gillian tried to tell John and I that she was 7 years old. John said “Gill, you are three. I’m six. And when I’m seven then you will be four. And when I’m eight, then you will be five.” Gillian continued to argue with him while he… Continue reading Age
John and Gill went up a hill 