Gillian has learned how to count by ten. If you ask her how she learned, she says “From Peg + Cat!” Peg + Cat is a new show that the kids found on Netflix. It’s about a little girl, Peg and her cat. It’s on PBS and the kids seem to really enjoy it. Anyway,… Continue reading counting
I taught John the proper way to eat Oreos tonight. He caught on very quickly and was very happy with the result.
This morning during breakfast Daddy tried to convince John that John was a robot that we built. It was pretty funny and Daddy had him going for awhile. Tonight at dinner, I asked John about school. He couldn’t remember and he hit his head repeatedly. Daddy said “We really need to upgrade the memory on… Continue reading The robot
John and Gillian have an Elf on the Shelf. His name is Buddy. He comes every year to check on the kids for Santa. This summer, Gillian asked me “Can we get a girl elf?” I said “We have Buddy.” She said “But he’s a boy. I want a girl elf.” I continued to question… Continue reading Dear Buddy
This morning John and I were talking about his Christmas list. He said “I already know what I want.” I was a little shocked, and asked “Really? What’s on your list?” He leaned over and whispered “Coal.” Ok, not what I was expecting. I said “Really? Why?” He looked at me like I was crazy… Continue reading Coal
Before Daddy went to vote this morning he asked John, “Do you want to come with me?” John said “Nope. I went last year!” Tonight when I got home, I asked John “Want to go vote?” He said “Nope!” But Gillian yelled “I wanna go!” She put on some boots and we headed out to… Continue reading Civic Duty
This morning, John had cereal for breakfast. It is his job to clean up after breakfast. When I arrived home tonight after work, I saw the cereal container sitting on the the table. I said “John, why is the cereal still out?” He said “Oops I forgot!” And then he ran to the kitchen. He… Continue reading Milk
John’s class has a book report every other month. For October, they had to read a book and make one of the characters out of a pumpkin. John read one of the “Captain Underpants” books for his report. Daddy and John worked really hard on the written part as well as the pumpkin. I think… Continue reading Book Report
John and Daddy found bought John a new book at the beginning of the month. The book is called “Treasure Hunters” by James Patterson. We wanted John to read it for this month’s book report. But John’s teacher said it was too long. The book is 450 pages long (with illustrations). So John read a… Continue reading The book
On Sunday morning, we asked the kids to fill up our K-cup holder. It took them no time to fill the holder. When they were done, they started stacking the extra cups. John created a little pyramid and Gillian insisted on making one just like it. John patiently walked her through each step. She was… Continue reading K-cups
John and Gill went up a hill 