We had another beautiful day in Jersey. Daddy and I had decided earlier in the day that we would treat the family to Italian ices if it was still nice after dinner. I picked up the kids from school. I didn’t mention the possibility of a treat. But on our way home we drive past… Continue reading Italian Ice
It was another beautiful day in Jersey today. I picked up the kids and before we got out of the parking lot, John rolled down his window. As he rolled the window down, he said “it’s a nice day today, that means we get to have the windows open.” We got home an had a… Continue reading Outside
John always wants to help me make cookies or decorate cookies. Today Aunt Betty came to visit. She wanted to visit with the kids and also help me with decorating St. Patty’s day cookies. As I was getting the icing ready there was a little ruckus behind me. John decided to make a bowl a… Continue reading Cookie Helper
John did a craft project this morning and the entire kitchen table was covered in markers, stickers, glue and paper. He wanted to help me make cookies and I told him that he needed to clean up the table before he could help. He looked at me and said “what am I an octopus?” I… Continue reading Octopus and nighttime help
Mimi got tickets for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for Saturday night. She originally got 4 tickets and Daddy & I debated whether or not to take Gillian. We were unsure if she would pay attention or get bored quickly. We later found out that the tickets and Mimi got were for a suite and… Continue reading The Circus
Before Christmas, one of the ladies from work gave me a few toys for the kids and two Melissa & Doug Chore Charts. I honestly thought when she gave them to me that it was a little soon to give John a list of chores to do on a daily basis, but both Daddy and… Continue reading The Chore Chart
We watched the movie “Rio” a couple of times this weekend with the kids. John loves the movie. Anytime he watches a movie he likes to repeat lines from it for a couple of days. Tonight after dinner he was running around saying “sumbamasa.” He said it probably ten times before I decided to ask… Continue reading Samba Master
There is a new indoor amusement park that opened up in Freehold called iPlay America. We took John and Gillian there on Sunday. We met up with Poppie, Mimi, Uncle T and Aunt Missy. We told John that we were going to do something fun. When we arrived he was a little nervous and jumped into… Continue reading iPlay America
John brings home a lot of projects and worksheets. I don’t always get to review them on a daily basis. As I cleaned out his book bag today, I found the picture to the left of George Washington. I asked John if he knew who he was. John replied, “George Washington.” I asked him if… Continue reading Presidents
We were watching “The Big Bang Theory” tonight and the characters were playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock. John thought that was the silliest thing. He kept going “Spock?” He then told me that Spock is not in Rock, Paper, Scissors. I was very surprised that he even knew the game. I had him explain… Continue reading Rock, Paper, Scissors
John and Gill went up a hill 