Gillian and I picked up John from school today. We noticed that there was a plastic fireman’s hat in his backpack. I asked John if a fireman came to school today. He said “Yes! We learned about fire safety.” I asked him to tell Gillian what that means. He said to Gillian “You can’t play with matches or… Continue reading Fire Safety
John doesn’t get a lot of homework in his class, but every night he needs to read before bed. He said “Mrs. Belena said ‘Read then lights out!’” Daddy read with him tonight and last night too. Tonight, Daddy called me into John’s room. He told me “John wants to read you the book too.… Continue reading Reading
Today was John’s first day of First Grade. John woke up early and we told him to get dressed. I had a collared shirt and khaki shorts picked out for John to wear for his first day. John got dressed and I went to help him find socks and he was wearing a completely different… Continue reading First day of First Grade
Dear John, Like I told you tonight when I tucked you in, be strong, be brave, be you. You are an amazing boy. You are funny, silly, big-hearted and smart. Listen to your teachers and you will have a great day. If you see Mommy cry tomorrow, don’t be scared. I know you are ready… Continue reading Dear John: First Grade
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
During dinner tonight, John told me all about his day. His class had Mad Science today and they learned about dry ice. He said “Dry ice is carbon dioxide. And when it melts it doesn’t leave a puddle. And you can’t touch it. It will hurt you! We should get some for Halloween. Then we… Continue reading Exciting day
John and Gillian’s school had a visitor last week. The kids were visited by Insectropolis and they brought all kinds of insects for the kids to see. Gillian was not too excited about the bugs coming to school (even though it was only a few weeks ago when she told me that spiders were her… Continue reading The Spider
Today was John’s Kindergarten Graduation. I can’t believe that my little boy has graduated Kindergarten. It seems like it was just yesterday when we were bringing him home from the hospital. Our day started early. John woke up and found me in the bathroom. He told me “I need to get handsome.” And he proceeded to comb his hair… Continue reading Kindergarten Graduation
John and Gill went up a hill 