While preparing dinner tonight, I had a pot of water on the stove. John came over and blew at the flames on the burner. I said “What are you doing?” He said “What? It’s flambago!” For the past couple of nights, Clover (Gillian’s bunny) has been sitting in the baby seat at the dinner and… Continue reading Dinner and homework
John lost his first tooth in the middle of January. He has had a wiggly tooth for a couple of weeks now. Everyday he gives us an update on how wiggly it is. Tonight at dinner, he said “My tooth is bleeding!” He opened his mouth and showed us. Gilly gagged when she saw the… Continue reading Wiggly tooth
John and Gillian’s birthdays are in July. But that hasn’t stopped them from planning their parties. Gillian has already decided “I want another princess party!” She has been telling me that for weeks. Now she has decided “I have a gymnastics party.” This decision was made after attending a gymnastics party last weekend. John has… Continue reading Birthday planning
I tucked Gillian into bed tonight. Instead of just kissing her goodnight, I climbed into bed with her and talked to her about her day. We talked about her friends and school. After talking for a few minutes, I said “Ok. I love you bunches.” And I gave her squeezies and kisses. She said “But… Continue reading The secret
We just got home from dinner and when pulling onto our street, we spotted a deer in the middle of the road. As we pulled into the driveway, Gillian said “That deer would be in big trouble if we ranned it over!” I said “You are right. The deer would have been in big trouble!” … Continue reading The deer
Wednesdays can be a little crazy for me. I drop Gillian off at school so that I canget to work early so I can leave early to pick up the kids. Daddy works late on Wednesdays so I need to get both kids, make dinner, do homework and baths. Most days I just get caught… Continue reading The little moments
Tonight after dinner, John and Gillian were telling me about an episode of My Little Pony. Gilly said “They make a cake. It was marbleous.” (That’s not a typo, that is how she pronounced marvelous) I didn’t really understand. And I looked at John to explain to me. He said “It’s a marvelous cake. They… Continue reading Marvelous
Daddy and I frequently ask the kids “Who’s my best girl?” Or “Who’s my best boy?” Gillian loves it. She always smiles big and raises her hand. Or she says “I right here!” This morning she found me in the kitchen. She had just woken up and was still a little groggy. I said”There’s my… Continue reading Best girl
Gillian got a stuffed bunny for Christmas from Uncle T and Aunt Missy. The bunny’s name is Clover and he is from Sofia the First on Disney Junior. Gillian has been taking Clover to school with her for nap time. Today I picked her up from school and it was raining outside. When she walked… Continue reading Clover and College
John has been playing basketball on Saturdays with the Tinton Fall recreation department. This Saturday was his last game. They had a round robin schedule and they got to play all four first grade teams. John was very excited to play one last game. He had a bunch of fans in the stands too (Aunt… Continue reading Basketball
John and Gill went up a hill 