Gillian loves her baby dolls. We have babies everywhere. I have two in my car so she can hold them on the way to school. The other morning she was climbing into my car and holding baby. I told her that I would hold the baby for her. She took baby from me once she… Continue reading Gillian’s Baby
Early this morning while Daddy & I were getting ready for work, John was snuggling Duncan in our bed. “I’m snuggling my brother!” John told us. Daddy asked him of he knew the names of Daddy’s brothers. John said “Uncle T” and then he paused. He has only heard us talk about Uncle Bryan and… Continue reading My brother
Occasionally I add a little salt and pepper to my dinner. Anytime Gillian sees me add something to my plate, she points at hers as if to say “me too.” I always trick her and cover the holes on the shaker or I don’t don’t open the shaker. The first time I did this John… Continue reading Spices
I gave John some clothes to get himself dressed this morning. While he was getting dressed I went into Gillian’s room to wake her up. She saw me as soon as I walked in. She jumped out of bed and came running over to me. She gave me a big hug and said “Johnny?” I… Continue reading Good Morning
The two year old room at The Lincroft Center for Children is called the Piglet class. Her previous class was called the Tigger class. When Gillian first started in the two year old class, we would ask her what class she was in. She would smile and say “I a Tigger!” After a little bit… Continue reading Piglet
Today was Brielle Day. For those that don’t know, Brielle is a local town and they have a day every September with a 5K and 10K race, craft & food vendors sell their wares and the local fire engines give rides to the kids. Daddy and I have been going to Brielle Day since we were… Continue reading Brielle Day
Dear John, Tomorrow you start Kindergarten. I am both happy and sad to see this day arrive. I cannot believe my little boy is ready to embark on his first steps of his education. I know you are ready for this new challenge. I truly hope you have everlasting memories of the friends you will… Continue reading Letter to John
On our way home tonight, we saw a telephone pole on the side of 520. John asked what it was and I told him it was a telephone pole. He said “I thought it was a cannon!” “I got no timeouts and was on the green all day!” John proudly told me about his day.… Continue reading Sweet nothings
We have had a busy couple of days. I think my last blog post was on Thursday night after the rehearsal dinner. Let me apologize up front, this may be a long post. Friday night we had a barbecue at Mimi’s house. I had to meet up with the girls for a nail appointment, so… Continue reading The Wedding
We had a barbecue today to celebrate the kids birthdays. I made cupcakes for the celebration, a dozen pink and a dozen chocolate. Gillian had a pink cupcake. She loved it. She ate all the icing off the top. And then she ate the cake too. She finished the entire cupcake and leaned across the… Continue reading Cupcakes
John and Gill went up a hill 