Yesterday was my birthday, we spent most of the day getting our house back to normal. We had new carpet installed on the second floor and yesterday we moved everyone back into their rooms. When Gillian found out that is was my birthday she asked “Can we make cake?” Gillian loves cake. Daddy promised her… Continue reading Cake
Grandma had an egg hunt at her house on Easter. We had the usual cast of characters: Justin, Sammie, Kyle Thomas, John and Gillian. Grandma sets up the egg hunts so that each kid has a specific color or theme to look for. For example Gillian had to look for purple and animals while John… Continue reading Egg Hunt
On Saturday night, we took the kids to Smashburger for dinner. Normally the kids opt for milk as their dinner beverage. But we decided to treat them with a milkshake. It was well worth it. Gillian kept calling her milkshake a smoothie. She said “I love my smoothie. John, let me try your smoothie.” She… Continue reading Milkshakes
Gillian loves to do puzzles. Last week I went to pick her up from school and I found her sitting at a table putting together a puzzle. She asked “Can I finish it?” I have a hard time saying no to that. So I sat down with her and watched as she completed her puzzle.… Continue reading Puzzles
Gillian likes to quote lines from movies. Well normally just one line. Some of her favorites are “Honey? Where are my pants?” from the Lego Movie, “I am Groot!” from Guardians of the Galaxy, and “I’m a suitcase.” from Scooby Doo. She repeats them constantly. So tonight in the car she muttered “Honey, where are… Continue reading Jokes
I have been reading the Harry Potter series to John for some time now. We are currently on book four. Recently I found a chapter book to read to Gillian. It is called “Anna and Elsa: All Hail the Queen.” It is about Anna and Elsa from Frozen and it takes place after the movie.… Continue reading Reading
Tonight we said goodbye to our dog Duncan. He was an important part of our family. John’s big brother. Gillian’s monkey. And our favorite snuggler. We will miss you.
Gillian’s favorite princess is Cinderella. She has loved her since she first watched the cartoon movie a few years ago. I captured one of my favorite pictures of Gillian experiencing the magic of Cinderella. When we were in Disney last year, she got to meet Cinderella. As a Mom, it was amazing to watch her… Continue reading Cinderella
Friday was John’s 2nd Grade Concert. This year the theme was Character Counts. MFA teaches the kids “Pillars of Character.” The pillars are Responsibility, Respect, Citizenship, Caring, Trustworthiness, and Caring. They focus on a pillar every month and it was nice to see an entire concert focused on everything they learn throughout the year. I have… Continue reading 2nd Grade Concert
Gillian had Mad Science today. Mad Science is a program at her school where they do science experiments. Gillian loves Mad Science. Today they learned about magnets. But the only thing Gillian told me about was the magnet she brought home. “I got to color it. I made flowers, write my name and Baby Kenzie… Continue reading Magnets
John and Gill went up a hill 