Today Daddy and I were upstairs watching football and decorating cookies. We could hear the kids in the basement playing and giggling. They sounded like they were having a good time, but we couldn’t see what they were doing. Gillian’s giggles could be heard upstairs and it sounded like she was having a good time. … Continue reading giggles
Hurricane Sandy ruined the kids Halloween this year. After the hurricane hit, the Governor postponed Halloween until Monday, November 5th. We still dressed the kids up on October 31st, even if it was to run errands. They had fun dressing up and we put smiles on a lot of people’s faces that day. So… Continue reading Belated Halloween
Gillian has grown up a lot over the past week. Daddy and I are not sure if it was because we had nine days home with the kids so we were able to see it or if she is just at that stage. She is talking a lot more. She is more independent. She used… Continue reading Gillian and her book
We found out today that the kids’ school is open tomorrow. At first I told Miss Kim that the kids would be there unless I didn’t have power at the office. After thinking about it a little bit, I decided that they need to go to school. They need to be with other kids and… Continue reading Play time
We took the kids and our bikes down to Manasquan Beach today. John did awesome. He pedaled down to Seawatch Beach and then down to Main Street and back. We did stop at Gee-Gee’s so John could play a few games. He needed the break then because we were pedaling into the wind. After we… Continue reading Beach bike ride
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
School was closed on Friday. I asked Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Betty to watch the kids for the day. Since Grandma and Grandpa go to the beach everyday they decided to take the kids with them in the morning. Aunt Betty didn’t have school on Friday so she joined them. Also, Aunt Trish had the week… Continue reading Beach Day
John is my big helper. He is big enough now that we have him do little errands. He is really good at getting sodas or juice boxes for him and Gillian. I also have him be a secret agent spy. This job requires him to be super quiet and sneaky. He will tiptoe upstairs and… Continue reading Secret Agent Spy
We took the kids to Thompson Park this morning for a bike ride. We put Gillian’s seat on my bike and the girls went cruising. Daddy stayed with John. We met up at the playground. The boys made it to the playground before us. John immediately said “We beat you here. We are faster than… Continue reading Bike ride
John came home from school yesterday and said “me and Rashub, Gus, Nick and Eva are in Ninjago.” Daddy told him that was great and that he was happy that he and his friends were pretending to play Ninjago. John said “We aren’t pretending. We made a wish to be Ninjago for real.” Ninjago is a… Continue reading Ninjago
John and Gill went up a hill 