John woke up this morning and walked into our room. The first thing he said, “Mommy, is it a stay at home day or a school day?” I told him it was a school day and that I didn’t want to go to work either today. He said “what day is it?” I told him… Continue reading Monday
We are having unusually warm weather in New Jersey. Daddy picked up the kids from school and gave me a quick call. He was wondering if I was going to be on time today. He had brought the kids to a local park to enjoy some of the nice weather. I was out the door on time and found them… Continue reading Unusual Monday
There is a new indoor amusement park that opened up in Freehold called iPlay America. We took John and Gillian there on Sunday. We met up with Poppie, Mimi, Uncle T and Aunt Missy. We told John that we were going to do something fun. When we arrived he was a little nervous and jumped into… Continue reading iPlay America
We were watching “The Big Bang Theory” tonight and the characters were playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock. John thought that was the silliest thing. He kept going “Spock?” He then told me that Spock is not in Rock, Paper, Scissors. I was very surprised that he even knew the game. I had him explain… Continue reading Rock, Paper, Scissors
I found John sitting on the arm of the couch sitting criss-cross applesauce with his arms out and going “hmmmmm.” He refuses to tell me who taught him how to meditate. I’m not sure if someone taught him or if he saw it on “Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness.” I know that Crane meditates… Continue reading Meditation
We encourage the kids to play with all types of toys. Gillian prefers her baby dolls but every once in awhile we find her babies in trucks or cars. Or we find Gillian pushing a dinosaur or a turtle in her shipping cart. She loves John’s dump truck. She had used it for a baby… Continue reading Toys will be toys
John and Gillian go to daycare during the week. Daddy and I have been really consistent with saying that they are going to school. We want the kids to get used to going to school and to enjoy it at the same time. When John wakes up in the morning, he always asks “Mommy, is… Continue reading playing school
John got new sneakers for Christmas. They are black with flames on them. He thinks that they make him faster. fast shoes Every morning he puts them on and then does a few laps around the kitchen. The first morning he put them on and tried them out. He said “I’m so fast. When… Continue reading fast shoes
This winter has been pretty mild. We saw a little bit of snow in October but that has been it. Last night it snowed. I didn’t tell John about the possibility of snow. I didn’t want to disappoint him. He woke up this morning and came running to find me. “Mommy! Mommy! It snowed!!!” He… Continue reading snow day
i love how different my kids are. they are similar in many ways, but they are so different. gilly will come running towards you at pick up and want to snuggle and squeeze you. john will tell you “mommy, i’m not ready to go. can i stay longer?” both kids are dramatic. gilly cries when… Continue reading different strokes
John and Gill went up a hill 