We had a little dance party tonight in the basement. The kids really took advantage of the open space. Of course I got videos of all their awesome moves. I love Gillian’s interpretative dance moves at the beginning of this video. I love John at the end of this video. Finally, the kids… Continue reading Dance Party
The kids went to bed a little after 8 tonight. I could hear them still moving around by 8:45. So I went to check on them. Gillian was laying with her feet on her pillow. I giggled and gave her a kiss. She said “You know, I’m backwards!” I laughed. “Yes Gillian I can see… Continue reading Backwards
Tonight, Gillian said to me “I want to go back to GiGi’s house.” I smiled and said “Maybe we can go back this summer.” Gillian said “When?” I said “This summer.” Gillian asked “When? Tuesday?” I said “No. Not Tuesday.” She said “Wednesday? Thursday? Friday? The next day?” When Daddy got home, he asked Gillian… Continue reading Tuesday
I have established that Gillian is very silly. She gets little words or phrases stuck in her head and uses them constantly. Last year it was “Best Ever.” If she liked you she would say “Mommy best ever!” Her new favorite thing to say is “Ooh La La.” If I pick out a cute outfit… Continue reading Ooh La La
Daddy likes to use Vic’s vapor rub whenever the kids have a cold. When John was little he renamed Vic’s, Smellies. Tonight I went to give Gillian some bedtime kisses and I said “Oh Daddy put on the Smellies!” She nodded and said “Can you smell it? It makes me feel better!” I gave her… Continue reading Smellies
Gilly is always trying to jinx someone. But she really doesn’t understand how to do it. Tonight at dinner, she and John said something similar and she yelled “Jinx!” John said “That’s not how it works! You need to say the same thing at the same time. Count with me.” They both said “One, two,… Continue reading Jinx
When I got home today (after an hour and half drive home), I found Gillian snuggling on the floor in the living room. She said “I was cold. And I take your blanket!” How can you get mad at that? We waited patiently for John to get off the bus. My poor little boy… Continue reading Snowy Tuesday
John got a magic kit for Christmas. He opened it today and learned a few tricks to show me. The first one was a magic box. I had to pick a color on a cube then put it in the box. He then put the box behind his back and then “guessed” the color I… Continue reading The magician
Christmas seemed to go by very quickly this year. It would take too long to write about all of our adventures, but here are a few of my favorite memories: On Christmas eve, we went to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Gillian was the last one opening presents. Because every present she opened she would say… Continue reading Christmas
I picked Gillian up from school today. She was playing babies with Nicholas and Clarissa. When she saw me she jumped up and hugged me. Then she said “I got candy!” She was so excited! I asked her why, and she said “Nicholas came. And him left us candy. We put out our shoes (and… Continue reading St. Nick
John and Gill went up a hill 