When I went to get Gillian from school today, I found her in her classroom with some of her friends. They were sitting in a semicircle looking at a dry erase board. One little boy was drawing something on the board and they were all guessing what he drew. They were so cute raising their… Continue reading Pictionary
On Friday at camp, John made a marshmallow catapult. It’s a simple contraption made of Popsicle sticks and rubber bands. After dinner for the past two nights John has been entertaining us with his marshmallow shooter. Last night his first shot ended up hitting the ceiling and then falling in Daddy’s drink. He also made… Continue reading Catapult
This morning on our way to camp, the chicken dance came on the radio. I danced along with the song. From the backseat I could feel John’s disappointment. He said “You know that car is really far ahead of us.” I said “John you have to have some fun.” He shook his head and said… Continue reading Serious-er
Gillian got a stuffed bunny for Christmas from Uncle T and Aunt Missy. The bunny’s name is Clover and he is from Sofia the First on Disney Junior. Gillian has been taking Clover to school with her for nap time. Today I picked her up from school and it was raining outside. When she walked… Continue reading Clover and College
On Friday, Daddy picked up the kids from school. When they got home, John got out of the car and went right into the house. Gillian followed him but waited on the front porch. She stood there and looked up at the light. She said “What’s wrong with the light?” Daddy looked up at the… Continue reading The light
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
Daddy and I decided that John is old enough to stay up until midnight for New Year’s Eve. John is very excited about staying up. Every half hour he comes running to Daddy and I saying “Is it time yet?” About a half hour ago, he came running upstairs. “Is it time yet?” I played dumb and asked “For what?” He… Continue reading New Year’s Eve
Last night, I picked up Gillian from school. In the car, she told me about her day. We were stopped at a traffic light and the people turning left were given a green arrow. Gillian said “Red means stop!” And from behind me, I could hear the crash of metal on metal. It sounded like… Continue reading Red Light
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
Tomorrow we are going to Disney World. But tonight, Daddy picked up the kids and said “Ok. We are going home and we will eat dinner and then take a bath and then go to bed and then get up and get dressed for school.” John responded and said “I think we are getting started… Continue reading Wrong foot
John and Gill went up a hill 