John races everywhere he goes. He races to the top of the stairs. Every morning he races me to the school door. We used to do races to see who got dressed first, John or Gillian. Unfortunately, he is not a good loser. If someone other than John wins a race, he says “It’s not… Continue reading Races

The kids are loving summertime desserts. Most nights we are barely done with dinner and John is asking about dessert. The past couple of days their dessert has been ice cream cones. Ice cream is always a big hit. Last night was cookies. John asked me “what’s for dessert?” while he was eating the cookies.… Continue reading Dessert

Lately Gillian has been trying to get our attention any way possible. If we are driving somewhere, she will say “Mommy!” If you do not respond right away, you get “Mommy! Hello!” Again, if you do not respond right away, you get “Hello! Mommy! Hello!” And let me be clear when I say “you do… Continue reading Hello

The other morning at breakfast, John turned to Daddy and I and looked really sad. He told us “do you know? Pluto is not a planet anymore. It’s some other word. It’s not a planet.” He was so sad. It was like he and Pluto were long time friends and he lost his friend forever.… Continue reading Pluto

Gillian has learned a lot of the animal sounds. Now when you tell her that we are having chicken for dinner, she says “bock bock!” We say, Gillian eat your chicken. She replies “bock bock!” and then eats her chicken. Today we went to Old Navy. I was looking for a new bathing suit for… Continue reading Chicken and the shopper

My mom has one of those plastic owls for her garden. We visited my parents on Sunday. Gillian found the owl on the steps of their deck. Grandma told Gilly that it was an owl. Gillian repeated “owl.” Grandma asked Gilly if she knew what an owl said. Gillian just looked at Grandma. Grandma told… Continue reading The Owl

This morning I picked out an outfit for Gillian. As I attempted to put on the shirt, she took it out of my hands and said “not this!” She then threw it on the floor. She then picked up her Kemit t-shirt and handed it to me, saying “this!” She isn’t even two years old… Continue reading The Diva and The Professor

First of all, let me apologize. I haven’t blogged in a couple of days. Saturday Gillian and I went to Missy’s bridal shower and then Sunday I actually got my house cleaned and organized for the week. Here’s a little story about John to get your week started with a smile. During bath time last… Continue reading Shake your booty!

John loves to watch “Go Diego Go.” He loves learning about animals and quite frequently he tells us facts about animals. When we ask how he knows these facts, he says “Diego!” Yesterday, Daddy was mowing the lawn and he found a bird egg in the middle of the yard. We have some really tall… Continue reading Animal rescuer

Gillian has a new bedtime ritual. I have to turn off her lights and turn on her ladybug nightlight. Next I have to put her down in her crib and put a blanket on her. Kermit needs to be next to her with his head on her pillow. Then I ask, does Kermit need a… Continue reading New bedtime ritual