john and gillian’s bedtime is eight o’clock. the kids are really good about going to bed. gillian only needs her “grandma blanket” (a blanket my mom crocheted) and her dog that plays sleepy time music. john has become a little more demanding. he needs his “johnny blanket” (a blanket that is monogrammed) and as many… Continue reading sleepy time

i have an iphone.  john is really good with it.  he knows how to play a few games, open his apps, and take pictures.  one of his favorite things is to take pictures.  he always asks and i love reviewing his pictures when he is done.  his perspective is so different, you never know there… Continue reading the photographer

i picked up the kids from school today.  in the car, john and i talked a little about school.  then he turns to me and says, “mommy, what says, ‘hee haw’, has one tail and four legs.”  i say, i know, a donkey.  he giggles.  then he says, “mommy, what has two tails, eight legs… Continue reading hee haw

today we met up with aunt missy and uncle t at atlantic farms in manasquan to going pumpkin picking. on our way to the farm, john kept saying that we needed to find a huge pumpkin for uncle t and aunt missy. we brought the wagon so we could haul our pumpkins. john pulled gilly… Continue reading pumpkin pickin

today, we headed out to arcadia university for fall fest.  it isn’t hard to get john excited about going to visit my alma mater.  all we need to say is that we are going to visit the castle.  i had other intentions.  i was going to meet up beth.  it’s been a long time since we have… Continue reading fall fest

kyle loves this time of year, mainly because he can get pumpkin flavored anything.  our local ice cream shop makes pumpkin ice cream during the fall.  as you can imagine, we do go there quite often so that kyle can get his pumpkin fix.  john normally likes mint chocolate chip ice cream.  about two weeks ago, we stopped at ryan’s where john… Continue reading pumpkin ice cream

i work close to home now and i am now able to go home for lunch. today i went home and put chicken a la king in the crock pot. i picked up the kids and got home to dinner ready. as soon as we told john about dinner, he immediately started complaining saying that… Continue reading a la king and school pictures

gillian is learning her body parts. she can point out her ear and tap her head if you ask her. tonight, we asked her where her belly was and she pointed right to her chubby belly. john thought that was the greatest thing, so he kept asking her to point out random thing. “gilly, where’s… Continue reading bellies and empty boxes

tuesday nights, kyle works late.  so i pick up the kids and get dinner and do baths.  while we were eating dinner tonight, i look over at john and his face is almost gray.  i can’t remember him ever getting this dirty at school.  they do have a fenced in playground that has recycled tire… Continue reading dirty face

today, we met up with grandpa, grandma, aunt betty and justin at the turtle back zoo.  john and gillian have never been to the zoo.  it was a gorgeous day to walk around the zoo.  john and justin were the map readers and led the way for us through the zoo.  our first stop was… Continue reading turtle back zoo