today was a beautiful day and i was able to get the kids outside for a few hours. we pulled all of john’s bikes, the wagon and sidewalk chalk. at first john took gillian for a few rides in the wagon. then i had to draw a hopscotch. the whole time i was making it… Continue reading outside play

this is the last weekend for the rides at jenkinsons in point pleasant.  we had planned on going there on sunday, because john had a birthday party this morning.  well, after having kyle drive to the party and sit in the parking lot did we realize that the party was on sunday, not saturday.  oops. … Continue reading a day at the boardwalk

on fridays, we go out to dinner.  normally nothing special, but just a chance to get out of the house.  tonight we went to johnny rockets.  our john loves going there.  tonight he was concentrating on his kids menu and coloring in the hamburger.  he colored the cheese in yellow, and decided the bun should… Continue reading coloring inside the lines

on our way home from school yesterday john pointed at something in the sky. since i was driving i couldn’t see what he was pointing at. he isn’t very good at describing things, so we moved onto other things. on our way home today, he said “mommy the white thing is back”. i was able… Continue reading rockets & freeze dance

i’m not sure when it started, but we occasionally make deals with john.  the deal can be something simple, if you finish your dinner you get to watch a “johnny show.”  the deal is not complete without both parties agreeing and shaking hands.  the best deal i made with john was i would make him… Continue reading tonight’s deal

i got home from work today, a little later than normal, and when i walked through the door i could hear gillian crying “mama.”  i started to get dinner ready, and i heard the footsteps of daddy and gillian coming upstairs.  all she wanted was her mama.  it is such a wonderful feeling to know… Continue reading home from work

today was cool but nice out so after nap time, we headed out to our favorite park.  we even brought our bikes with us too.  we should know better by now, that if we want to actually ride our bikes around the park, we need to park farther from the playground (maybe next time).  we… Continue reading day at the park

john took three buckets and started drumming on them with an empty soda bottle.  daddy saw that he was enjoying himself and gave him some drumsticks.  john played a little music before dinner and as soon as he was done with dinner asked to be excused so that he could drum again.  he lines the… Continue reading drum day