daddy picked up the kids from school today. they started talking about school. john is in pre-k now and next year he will go to kindergarten. john asked about what grade came next. daddy explained all the grades thru college. daddy then said after college you get a job. john replies with “can i just… Continue reading career path
this winter has been unseasonably warm. we have been very lucky. daddy & john put the christmas lights up on a warm day and daddy took them down on another warm day. this saturday was gorgeous out. gillian wasn’t feeling well in the morning and after nap time, i found john and daddy outside. gillian… Continue reading playing outside in january?
john’s favorite breakfast food is french toast. john decided this morning that he wanted french toast for breakfast. and of course he wanted to help. we got the eggs, cinnamon, bread, butter and frying pan. guess what john was in charge of… check out all the cinnamon i can’t get mad, because he eats it… Continue reading french toast
daddy got stuck in court today therefore i had to pick up the kids. friday nights we normally treat ourselves to a meal out. since it was just the kids and i, we went to mcdonald’s. i know. not a very nutritious meal, but our mcdonald’s has an indoor playground. normally, i wouldn’t attempt to… Continue reading friday night
we use timeout in our house as a form of discipline. we base the length of time in timeout on the age of the child. john is four years old and spends four minutes in timeout. i had to put one of the kids in timeout tonight. i know you are expecting that i had… Continue reading timeout
john loves dinosaurs. he got a triceratops pillow pet for christmas this year. along with some dinosaur books. yesterday he was reading gillian one dinosaur book. she loved the snugglely time with her brother. later in the day, we caught her reading the book by herself. all we heard was gillian growling. we like to… Continue reading dinosaurs
john says a lot of funny things. here is a short list of his funniest: anatomy: in john’s world a forehead is called a “poi-head” flatulence: “when you toot, your tushy is saying: go potty, go potty, go potty.” obedience: “it’s hard to be good when gilly is around.” famous people: “wait a minute. did… Continue reading he said what?
i am very lucky. my parents and daddy’s parents are local. and both sets of grandparents love to watch the kids. we started a new school in december and i was told that the school was open the week in between christmas and new years. unfortunately i discovered (after i submitted my vacation request) that… Continue reading grandma’s house
i love popcorn. john and gillian love it too. we occasionally do movie night and make a big bowl of popcorn to go with it. aunt missy and uncle t gave us a popcorn maker. daddy and i knew right away that it would be a big hit. early this morning we promised john that… Continue reading popcorn
recently, gillian has added the word “elmo” to her vocabulary. we don’t watch a lot of kids tv shows and when we do john tends to dominate what we watch. elmo or sesame street is not on john’s list of favorite shows. we do have some elmo toys and stuff animals. but i’m still not… Continue reading elmo
John and Gill went up a hill 