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a la king and school pictures

October 14, 2011November 8, 2016 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

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bellies and empty boxes

October 13, 2011 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

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dirty face

October 11, 2011 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

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turtle back zoo

October 10, 2011November 9, 2016 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

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outside play

October 10, 2011 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

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a day at the boardwalk

October 8, 2011November 9, 2016 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

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coloring inside the lines

October 8, 2011November 8, 2016 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

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rockets & freeze dance

October 7, 2011 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

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tonight’s deal

October 5, 2011November 9, 2016 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

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

"the giant shark"

the giant shark

October 5, 2011 johnandgillwentupahillLeave a comment

i normally bath the kids together. it makes things easier for me, although some nights it results in two crying kids. tonight was a success. john was playing with an airplane and he decided that gillian was a “giant shark”. gillian played the part well by occasionally hitting the airplane and john. at one point,… Continue reading the giant shark

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