John is obsessed with the show called “How’s it made.” The show takes you through how a few different things are made. John loves it. He would watch it for hours (if we let him). Today there is a marathon on the Science Channel. This is where I found him.
The kids’ schools were closed today for Yom Kippur so they got to spend the day at the office with me. They were super excited to go to work. When we arrived, John walked Gillian upstairs and they found two new Crayola Design Pro sets. I found them opening the boxes. John said “Look what… Continue reading A day at the office
John received and invitation today for the Summer Reading Celebration. Every year our school system rewards the kids that read over a certain number of steps (every step is equal to 15 minutes of reading) during the summer. John proudly told Daddy, “I am one of the lucky few that got invited! It was just… Continue reading The invitation
The kids had their first religious education class of the year today. Well, let me take that back, it was Gillian’s first religion class ever. In the parking lot, we met a boy that was in Kindergarten just like Gillian. All the kids and parents met in the meeting room. Gillian got very nervous and… Continue reading Religion Class
Last night I went to a paint and wine party and left the house before the kids went to bed. This morning when I saw John, he said “When did you get back?” I explained that I got home after he fell asleep. I asked “Did you see what I made?” He said “No.” And… Continue reading The painting
Tonight for homework, John needed to write six to eight sentences about his favorite book. We worked on a rough draft together and when we were happy with it he started to write out the story neatly. He was very discouraged and immediately said “This is going to take forever.” I cheered him on and… Continue reading Sweet Motivation
Last night on our way home from Aunt Missy’s party, we stopped and got ice cream. There’s a place around the corner from us that makes homemade ice cream. It’s delicious. Anyways, Gillian got chocolate and John got mint chocolate chip. The kids didn’t finish all their ice cream so we put it in the… Continue reading Ice cream
Last week, Gillian’s school had their first fire drill. Her teacher had an entire lesson to go along with the fire drill. Gillian came home with this picture. I’m sure you have noticed that Gillian made a little modification to the picture. I asked her “Gillian, what’s on the kids’ heads?” She said “Tiaras!” Whew,… Continue reading Fire Drill
For the past few years, Daddy, John, Aunt Betty, Justin and I have run the Color Run. This year Gillian joined us! She was very excited when we were at the house. And in the car. When we arrived she was very nervous and I think overwhelmed by all the people and noise. She sat… Continue reading Color Run 2015
We discovered tonight that John likes to give foot or back massages. It’s not the best massage and it really tickled my feet, but he felt very important. I’m one lucky Mama.
John and Gill went up a hill 