We spend the entire month of July celebrating the kids’ birthdays. Today was our last birthday celebration. I brought pizza and cupcakes to Gillian’s school. I arrived at school and Gillian came running up to me. “You made it! Look, here’s my crown!” She was so excited. I had one more surprise, I brought a… Continue reading Last birthday celebration
We decided to take the kids to the Monmouth County fair today. Today’s forecast called for thunderstorms. We decided it was worth trying to see if we could have some fun rather than caving and finding an alternative. We arrived at the fair. There were some ominous clouds overhead, but we charged on. We started… Continue reading The fair
Gillian, like every other little girl, is obsessed with Frozen. She loves Elsa and Anna and I just knew she would want a Frozen themed birthday party. I found a cookie cutter for Olaf and planned her entire party around Olaf. I made it an Olaf in summer party. For those who don’t know, Olaf… Continue reading Olaf in summer party
In the car tonight, John and I argued about who was the best Lego builder. He says “I’m number one, Daddy is number two and then you are number three.” I disagreed with him and we continued our argument at dinner. John told Daddy, “I’m the best builder, then you and Mommy is number three!”… Continue reading Number one
Tonight was John’s camp barbecue. Basically, John and his fellow campers get to stay late at camp. They get in an extra swim and some extra activities. Then they get to eat dinner and their families can join them for dessert. We got to camp and were given name tags, two tickets for crafts and… Continue reading Camp BBQ
I got to camp today just as the kids were starting their snack. John’s eyes opened wide when he saw me. He wasn’t happy. I just can’t win. When I get there late he’s mad, when I’m early he’s mad. We headed to Gillian’s school. In the car, he told me about his day. They… Continue reading The pickup
John went to a birthday party at Monster Golf on Saturday. I have never been there, so I asked him to tell me about it. He said “The monsters aren’t real. They are painted. Except one, it’s electric. And it scared me. But the others aren’t scary.” I asked “Did everything light up?” He smiled… Continue reading Monster Golf
Gillian has been on a roll the past couple of days. She has these little one liners that just make me laugh. Here are a few of my favorites/ Tonight, Daddy pulled into the driveway with Gillian. He said “Mommy and Johnny beat us home.” Gillian said “Don’t cry.” Yesterday, I hugged and kissed her… Continue reading Oh Beans
For dinner tonight, I made chicken and pasta with cheesy garlic bread. Gillian ate all the cheese off of her bread and then asked for another piece. Daddy said “No. You didn’t finish your first piece.” She said “But I’m allergic.” Daddy said “Allergic? To what?” Gillian said “The cheese.” (As she continued to pick… Continue reading I’m allergic
Since the past three days have been full of rain, I asked the kids if they wanted to go for a bike ride after dinner. Of course they said yes. We got the kids on their bikes and headed down our street. There was quite a bit of traffic and we decided to hang out… Continue reading Bike ride
John and Gill went up a hill 