At dinner tonight, Daddy and I were talking but Gillian was trying to get Daddy’s attention. “Excuse me. Daddy, excuse me. Daddy. Daddy. Daddy. Excuse me.” Finally Daddy stopped to ask Gillian what she needed. She said “I have more broccoli?” You can’t say no to that request. Daddy gave her more broccoli and she… Continue reading Excuse me
Today we met Mimi, Poppy, Uncle T and Aunt Missy for breakfast and then went pumpkin picking. If you remember, last year (check out last year’s post: pumpkin picking) John had very specific criteria for the perfect pumpkin. The pumpkin had to be round, not too dirty and a stem. This year, he wasn’t that specific. He… Continue reading a big pumpkin
While I was taking a shower this morning, there was a knock on the door. I knew it was John. We are teaching the kids to knock on closed doors before they enter them. John is doing really well with this process, Gillian is not. Anyway, there was a knock on my door. I told… Continue reading the picnic
I picked up Gillian from school today. When we were both in the car, I asked her how school was today. She didn’t respond right away. And finally she said “My friends got sick. My friend Leo and Sophina.” I said “What happened to Sophia?” “No Mommy! Sooopphhinnnaa!” I’ve never heard of this friend before,… Continue reading Ponies and dragons
Tonight at dinner, we asked the kids about their days. Gillian said “I play with Nicholas and Sophia. I sit in timeout chair.” I asked her why she had to go to timeout. She said “I didn’t stay on my mat at naptime.” At least she is honest. We asked John the same question. He… Continue reading How was your day?
Every night, I go and check on the kids after bedtime. Gillian still takes a nap at school, so most nights when I check on her (around 9) she is still awake. Last night, she was awake and she invited me into her bed to snuggle with her. I snuggled up with her and asked… Continue reading Let’s talk
We were about a minute too late to get the bus this morning. As I locked the front door, I saw the bus drive past our street. It was totally my fault. I should have gotten us outside earlier. But I thought, it’s Monday so the bus would probably be late. Well I was wrong.… Continue reading Missed the bus
Gillian likes to sleep in on the weekends. This morning, she found me in the kitchen. After I got my morning kisses and squeezies, she asked me “What you doing?” I told her that I was making waffles. She said “OK I help!” If you have ever had the assistance of a 3 year old,… Continue reading Waffles
Earlier this week, I asked Miss Brittany if she would cut John’s hair this weekend. Miss Brittany is our neighbor (she is also Mr. Matt’s wife) and she is a hairdresser. I wasn’t sure if she would be comfortable cutting a little boy’s hair. But she said she would be happy to give John a haircut. … Continue reading The haircut
Gillian and I picked up John from school today. We noticed that there was a plastic fireman’s hat in his backpack. I asked John if a fireman came to school today. He said “Yes! We learned about fire safety.” I asked him to tell Gillian what that means. He said to Gillian “You can’t play with matches or… Continue reading Fire Safety
John and Gill went up a hill 