John is really rough on sneakers and Daddy noticed this weekend that one of the straps on John’s sneakers were broken. We were planning on getting him new sneaker for school, so we decided to get them sooner rather than later. We got him some new Nikes. Since John got new sneakers, Gillian had to… Continue reading New shoes
I made brownies this afternoon, simply so that we could have brownies a la mode for dessert tonight. I let the kids taste the batter. John gave me a thumbs up and Gillian insisted on a second taste. The second time she dipped her entire finger in the batter and tried to quickly stick in… Continue reading Brownies
Gillian got a hole in her favorite blanket (aka Manket). We brought Manket to Grandma’s house for repair. Grandma said it was a big project. Gillian borrowed a blanket from Aunt Betty (aka Loaner Blanket). Grandma fixed Gillian’s blanket and dropped it off at my office yesterday. I picked up the kids from school and… Continue reading The Return of Manket
Daddy asked me this morning why I was packing John’s lunch in a brown bag. I told him that John was going on a field trip. He said to John, “Just another boring day at school today?” John said “Maybe for Gill! I’m going on a field trip. We are going on a nature walk… Continue reading Nature Walk
I picked up the kids from school today and in the car on the way home they told me about their day. Gillian said “John got a ban-did.” I said “I saw that. John what happened?” John said “I fell and got a cut. And it was bleeding. I can’t run fast now.” I asked… Continue reading The Band-Aid
Any of my regular readers know that Gillian loves her blanket. She has a Grandma Blanket that she loves to sleep with. Grandma made her this blanket when she was a little baby. Last week, we discovered a little hole in the blanket. We called Grandma and explained that there was a little hole in… Continue reading The Loaner Blanket
Crayola sign made out of crayons Aunt Missy and Uncle T decided that they wanted to take the kids on an adventure for their birthday. They thought that an adventure to the Crayola Factory would be perfect. It isn’t far from home and both of them would enjoy it. The kids had their birthday adventure last Sunday. … Continue reading The Crayola Factory
During dinner tonight, John told me all about his day. His class had Mad Science today and they learned about dry ice. He said “Dry ice is carbon dioxide. And when it melts it doesn’t leave a puddle. And you can’t touch it. It will hurt you! We should get some for Halloween. Then we… Continue reading Exciting day
We took the kids to Johnny Rockets for Gillian’s birthday dinner. On our way to the restaurant we told Gillian she could have anything she wanted to eat or drink. She said “I want a pink milkshake!” Daddy and I were a little shocked. We could only think of one other time when she had a… Continue reading Pink Milkshake
Gillian’s birthday was Saturday, so we celebrated at school on Friday. I brought in pizza, cupcakes, cookies and goodie bags for her class to celebrate. Gillian consistently asked Daddy and I, “Johnny come to my party?” We made sure that John was included too. When I arrived, Gillian was already wearing her birthday crown that her teachers made… Continue reading The Birthday Girl
John and Gill went up a hill 