We went to my cousin’s daughter’s First Holy Communion today. John was very good. He shook a few hands and sat down at the kids table next to Justin. My cousin Jen made sure all the kids had fabulous goodie bags. The kids were quiet and entertained for the entire party. Gillian, on the other… Continue reading The Party

I told John that we were going to a party tomorrow. He, of course, asked what kind of party. I told him that it was a First Communion for one of my cousins. He said immediately “I don’t want to go.” I quickly told him that hi cousins would be there. I then explained to… Continue reading The beach

I got out of the bathroom this morning and found John curled up on my side of the bed. He looked so sad. I asked him why he was so sad and he said “I’m too big to bring Travis to school.” For those of you who don’t know, Travis is John’s stuffed turtle. Travis… Continue reading Too Big

Daddy wanted to take me out to dinner for my birthday. Luckily for us, Mimi offered to take the kids overnight for us. Saturday afternoon we dropped the kids off at Mimi’s house. John was so excited to spend the night with Mimi and Poppie. It was Gillian’s first sleepover ever. According to Mimi, it… Continue reading First night without the kids

Tonight I made cheeseburgers for dinner. We cut up Gillian’s cheeseburger to make it easier for her to eat. Before we even started eating, she was pointing at something. I assumed that she wanted a roll like John. I gave her a roll and she was happy for a little while. She then started pointing… Continue reading Table Manners

I got the best welcome when I got home from work today. John came running up the stairs and into my arms. Followed by Gillian. They didn’t want to share and Gillian started to push John away. So I just sat on the floor and had John in my left arm and Gillian in my… Continue reading Snuggly kids

John has become a backseat driver. It started out innocently. He started out by telling me the color of the traffic light. He would see a green light and say “go, Mommy go!” He has also started to read street signs. He saw a Do Not Enter sign and was able to explain to me… Continue reading Backseat driver

After bath time tonight, we went downstairs to play. John played with his super heroes and Gillian played with her babies. Once again, Gillian’s babies were put into timeout. John would take them out and bring them go me. Gillian would have them sit next to me for a few minutes and then walk them… Continue reading Bedtime