Gillian needed to learn how to ride her bike without training wheels. So we took the kids over to an empty parking lot on the old Fort Monmouth base. John rode his bike back and forth while Daddy worked with Gillian. Daddy took her on a couple of laps and I did a few with… Continue reading Look Mom!
Tonight I was making cookies and Daddy sent the hooligans upstairs to bed. I went to tuck them in and say goodnight but once I hit the hallway I heard talking upstairs. I was prepared to yell at them and tell them to get to bed. But I found John in Gillian’s bed and he… Continue reading Bedtime
When John was in daycare he had a teacher that told him a story about a squirrel named Bushy. John loved the story and came home and told us all about it. After that every squirrel we saw was Bushy, the squirrel. Tonight when Gillian and I pulled into John’s school, Gillian saw a squirrel.… Continue reading Bushy, the squirrel
Last week I found out that Gillian can’t remember ever eating homemade Rice Krispy Treats. So of course we had to change that. On Sunday we bought all the ingredients and Gillian and I got to work. Gillian helped by melting the butter and marshmallows. We all got to eat a marshmallow first. You know,… Continue reading Rice Krispy Treats
Yesterday after the kids came home I asked “Does anyone have anything important in their backpacks that I need to see before the weekend?” Gillian ran and got her bag. As she dug in her bag she said “Mom, do you like movies?” I said “Yes!” She said “Do you like movies with me in… Continue reading Paperwork
Gillian and I went to Panera (aka The Grilled Cheese Store) for dinner tonight. As we were eating, a little girl came in with her grandma. Gillian said “That’s Isabelle.” I said “Does she go to her school?” Gillian said “No.” I asked “Then how do you know her?” She said “I heard them talking.… Continue reading Eavesdropping
Saturday morning Gillian took a shower and then I braided her hair for dance class. Nothing fancy. Just two braids. But her hair was wet. Later that afternoon I said “When we take out your braids your hair will be wavy.” Gillian has very straight hair and she was super excited to hear that her… Continue reading Wavy hair
The kids are at the fun stage where they sing in the car. John is pretty quiet but he knows all the words. Gillian, on the other hand, makes up her own words and is very loud. I caught them on video yesterday singing “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten.
Tonight Gillian had rough day, she was very emotional about everything. I told her to go to her room to relax for a little bit. When I checked on her, she told me “I’m just upset because today is Willow’s birthday.” Willow is one of Gillian’s American dolls. I said “No way! I didn’t know… Continue reading The birthday
A few years ago, I found an idea I wanted to try from Pinterest. I showed Daddy and he made it happen. I wanted to paint an accent wall in our basement. It turned out amazing. We recently moved into a new house and Daddy and I agreed that we would make a similar wall… Continue reading The accent wall
John and Gill went up a hill 