The girl party

On Sunday we had Aunt Missy's baby shower. Gilly and I have been talking about the baby shower for a long time. She knew that it was a party for girls and that Aunt Missy was going to get presents for the baby. 

On Saturday, Gillian and I went to Target to get a few things for the house and also some wrapping paper and a card for our baby shower gift. Since we were there, I decided to check out the baby section. I saw some cute hooded towels and I let Gillian pick. She said "I like the owl. The shark scares me!" So I put the owl towel and some washcloths in the cart. And then I heard, "Hi guys!" Aunt Missy was in Target! I saw some baby things in her cart and I said "You shouldn't be buying baby clothes." She explained that they were for a shower. Then Gillian stood up in the cart and said "We have stuff for the baby!" And she showed Aunt Missy the towel and washcloths. Yup, that's my life. We had gotten so close to the shower without any slip ups and then Gillian opens her mouth. Aunt Missy just laughed. As we were leaving, I said "See you tomorrow at Gigi's party." And Gillian added "It's a girl party!" Ugh. Again. We quickly got out of the store. I didn't want Gillian to have another opportunity to spill the beans. 

Sunday we went to Mimi's house for the party. Gillian was super excited and decided that she wanted to be the first person to see Aunt Missy. She waited patiently for a few minutes. 

The funny thing is that when Aunt Missy did arrive Gillian was off playing with her cousin. 

The party was a success. Gillian and McKenna helped Aunt Missy unwrap presents. And the baby got lots of great stuff. 

Last day of t-ball

We signed John up for T-ball this year. Since John has never played before, we signed him up for instructional T-ball. They met every Saturday and learned the basics of the game. This Saturday was their last week. And this week they had a scrimmage against team 4. 

John's team met before the scrimmage and talked strategy. 

 

Then team 4 came over and they had to decide which team was up at bat first. So the coaches decided that the team that was the loudest would be up at bat. John's team was the loudest and they got up at bat first. They set the lineup and John was second at bat. Ashlen hit first and got a single. John got up next and got a double. 

He got really excited and went to go home, but someone was running toward him with the ball. So he headed back to third but didn't put his feet on the plate and he got tagged out. He was disappointed but he got over it quickly. They went thru the lineup and it was John's team's turn in the field. John was ready. 

John did great in the field. Daddy says John made a little girl cry because he tagged her out. 

He got up to bat a couple more times after that and did great. 

After the game, the kids got medals and certificates. John was the last one called on his team to get his medal. He was so patient and waited for his turn. 

I'm so proud of my little man. I'm looking forward to next year!

The belly

Gillian said to me tonight, as I was pulling a tray of cookies out of the oven, "My belly is still hungry." I giggled. She continued, "You know what makes my belly feel better? Cookies! He likes cookies." I said "Oh really?" She smiled big and said "Yes! Him's likes cookies. Can I have a cookie to make my belly feel better?" I've never heard that line before. So yes, you can have a cookie!

Early morning

My alarm is set for 5:45. It gives me enough time to get ready for work before I have to wake the kids up around 6:45. This morning I woke up before the alarm and I went right into the bathroom so I didn't disturb Daddy. I guess that didn't work because it wasn't long before he joined me in the bathroom. We were talking when there was a little knock on the door. It was John. We told him "It's too early to be awake. You need to go back to bed." He said "But I just want to be with you guys." It was only 5:50, he did not need to be awake yet. We argued back and forth until I finally got him to go back to bed. He walked out the door and said "Now Gill's awake!" Great. Just great. Why were the two of them awake before 6 am? We sent them back to bed and they both sounded like we were punishing them. I wish someone would send me back to bed!

Reminiscing

Tonight while the kids were in the bathtub, John asked me "Do you remember when I was born?" What a question. How could a mom ever forget when her child arrived? Anyway, I said "Of course." He smiled and said "Do you remember when I walked for the first time?" I told him "Yes. And I can show you a video after your bath." He also asked me "What was my first word?" I told him "You said 'Mama' and then 'Dada' and then 'Dunc.'" He laughed. "Why didn't I say Duncan?" I explains that when you are little it is hard to pronounce words. He laughed again, like as if that could never happen.

After bathtime we warched some of his old videos. He laughed as little John attempted to walk across the basement. There was one video of John driving his little quad and he kept pulling his feet up. I told John that when he was little he didn't like the grass. He didn't believe me, but he still laughed at little John avoiding the grass. He asked me some more questions and we watched the videos a couple more times. I really enjoyed reminiscing with my little man. 

The story

Daddy picked up Gillian from school today. In the car she asked "Where's Mommy?" Daddy said "Who? My Mommy?" Gillian said "No, my Mommy. My Mommy makes us tasty things to eat." Daddy said "Yes, you have a wonderful Mommy." Gillian continued "I like the things she makes. But Johnny doesn't. He doesn't like broccoli with cheese. But I do." 

Daddy told me this story at the dinner table tonight. John pouted. I asked him "What's the matter?" "Well that's not very nice. I like broccoli with cheese. She is not nice." We said "She is just being silly. You shouldn't be mad at her." He seemed to be okay after that. 

Later Gillian and I were snuggling on the couch. John was bringing me my cell phone. He decided to throw it to me. But instead of getting to me the phone hit Gillian in the head. She cried and John got even. 

Goodnight

The kids bedtime is 8. Yes, we are mean parents that send our kids to bed when the sun is still up. Anyway, john normally falls asleep quickly, but Gillian takes her time. Tonight I checked on her around 8:45 and she was still awake. "I'm scared of the dark." That's her newest ploy. It used to be getting up to go to the bathroom. But now it's that she is afraid of the dark. She has a very bright night light in her room. So this is simply an excuse to stay up longer or keep me in her room longer. I didn't cave and I kissed her goodnight and walked away. I went back to check on her around 9:30. She was still awake. I tucked her in again and said "It's way past your bed time. You need to go to sleep." She held up her arms and said "I just want to give you one more hug." And she rolled over and fell asleep. If I was two minutes late I would have missed that extra hug.