Fashion by Gillian

Friday afternoon, I found Gillian glueing construction paper together in the laundry room. 

 

I asked "Gilly, whatcha doing?" She looked up and said "I'm making a dress!" Don't know why I didn't think of that. I left her alone. Later I asked "What made you decide to make a dress out of paper?" She said "Remember when we were doing crafts this morning? That's where I got the idea!" Earlier in the day the kids spent time in Monmouth Museum's art studio creating. She glued all her paper together on Friday and left it to dry. 

She continued working on her dress on Saturday. 

I helped cut a whole for the head. But she added ribbon and made the straps all by herself. 

She made a beautiful dress!

I can't wait to see her next creation.  

Easter Best

I loved the kids Easter outfits this year. I always make them pose for a picture on the front steps. This year they really got into it. Here are some shots from our little photo shoot. 

The bug

Last night, we put the kids to bed. But it didn't take long before Gillian was out of bed and standing in our room. She said "There's a bug. A little bug." Neither Daddy or I said anything. So she kept talking. "Well not a little bug. A medium bug. On my flower." Daddy went with her to investigate. He came back and said "There was nothing there. But I got rid of it." Daddy saved Gillian from the medium bug. 

April Fools Day

This morning Daddy found John downstairs watching TV. John is an early riser and he is allowed to watch TV on weekends (or spring break) without having to wake Daddy or I. Daddy told John, "Turn off the TV, go upstairs and get dressed we are going to the dentist. You are having all your teeth pulled." John got very worried and a little scared. Daddy quickly said "April Fools!" John said "Good one Dad!" He didn't hesitate and said "We gotta do the water thing to get Mom!" And the two of them went upstairs and John tied a rubber band around the sprayer on the kitchen sink. 

Later that morning I went to use the kitchen sink and got sprayed. I knew immediately who was responsible. I called John upstairs. He had a huge grin and said "April Fools!" He was so happy that he finally was able to trick me!

New book

Daddy and John went to the library tonight to pick up some more books. John found a new series he likes and he is currently on book three. Daddy took John tonight to get the next book and to take a look at some new books. John came home and showed me his latest library books. 

I read the cover and said "John you don't like anything in this book." He said "Let's take a look. Mom, is a mystery! And there are gadgets you can build!" Yup, the perfect book for my little man. 

Easter Bunny

We don't always make it to visit with the Easter Bunny. I asked Daddy "Should we take the kids to see the bunny?" He said "I don't know what do you think?" So Daddy asked the kids "Do you want to see the Easter Bunny?" John said "Yes! It's tradition!" Gillian said "I like bunnies. They're adorable."

We got them all dressed and went to see the Easter Bunny! So glad we went. Not sure how many more times I will be able to convince them to do this. 

 

Veggies

Gillian loves vegetables. Every night at dinner she eats her veggies first. And she always asks for second helpings. 

Tonight she didn't even bother to put the veggies on her plate.