Pink Milkshake

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 milkshake so we were a little surprised when she requested one.  We got to Johnny Rockets and ordered the kids a vanilla and a strawberry shake.  The waiter asked us if we wanted kids sized shakes, but we said no.  Gillian was very impatient.  She kept asking when the shakes were coming.  "I got a pink milkshake!" "Where my pink milkshake?"  Finally the waiter delivered the shakes.  The kids attacked them.  I was afraid that Gillian wouldn't like her "pink" shake and that I would get stuck drinking it.  Well I was wrong.  She loved it.  She drank about half of her big shake, while John drank all of his.   

The pink milkshake made quite the impression on Gillian.  After we went to the Crayola Factory on Sunday (don't worry there is a blog post coming about that adventure), we stopped at a diner to get something to eat.  In the car on the way there, Gillian kept telling Daddy and I, "I have pink milkshake!"  When we walked in the diner, Gillian announced "I have pink milkshake!"  The diner wasn't packed with customers, but everyone in the place knew that my little girl was having a pink milkshake.  While the waitress was making Gillian's shake, Gillian covered her ears so that she couldn't hear the noise of the blender.  I told Gillian the noise was from making her shake.  That's all it took.  She took her hands off her ears and grinned ear to ear.  She was so excited about her shake.  The waitress put her shake in a small cup with a lid and a straw.  Somehow Gillian still ended up with a pink milkshake mustache. 

 

 

The Birthday Girl

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 her.  The kids ate all their pizza quickly.  I think they were just excited to get their hands on the cupcakes.  John and Miss Margaret walked around and handed out the cupcakes.  The kids sang Happy Birthday to Gillian.  It was perfect.  They are at the stage where they yell more than they sing.  But it was perfect.  The kids ate all the icing off the top of the cupcakes and only a few of them actually ate the cake.  I snuck out while Gillian was distracted washing her hands. 

 

Daddy picked up the kids from school and Gillian was still wearing her birthday crown.  In the car on the way home, Gillian was singing "Happy Birthday." Daddy assumed that she was just singing "happy birthday to me." But when he turned around he noticed that she had placed her birthday crown on her knee.  She was singing, "Happy Birthday to knee."  Next she moved the crown to her foot and sang it "Happy Birthday" too. 

Saturday was her birthday, and I woke up early and put her presents on the kitchen table.  I was downstairs working on the computer and I could hear someone up and walking around the house.  I assumed that it was John (he is my early riser), but soon I heard two sets of footsteps walking down the basement stairs.  Gillian and John were on the stairs.  I hugged my little 3 year old.  I noticed that she had two new My Little Ponies in her hand.  I asked her if she just woke up by herself.  John said "No.  I woke her up.  I was real gentle."  My sweet little man woke up his sister to give her the presents he picked out.       

The Spider

John and Gillian's school had a visitor last week.  The kids were visited by Insectropolis and they brought all kinds of insects for the kids to see.  Gillian was not too excited about the bugs coming to school (even though it was only a few weeks ago when she told me that spiders were her favorite animal.)  John told me that he saw a tarantula at school.  He also said "I didn't touch it.  But it was hairy!  Did you know that there are no kinds of spiders that can hurt you?"  I'm not so sure about his fun fact, but I do love how he says tarantula.

 

Bedtime Songs

After we tucked the kids into bed tonight, Gillian started talking to herself.  This is nothing new.  She does this every night.  As a matter of fact, Daddy actually encourages her to talk to herself.  She still takes naps at school, so most nights she is not always ready for bed at bedtime.  But we still like to keep the routine.  Anyway, after she was in bed for a little while tonight, we could hear her singing a little song.  It went something like this "I love my pink room.  I love it because I like it.  I like my big girl bed.  No more baby crib!"  I got up to start recording her singing.  Below is a video of what I was able to record.  It was as if she knew I was recording, because she stopped singing and just started talking. 

Goodnight kisses

I went to give the kids some goodnight kisses tonight. Gillian was snug in her bed and she refused to let me snuggle with her. But she did give me a "kiss on my face" (aka a kiss on the lips) and a squeezie. I went to check on John. It was super quiet in John's room. With his new tent on his bed it was really dark in his room. I stuck my head in the tent and gave him a kiss on his cheek. He rolled over and said "Hi Mom!" I was surprised to see him awake and I said "You're awake?" He said "Of course, I couldn't go to sleep without giving you a kiss." He just melts my heart. 

Super Hero Book

I red the kids a Super Hero book and a princess book before bed tonight. I read both stories in Gillian's room because John has a new tent that covers his entire bed. Anyway, I read the kids the books then tucked them into their beds. Daddy and I were sitting in our room when I heard a little voice say "Mommy?"  And Gillian appeared in our doorway. We asked her what was wrong. She said "Super Hero book still in my room." I said to her "And that's a problem?" She nodded and started to cry. I "rescued" Gillian from the Super Hero book and I tucked her back into bed. Love when the kids are afraid of inanimate objects. 

Fast friends

We went to Mimi and Poppy's house today for a barbecue. We were having a barbecue because the kids' Great Uncle Jay was in town with his daughter. Since Uncle Jay was in town, Pop-Pop and GiGi came to visit too. John and Gillian briefly met Makenna last year but today was their first time playing together for an extended period. The kids were fast friends. They played nicely on John's water slide. At one point Gillian came to me and got a snack. She ate and said "Her's my best friend." And then she went running back to play with John and Makenna. They had so much fun playing with their cousin today. As we were leaving Gillian ran Makenna and gave her a big hug. I'm so glad that they had fun with their cousin today.