Tuesday, August 25, 2009
First Day of School! YEAH!
Friday, August 14, 2009
A Sisters Love
Wellllll, this story has made me cry over the past 2 days because it was so scary but also so inspired(this word changes from emotion to emotion) with my kids.
Yesterday, while having a swim date with friends, we were all getting out to get ready; swim lotion, towels, BACKPACKS, and needless to say the craziness of getting 7 kids ready to SAFELY swim can be a challenge. My routine is to make sure the twins are ready first. I want their backpacks on so they can jump in and not wait. Well 2 minutes into getting in, Maggie and a Friend had the same backpack on and the friend decided to take hers off. I recognized this right away but noticed that it was the friend who had taken it off. At the same time, I see Morgans green bathing suit on the little slide we have in the shallow end. ( I don't register that it's Maggie) The fact that I can see the green means she doesn't have her backpack on. I turn around, put the towels on the table and turn back to take my normal post as lifeguard. Only than I think that Morgan is pushing Maggie under the water. Sometimes when the kids try to pull the babies to the side they inadvertently pull them under.
WELLL, this is the scary party, I don't think! Something in my body made me jump in! If you know me I don't panic around pools. I wait, assess and see if the kids can really get there on their own. I want kids to feel they can do this and not be afraid. Anyway, when I get there I realize that Morgan is not pulling her down SHE IS TRYING TO SAVE HER. Remember the green bathing suit wasn't Momo after all, it was MAGGIE. Morgan saw her head under water and jumping in to SAVE HER SISTER. Morgan couldn't stay afloat herself but was gonna go down trying.
This all happened in a matter of seconds, but in those seconds I realized how much I do love my kids, how wild Maggie really is and how special Morgan is to our family. Morgan doesn't realize how important what she did was.
A sisters love.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Ahhh! A Relaxing Weekend with the Hardy's
It was a great weekend for all, but we are definitely getting OLDER!!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Let me introduce The Carter's
There are 6 of us now: Glenn, Stephanie, Jacob 7 , Morgan 5, and Katelyn and Maggie 21 months.
Jacob is a sweet, loving, never met a stranger kid who is willing to do anything to help out his little sisters.
Morgan is a free spirit that is very creative and is always willing to help on an art project, in the kitchen or any friend.
Maggie is a WILD CHILD!!!! She is the youngest and smallest of the twins but has the most hair and most of our ...isms usually are coming from her lately.
Katelyn is a sweetie that could never be lost because she is usually on someones hip. She loves to laugh but hates to take pictures. To make her happy you can always put her on the swing and that will make her day.
We love all our kids, no matter how crazy it gets. We couldn't imagine life without the whole bunch!!