Humbleness

You frequently hear about little kids getting hit by or driven over by cars. It is so sad. Most of the time I think to myself that it could happen to anyone and we all need to try to be more careful with our kids.

But some days, probably after I've become complacent for too long, I am a little more self-righteous about it and think that it'll never happen to me because I watch my kids so well.

Then days like today come along. (luckily, my kids were not hurt so I could learn my lesson this time) Today was one of those days where I heard about a small kid getting hit by a car and I thought to myself that someone should have been watching them a little closer. My own kids were, at the time, "safely" playing in the fenced-in back yard. I make sure to check on them every couple of minutes or whenever the sounds coming from them go louder or softer than a certain level.

Well, today (like I said, I must have been complacent) I must have given them too much time between checks. Adelyn had opened up both gates that lead to the front yard -- something I didn't know she could do (but should have known she would learn soon enough). Even still, I should have caught them sooner. Hadley had crossed the road (along with Koda) and was playing in the cemetery. I even checked on them at this time and saw Adelyn riding on her tricycle, so I figured Hadley and Koda were nearby, since they almost always stick close together. I found out what was really happening when a couple of concerned drivers saw Hadley and Koda and one of them came, knocked on the door and asked me if they were mine.

Even worse was an hour or so later, when a cop knocked on the door and asked to check on them (one of the drivers was more concerned than I realized). I deserved it and I hope that this lesson was strong enough that I never need another one.

Long time, no post

Wow, so I could have been gone to Girls' Camp for a month and this blog wouldn't look any worse. In fact, it might look better, let me explain.

One night at Girls' Camp, I was texting with Curtis before I went to bed. I asked him how it was going and he said it was going really well. Then he said that he had even braided Adelyn's hair. I was shocked (I had been explaining to him how to do it for the past week or so, but I had never had time to actually show him) and asked if he had taken a picture of it. This was his answer: "Yes, and I blogged about it too, because that's what stay-at-home parents do"! Hilarious! I was so excited when I got home to see his post about the braid. I got online and found... nothing. I asked him where it was and he said he meant to, but never found the time to get around to uploading the picture and doing it. So I will.

He did a "lace" braid on the sides (a french braid except you only pull hair in from one side).

I swear he told me it was a french braid, so I was expecting something different, but I thought it was awesome anyway. He said it didn't last long.

I was right, the kids ate unusual things... J/K!

And they were completely happy without me.

In fact, when I came home, Curtis brought them out to welcome me home and both of them just looked at me like I'd only been gone 5 minutes. They seemed to be wondering what the big deal was all about. Koda missed me, though. Girls' camp was a blast, although it rained on us every day. It was really good to get to know the girls.

This is a hairdo I did on Adelyn for the 4th of July (although I didn't actually do it ON the 4th). The ponytails and braids make a star shape. I thought it was adorable. I got it from the "Girly Do's" site I have listed on my sidebar.

We went to the park for my sister's birthday on the 3rd of July.

They loved playing on this stump.

But Hadley fell off at one point and landed flat on his face. This picture does not do his bruises and scabs justice.

I decided last week that it would be fun for the kids to try fingerpainting. I used an ultra-simple recipe (that involved only flour, water, food coloring and no cooking), it sucked, next time I'll use a "harder", better one. It didn't smear like I wanted it to, and the kids got tired of putting it on the newspaper pretty quick. Although Hadley loved painting himself with it.

So we then let them run through the sprinklers.

Adelyn even showed Hadley how to stop the flow by stepping on it. They loved it. And it was a perfect day for it -- quite hot, so the cold water felt nice. Even Koda joined in.

Our "Ward Council" meeting for this month was a family BBQ at the Bishop's house. A few of the people there really got a kick out of Hadley's Russian goatee. (and Hadley loved making it out of chocolate)

I'll try to not let so much time pass before I post again. I just got done with Youth Conference too, so I should (this being the key word) be a lot less busy for the rest of the summer.