Working on it...

So, while I was away this past week working during the summer (yes, we teachers do work some during our --insert sarcasm here"three months of vacation" my husband always speaks of...as if I get paid for laying around and eating bonbons) my kiddos stayed with Grandma Joyce.  She is so good to tell me stories of what happened while I was gone, and I appreciate it so much!  Here's a cute story from the past week.

Sibling love.
Haston has somewhat of a quick fuse, when it comes to his love for his sister.  I say love, because I do know this amazing boy loves his sister, because if he even senses anyone is messing with her, he defends her in a second...but all she has to do is think of pushing his buttons (which she knows EXACTLY where they are---and can find them in her sleep.

Anyway...while they were at Grandma's house, evidently Maddie had done something (and sometimes it doesn't take much) and Haston hit her...so Grandma told him he needed to stop hurting her when he gets angry with her, to which he replied, I'm working on it---but I just don't think about it before it happens.  To this, Grandma replied, "Well, maybe you should pray about it, and ask Jesus to help you,"   After much thought, Haston replied,"I just don't have time to pray before it happens."  (adorable thought process)  So, Grandma said that maybe you should pray ahead of time, each day that Jesus will help you with that self-control, so you won't hit Maddie...and that's how the conversation ended.

Later on....
She said that again, (gasp) they were not getting along so well, and this time Maddie was the one who hit Haston...and what did Grandma hear as Haston's reply..."Maddie, you should pray about that, so you have self-control when you get angry)  Such a good teacher... :)

I just love those kids.  And they do....love each other.
Thanks, Grandma Joyce, for sharing that story.

A New Start...

So...since it's been nearly TWO YEARS since I posted on this blog...ridiculous.

I have decided that due to my lack of organization, time, and attention to documenting the milestones of Haston & Maddie, I must find a way to remember things that they say, do and just the moments of our lives that matter.  Therefore, I am going to ATTEMPT to return to blogging about our lives, simply so we can look back at it later, and have something to remember the moments that took place while our lives were full of work, home, grad school, kid's school, gymnastics, baseball...etc, etc...

I can't believe that I have a FIRST GRADER and a THIRD GRADER.  Where does the time go?  I had someone ask me, just this week...how old are your kids, and I was baffled by the answer.  That is so weird!  I can't believe that they are already that big!  Our lives have been so full, that they've turned into real KIDS... :)  (Like Haston told us in April when we were getting ready for his 8th birthday...he is no longer in his childhood...so matter of fact...he is now in his kidhood. That's what 8-year olds are...KIDS.)  That's one thing I definitely will NOT want to forget.  It was adorable.  And that is precisely why I am doing this...I want to remember the adorable moments.  I am blessed with an amazing family, and two unbelievable children.  I do not want to take one moment of our lives for granted.