Lily will be seven years old next week, Abby and Chloe are 4 1/2, and Lawson is is only a couple months from being 3 even though he is as big as a 4 years old and people are beginning to ask if we had triplets. Total their ages, round up slightly and that equates to 19 years of childhood experience. Up until the last year we have been mostly accident free, but to reflect on this past year and the number of ER visits we have taken, it may be fiscally wise to start budgeting for these ER trips or start investing in the clinic we attend. The list to the best of my recollection includes multiple ear infections, busted up chin for Lily requiring glue, laceration under the eye for Abby requiring glue, and the latest is a broken arm for Chloe.
You know how everybody always talks about how they have the kid in their family that should have broken every bone in their body because of the stunts they pulled, but never did? Then there is the kid that always played safe, but seems to have multiple mishaps. Well our family is the same way. Chloe is the last child expected to have a broken bone. My money was on Lily or Lawson simply because Lily in now involved in several sporting activities, and Lawson is Lawson which lends itself to possible injury every day.
The popular question is, how did it happen? The simple answer is monkeys jumping on the bed who didn't listen to their daddy. In her defense, it did appear to just be a awkward fall. Abby was standing on the bed, and Chloe pulled her shirt to bring her down and Abby fell on Chloe's hand. They called it a buckle fracture, meaning the ends of the bone buckled like a coke can and you could see the bend in the bones on the X-ray. And oh how Chloe is milking this thing for all it's worth. If she has said my arm is broken once, she has said it 100 times. She also likes to remind Abby that it is her fault her arm is broken. Abby was walking in the general vicinity of Chloe (maybe within 3 feet), and Chloe tells her, "Abby, be careful, don't break my bones." We thought that Abby would feel really bad, but quite the opposite. In fact she takes great pride in announcing, "I broke Chloe's arm."
Not only is Lily about to turn 7, but she also just finished up the first grade. She is growing up so fast and while sometimes you want to slow the hands of time, we thoroughly enjoy watching her grow and mature. Jealousy even starts to enter the equation when thinking about the fun summer ahead of her. She has several friends close by and it makes me think about all the fun we used to have riding bikes around the neighborhood, going to the swimming pool, and just looking for mischief. It will be interesting to see how the twins handle it since Lily will want to spend more time with her friends cutting into sister time. She is still a great big sister and does more for those girls than she should really have to as an almost 7 year old. She has earned the time to go hand with her friends and just play and be a kid.
We have reached another milestone which gave me great joy. After 7 long years, we no longer have a crib in our household. Yes, Lawson now has a big boy bed complete with Spider man bedspread and sheets. When the 2 of us went to pick out his bedding your would though he was shopping for candy. Lawson Boy was so excited to pick out his bedding and at one point he was torn between his favorite 2 characters Spider man and Lightning McQueen.
Kasey will soon need to write about the girls recent trip to the happiest place on earth.....Disney world. Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe, Mo (Kasey's mom), and Lauren made some wonderful memories on their girl trip. Lawson is still too young so we had our own boy's weekend at home full of baseball games, movies, and eating out every meal like men do. Truth be told, there was no desire on my part to ever go to Disney world, but after seeing how much fun they had, my heart has changed and look forward to going with the whole family in a few years.
While in Florida, Kasey was diligent in keeping us abreast of the happenings. The greatest stories were told at Mo's expense. Obviously you do quite a bit of walking while there, so Mo rented a scooter to avoid fatigue. Bad news for Disney world. Mo didn't just crash one scooter, but she crashed her replacement scooter, had to been by paramedics, lost said second scooter, and got completely lost from everybody else. These really are not laughing matters, but laugh and laugh and laugh is all I did.
One final anecdote before signing off. Actually it is a word of warning based on a lesson we learned the hard way. When Abby tells you she does not care for something at dinner, it would be wise to not make her eat it. One of my favorite veggies is roasted brussell sprouts and Kasey was nice enough to prepare them one evening. Abby made it clear she did not care for them, but we have a rule that you must at least try it and I was enforcing this rule. Abby slowly put the sprout in her mouth......little gag. "Abby, swallow that", I say. At this point she has a horrible look on her face.....bigger gag. "Stop it Abby". And then as if only to spite me for not believing her.......she chundered her previously chewed meal all back on her plate. Point made, Abby will never have to eat brussell sprouts again.
Jeff, Kasey, Lily, Abby, Chloe, and Spidey Lawson
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