No running in the house!

My mom said it, your mom said it, I say it all the time and Im sure most of you say it...And yet they never listen! We were in Peachtree City starting the process of cleaning the house and getting it move in ready when Gage and Ethan just had to chase eachother around the house. Gage was chasing Ethan and Ethan slipped and fell and hit his head on what I believe was a sharp edge of a baseboard. I saw Gages face when he saw Ethans head and I ran to see what had happened only to find my little Ethan's head gushing blood from his forehead! It was terrifying! You hear all these stories about people hitting their head the wrong way and dying. I just didnt know what to think. I grabbed him and my mom got me compresses for his head and Justin and I hauled you know what to the hospital. Luckily mom was there to watch Sadie and Gage. When we got there they checked his vitals and wrapped up his head...
He was pretty entertained by the balloon hand that Justin made him, it works everytime=)



Once the nurse came in and cleaned the cut up to prep for stitches, this is what it looked like.


pretty gross! I dont know exactly how many stitches were inside but I am told that its typically more inside than it is outside and he has 6 stitches on the outside. He did so well while he was stitched up. He didnt cry or move or complain, I was shocked! No papoose board for him! Big Man...

An unpredictable summer

I have so much to blog about but I can't even wrap my brain around where to begin...We have had a whirlwind of a summer that started off with a broken arm and ending in a new home...with another broken...June was the kickoff to summer for Gage because he got his cast cut off around the 20th and was able to swim at Peytons 1st birthday party. He had a blast and could have swam all day!(my pictures are in my other computer that is dead so Ill have to post them at a later date)Ethan had fun too but Sadie was demanding to swim on her own. She did not want to be held reguardless of how deep the water was. She really is a hard headed girl. June was a pretty tame month but then we entered July...July is when my mom made me an offer I just couldnt refuse. She has been trying to get out of Georgia for years now and recently started thinking about selling her house. I have been trying to figure out a way to make mine bigger. The kids need their own rooms and space. Not to mention our neighbors from hell and the school system to match. The offer my mom made me was to move into her house, she would live in the apartment in the basement for approx 2 years, fix up my house in McDonough to sell and then buy her house from her...Hello Peachtree City! I have been so worried about if I was ever going to get out of McDonough and if my kids were going to get a great education and now those worries are gone. In the middle of all of this, my mom took a job in Texas so everything seems to be falling into place so I am hoping that the sale of my home "falls into place" as well. We are so much happier in Peachtree City! I might actually get my social life back now that I am closer to 3 of my best friends from high school. I am excited about Gage being in a better school system and being back in my home ward.