A Surprise: Part 3.
He came home from school, and his Dad had gotten something for him (and his brothers) that he has been wanting for a loooooong time.
He couldn't believe it.
Do you know what I loved about how he reacted?
He could have run right to it. He could have darted down the steps and never looked back.
But, he didn't.
He ran right back to his Dad and hugged him - thanking him over and over.
(I cried. I'm so proud of the boy he's becoming.)
He was so excited!
It's been a week or so. They've clocked many, many hours of jumping, laughing, somersaulting, dancing, falling, "WATCH THIS!"-ing, high fiving, and wrestling together.
(We are working on the wrestling. We've had a few tears, too.)
Jason and I have been parents for almost seven years now.
In what can only be credited to the mercy and goodness of God, we haven't been to the emergency room once. Not once. With any of our children.
So, we laid hands on this thing and prayed over it, patted the boys on their sweaty little heads, sent them to the backyard, and looked at each other and laughed:
We must be crazy.
awesome! i kept thinking it was a puppy!!!
ReplyDeletei can't even show my kids this picture. they are dying for a trampoline. i know they would love it... especially landon. this is going to be a lifesaver with 4 boys sarah. a tire them out give mama a break life saver... year round. way to go!
There are going to be lots of years of enjoyment on that tramp! My kids loved ours!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a puppy! Trampolines are fun too though! my cousins had one growing up, and we have many memories on that. Including playing popcorn, where we would lay down in fetal position and my uncle would jump to make us bounce up. we would also jump at the same time to send somebody soaring. Oh, and there was jumping from the trampoline into the pool. FYI..water and trampolines do not mix!
ReplyDeleteBEST PURCHASE YOU WILL EVER HAD MADE!!!!;)
ReplyDeleteOne of the best investments we ever made for the kids outside of our pool. They were sad to see it leave after many, many years. Our neighbors just put one up for their little munchkins.
ReplyDeleteYou are pulling on my heart strings this week! What a fabulous surprise that will bring hours of enjoyment and burn off LOTS of little boy energy. Love this post!
ReplyDeleteOh, and you broke my heart over that Lincoln post. Poor sweet boy...
Sorry to put all my comments on one form, but you know, it's either that or no comment.... I love your grilled chicken recipe. I'm using it this summer for all my cooked chicken recipe needs. Also, I made the Southwestern eggrolls again the other week (love them!) but I used grated zucchini and squash from our garden instead of the spinach. They turned out great! Love you!