TWO IN ONE WEEK- CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

ON THE FOURTH OF JULY WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO VIEW THE FIREWORKS THAT NIGHT. AS WE PARKED WE TOLD THE KIDS TO STAY IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND WAIT UNTIL WE HAD EVERYTHING PACKED UP. WE HAD BOTH SLIDING DOORS OPEN IN OUR MINI VAN AS WE PACKED THINGS INTO A STROLLER. BRINLEY ( WHO IS OUR CONSTANT NON-LISTENER OR JUST ALWAYS THINKS THE RULES DON'T APPLY TO HER) DECIDED TO UNBUCKEL HERSELF AND STARTED TO PLAY AROUND IN HER CARSEAT. UNFORTUNATLEY SHE AND HER CARSEAT ROLLED OUT OF THE VAN AND BRINLEY TOOK A HARD FALL ONTO THE STREET HITTING HER HEAD AGAINST THE CURB. THE FRONT OF HER FACE HAD SOME BAD SCRAPES BUT WE THEN NOTICED HER HEAD BLEEDING PROFUSELY AND REALIZED THAT SHE MIGHT NEED STICHES. SO WE PACKED EVERYTHING BACK INTO THE CAR WITH NOW 3 SCREAMING CHILDREN WHO ALL WANTED TO SEE THE FIREWORKS. AFTER A LONG NIGHT IN THE E.R. BRINLEY CAME HOME WITH 3 STAPLES. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS A MEMORABLE FOURTH OF JULY. A COUPLE DAYS LATER JARON CAME RUNNING DOWN THE STAIRS AND SLIPPED AND HIT THE CORNER OF HIS EYE ON THE EDGE OF SOME MOLDING AT THE END OF THE STAIRS. LUCKILY HE JUST RECEIVED ONE NICE BIG SHINER THAT HIS FRIENDS THOUGHT WAS TOTALLY COOL. WE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO TAKE THE KIDS OUT FOR A WHILE SINCE WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT GET SOME QUESTIONING STARES.