Big Sister
So several weeks ago, before the funeral and Chris' deployment, we took the kids out for a very inexpensive dinner/evening. We grabbed the kids just before dinner, grabbed Wendy's from the value menu only, and took the family to the park. We had so much fun!!! We ate dinner at a picnic table and then watched our kids play, and run, and laugh. It was a great night.
The part that made it the best was something completely unexpected, but always hoped for by a mom. Joseph and Evie usually play together, but at the park they tend to go their own ways, especially if there are other kids about. Well this time, JC was on a playground alone jumping on one of those plank bridges when a group of older boys came by. They thought the game Joe was playing looked great, except for the fact that when they jumped Joe was no longer having fun. His hands slipped off the rail and he fell to the planks holding on for dear life as the boys jumped harder and harder. I was not happy! I yelled at the boys, imagining my two year old flinging off the side into the bark about five feet below.
The boys suddenly stopped. I thought they had heard me, but I quickly realized they weren't looking at me. They were looking at Evelynn! She had come up on the other side of the bridge and was yelling at the boys. I could hear her, "stop that, he doesn't like it." She sounded just like a mom. Joseph looked up and reached out. She bent down and grabbed him, helped him up and led him down the playground. Then she walked with him, hand in hand, to another playground and went on a slide with him. I stopped watching after that.
My heart melted. I saw my little girl act like such a big girl. She saw Joseph in need and did something about it without me. It was fantastic. We've been teaching her since Joe was born that her job is to keep him safe and for the first time I actually got to see her put her learning to action. It was great. Joseph had complete trust in his big sister to save him and those boys didn't mess with either of my kids again.
How many moms get to actually witness that kind of thing? We hear about it in stories or second hand after the event. We so rarely get to watch it happen. I felt so immensley proud and blessed at the same time. It was kind of like Heavenly Father's way of saying, "you're doing a good job, see - just keep it up!"
3 comments:
Rock on Evie!
Safe & Happy :)
Great story Tamy, I didn't even think about posting that one.
Your kids are getting so big! Wow. life charges on. I just found your blog so I'm very excited about this:-) Best Wishes, Ashley. Miss you guys and hope everything is going well!
That's an awesome big sister right there. Some day he will return the favor because it doesn't matter if he's the little brother or not some day he will want to protect her. I'm glad you are hanging in there with Chris being gone and all the stuff you are in charge of and responsible for including another life inside you that is so exciting. You are just proving to me what I have always known that you are one tough cookie and that you can take on anything. You are amazing and I miss you.
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