Loving the water....and popsicle

These beautiful children played outside for almost two hours today. Madelyn hasn't been outside this long in a while. She stayed mostly snot free, just a little runny. I think the new medicines might be working.

Watching these three outside this morning made me so happy (and exhausted at the same time). I couldn't stop thinking about the Chapman family while we were playing. I don't know them, never met them, but one of my secret pals back when I was on the exchange in the adoption forums sent me his Christmas album. That was when I learned he had three daughters from China. The CD has pictures of his three Chinese daughters on it. I have the books his wife wrote also. I do know WHO they are and what wonderful family they have and it saddens me so much to hear of their loss. I keep looking for more information but I'm sure the family would rather take this time to mourn their loss than have reporters posting any more information.

I fear my kids running in front of vehicles everytime I walk out my door and everytime we get out of the car somewhere like the mall or restaurant. I have fear of being in a car accident and something happening to them. I dread the day Logan asks me to take him to get his license. Tragedy struck two children in the Chapman family - one no longer living and one to live with this accident the rest of his life. I can't imagine this pain. I pray for them all.