I kind of live for little moments like other day when I picked you up a little early from school. I stood at the end of the hall waiting as you came hurrying towards me as fast as your little legs could walk (cause' running in the hall at school can get a kiddo' in trouble). You had your arms full of papers, your backpack slung over one arm and a paper crown haphazardly sitting on your head. Your excitement was obvious and I chalked it up to the fact that you were escaping a few minutes early.
As you got closer several pages escaped your grasp and fell to the ground. You quickly tried to scoop everything up and couldn't wait any longer...as you knelt there trying to gather your belongings you started to quietly yell (because that exists in school hallways), "Mommy I WON!!" I will never forget the grin on your face, "Mommy my pumpkins won first place!!" You are coming towards me again, "I got a blue ribbon...I WON!!!"
I can't stop thinking about how precious you were. You and your sweet heart that was just about to burst because you couldn't wait to share the news with me. I love you Carter Brooke.

2 comments:
Awesome, so perfectly written I could see her hustling down the hall to tell you her news. Congrats to Carter! She got her Momma's creative flare. ;)
They are WINNERS! Especially the 'Little Punkin' in the front!! I love you, Carter, and you helped to make our week together so fun... coloring, ring-around-the-rosy, hoola-hooping, playing cards on the computer, shopping, praying together at bedtime, and of course, the hopscotch! I think you won every time we played! It was a week I will cherish forever!
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