In each of our lives we rarely consider or think about grand children...until the day that we realize...wow our children have grown up and some of them have gotten pregnant!!! Then they start. Our first thoughts may be...."I'm too young to have grandchildren" or perhaps it may be "it's about time". But no matter what our thoughts the reality that our family is growing becomes a warm and touching part of our lives. Maybe it is because it is "Pay Back Time" for all the challenges thrust upon us by those who are new parents. But more than likely it is because we can see an extension of ourselves in our grandchildren from a different perspective than we did with our own children. I don't know about you but when raising 5 children I didn't have much time for perspective other than getting them fed, clothed, bathed (occasionally), and generally looking out for their physical and spiritual welfare. But with Grandchildren you can see into the future, your perspective on family and life are enhanced by the opportunity to truly contemplate the greatness of family and what it really means not only now...but forever. So with that I have dedicated this blog to our grandchildren , some you will see in these pictures...and some still riding the "Womb Wagon" ie: Holly and Jessie!!! We love them all and hope one day they will truly understand and feel the depth of that love!!! Here we have all 5 current Grandchildren : top center Iris...then from left front Ella, Phoebe, Emma, and Luke, all actually standing still in the midst of an Easter Egg hunt at 1345 Dudley Mountain Rd. And that is amazing considering the amount of sugary junk they had consumed by this time.
Emma, Phoebe, and Ella enjoying the bunkbeds, and they actually all survived with not broken bones or broken bed slats, now that is amazing!!!
Grandma Kim with Ella and Phoebe having hotdogs and ice cream, yea, we really feed our grandkids nothing but the best in grandparent food!!!!!!!
Luke trying to grow up quick, but if that is the end result, maybe we better encourage him to take the slow, normal growth patterns....he was having fun though!!!!!
And the final picture taken just this past Saturday at The Sock Hop we had in the Cultural Hall at Church. Should have video'd this one. In real action they had the Lucy-Linus (of Charlie Brown Fame) down to exactness. If you study the PIC you will be able to see it!
Anyway, this little pictorial can not even touch on the experiences, life, or love that our grandchildren bring to us. I look forward to next year when our numbers will be up to seven and we can post some puggy, bald head shots of those on the way, with some new shots of the old timers here.
Blog Thought of the Day...."The love you give away, is the only love you truly keep" kjb
Emma, Phoebe, and Ella enjoying the bunkbeds, and they actually all survived with not broken bones or broken bed slats, now that is amazing!!!
Grandma Kim with Ella and Phoebe having hotdogs and ice cream, yea, we really feed our grandkids nothing but the best in grandparent food!!!!!!!
Luke trying to grow up quick, but if that is the end result, maybe we better encourage him to take the slow, normal growth patterns....he was having fun though!!!!!
And the final picture taken just this past Saturday at The Sock Hop we had in the Cultural Hall at Church. Should have video'd this one. In real action they had the Lucy-Linus (of Charlie Brown Fame) down to exactness. If you study the PIC you will be able to see it!
Anyway, this little pictorial can not even touch on the experiences, life, or love that our grandchildren bring to us. I look forward to next year when our numbers will be up to seven and we can post some puggy, bald head shots of those on the way, with some new shots of the old timers here.
2 comments:
Aaaawwww- those are some cute pictures:) Loved seeing Emma and Luke dancing at the Sock Hop. It's nice to read about your joys as Grandparents. I'm excited to finally become an Aunt! Now I can play without having to worry about the bathing, feeding, etc;) Just think how full the pictures will be in 5 years!
Thanks again for yet another great post! Those are great pictures ~ love the ones of Phoebe and Ella in their make-up. Too Cute:) And I know Micah and I are definitely looking forward to adding another grandchild to the gang soon:) I think he or she is growing just fine and really enjoying "time in the womb"! Love YA!
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