We tried an old project with some new children this afternoon. Last night I built graham cracker houses and today my grandchildren came over to eat... uh, I mean decorate... the little structures. It was a wild, sugar filled adventure! Since all the kids are five years old and younger, much more candy went into their mouths than was stuck to the houses. Since no one had a nap, I'm afraid some very tired and wired up children will be going to bed early tonight.
Great Grandma got to hold the newest grandson. He sure is a cutie. I am blessed each and every time I see Jakie. He is doing so, so good. It's hard to believe the little guy was so very sick as a newborn. He is a happy, healthy, and perfectly normal baby.
I am also blessed by my darling granddaughter who hardly knew us just six months ago. She is a spunky little character who loves my cats and dogs and is no longer afraid of us. I missed such a huge chunk of her babyhood. It can never be recovered but leads me to cherish the moments we have even more.
I forgot to count toys as jewels scattered across my living room today. Shame on me. It was a noisy, busy afternoon. When everyone had gone home, Mom remarked on how quiet the house was. Perhaps a day like today will make her appreciate Rocky a little more. She does have a way of pushing Grandma's buttons... :)
We tried an old project with some new children this afternoon. Last night I built graham cracker houses and today my grandchildren came over to eat... uh, I mean decorate... the little structures. It was a wild, sugar filled adventure! Since all the kids are five years old and younger, much more candy went into their mouths than was stuck to the houses. Since no one had a nap, I'm afraid some very tired and wired up children will be going to bed early tonight. 
Great Grandma got to hold the newest grandson. He sure is a cutie. I am blessed each and every time I see Jakie. He is doing so, so good. It's hard to believe the little guy was so very sick as a newborn. He is a happy, healthy, and perfectly normal baby.
I am also blessed by my darling granddaughter who hardly knew us just six months ago. She is a spunky little character who loves my cats and dogs and is no longer afraid of us. I missed such a huge chunk of her babyhood. It can never be recovered but leads me to cherish the moments we have even more.
I forgot to count toys as jewels scattered across my living room today. Shame on me. It was a noisy, busy afternoon. When everyone had gone home, Mom remarked on how quiet the house was. Perhaps a day like today will make her appreciate Rocky a little more. She does have a way of pushing Grandma's buttons... :)
Aw...what a fun day! Cute, sweet grands! Love the blond hair! I married into a family of blonds and my dark hair and eyes, being dominant, took over for our family! haha.
ReplyDeleteWe'll have to see what happens to these blondies as they grow older. They all have at least one parent with dark hair. I'm still waiting for a brown eyed grandchild.
Deleteso cool you know your blessings well.
ReplyDeleteI'm still practicing. Unfortunately, I still know how to grumble on the inside. :P
DeleteFunny how those dominant genes take over. Out of our 11 grandchildren...only two with light hair and eyes.
ReplyDeleteYour living room looks like a happy spot, and your graham cracker house is really cute.
That is Josh's house. Didn't he do a great job?
DeleteI think blonde might be the dominant gene in our families. :)
ReplyDeleteIt appears that way, doesn't it?
DeleteMy parents both had blue eyes and had 3 blue eyed children and out of 7 grandchildren only 1 had blue eyes. I was very blonde and blue eyed and both my girls have very dark eyes and hair - something I really wanted in my children for some reason..........married a man with very dark eyes and hair so that is usually dominant.
ReplyDeleteYes, dark is typically dominant. I suppose it helps that some of these dear children have fair ancestors even on the dark haired parent's side.
DeleteSpecial times with Grandma!
ReplyDeleteYes, Mitzi, it's always special.
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