My dad asked if he could come spend some time with us one evening. We were really excited. One of the hardest things about my parents raising Dante and Alexys is that we don't get alone time with them. It is a very different dynamic when it is just my kids with grandma and grandpa than when there are cousins there. It meant so much to me that my dad wanted to come and spend time with us. My mom does a great job of spending time with us as well.
Grandpa left work a little early and came and ate dinner with us. The kids all fought over who got to sit by him. After dinner the kids each took a turn showing him things and playing with him. Hallee wanted to show him how she can "read" Green Eggs and Ham.
After a minute she decided that she would rather have grandpa read to her.
Jonah wanted to play catch with the football. My dad was impressed with Jonah's skills!
Jonah's eyebrows shot up and he got a huge smile on his face when my dad threw him a perfect spiral. He looked at me and said, "grandpa is good, did he used to play for the NFL." He can't stop talking about how good grandpa is at football!
Wyatt showed grandpa his soccer skills and then had fun playing catch with him and Jonah.
Caitlyn wanted to show grandpa her room. She has so many trinkets and treasures in there. She thinks everything is a treasure. She showed grandpa a video of her horseback riding. I loved just sitting outside the door and listening to them talking away.
Grandpa brought his book that his mom used to read to him when he was a kid. The kids loved listening to him read.
Everyone was sad when it was time to say goodbye. It was a very fun, special night for us. We love you grandpa!
2 comments:
It's great seeing the pictures of Grandpa's special evening! Thanks for wanting us to spend time with your children! We sure love them!
Great post and great pictures.
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