Tuesday, August 28, 2007

NOTHIN' LIKE A GOOD OLD VACATION

WE HAD A GREAT VACATION....NOTHING IS BETTER THAN SPENDING IT WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. MY HEART SWELLS WITH PRIDE AT EACH ONE OF OUR 6 CHILDREN; THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE GOALS THEY HAVE REACHED OR ARE WORKING ON AND JUST THE WONDERFUL PERSONS THEY HAVE BECOME. AND WE LOVE THE SPOUSES AS WELL.....WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT TIME TOGETHER!!

AND WHAT A JOY TO BE A GRANDPARENT. WE GOT TO MET OUR NEWEST GRAND BABY JILL....HAPPY BABY I HAVE EVER SEEN. SHE WAS ALWAYS SMILING NEVER CRIED ONCE, TIL MY DAUGHTERS SHAUNA AND JEN TALKED TO HER IN HER FACE AND SHE CRIED AWFUL. (WOULDN'T YOU IF SOMEONE WAS IN YOUR FACE....IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY I MUST SAY.)

OUR SON'S DAUGHTER RORY HAS THIS HUGE CRUSH ON GRANDPA. I COULD OF LAUGHED WHEN WE WERE WATCHING TV AFTER HE HAD SWUNG HER ON THE SWING AND HE KEPT DOZING IN THE CHAIR. RORY WAS SITTING BY ME AND STARTED TO CRY..."WHAT IS WRONG?" I ASKED. "I CAN'T TALKED TO HIM HIS EYES ARE CLOSED!" I TOLD HER HE DOES THAT ALL THE TIME JUST GO OVER AND WIGGLE HIS KNEE AND YOU CAN TALK TO HIM ALL YOU WANT. SHE QUIETLY WENT OVER, SHOOK HIS KNEE AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HIM A WAKE FOR A TALK. KIDS ARE JUST SO CUTE!!! SHE LIKES HER GRANDPA.

ELY THEIR SON CARRIES ON THE MOST INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS. I HAD GREAT FUN WITH EACH ONE EITHER PLAYING GAMES, GOING ON WALKS, PLAYING IN THE WATER AND GIVING LOTS OF HUGS AND KISSES. I AM SO LUCKY!!! WE MISSED OUR OTHER 3 GRAND CHILDREN THAT COULDN'T COME. BUT EACH MOMENT SPEND WITH THEM IS PRICELESS.

WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE ALL OUR CHILDREN THERE BUT ONE.....COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER VACATION!!!

2 comments:

shauna said...

It was a lot of fun, but too short for me! Can't wait for the next get-together!

jen said...

Hey to clarify things, jill never cried when I looked at her!! I believe it was just Shauna and maybe Denise who were sitting by her when she was crying. She loves me. jen