Ava Feeding Herself

I am so thankful for each developmental milestone Ava reaches.  I was so happy to see that she was very interested in feeding herself yogurt.  She wanted to hold the spoon in her left hand.  Ava continues to develop at her own rate.  Of course, she is  a princess and can do whatever she wants to do.

Five Grandchildren Stay with Us for Two Nights

 Evan liked his chocolate cream stick for breakfast.

 The two younger ones sort of playing together.

 Josh and Evan playings on Lego.com.

Kori playing with the Madeline dolls.

We have the 5 grandchildren for 3 days/2 nights.  Busy but fun time.  Kori is a great helper.

Happy 39th Anniversary

This blog would not be happening if Gerry and I had not pledged our love 39 years ago.  Happy Anniversary and Happy Life to our children and grandchildren.  Love to all.

Evan Sleeps Over

 Evan spent the night with us on Wednesday.   We started the evening with yogurt at Lola's. How fun!!  Evan chose chocolate yogurt with marshmallows, gummie bears and mini chocolate chips.

 Evan on the train at our library.

Evan playing with the train track while he waits for the Naturalist program to begin.  The theme was "Under Your Foot."  Evan got to hold a snake, touch and examine a worm, look at a mouse, cricket and other things in the ground.  It was a wonderful presentation.  When I asked Evan if he wanted to go to the library for a program.  He asked, "Will it be good?"  I told I didn't know if it would be fun and that we could leave if he did not like it.  Evan told us after the presentation, "I loved it." We had a lot of fun with Evan spending the night with us.  He is a sweetie.  We saw a friend downtown and she said, "Oh, he looks like his uncle."  We hear that a lot about Evan. 

Father's Day Fun 2013

 Father/Daughter love.

 Daughter, Father and Son-in-law (the wonderful father of our precious grandchildren).

 My sister and brother-in-law with grandson Ty.

 Gerry with his Mom and Dad.

 Pappy with his little princess granddaughter.

 Grammie swinging Aval

 Fun time in the swing.

 Grandson Evan eating a cookie (of course).

 Smiley guy Ty having fun in the swing.

 Our gymnast granddaughter on the balance beam in our backyard.

Ending Father's Day by reading to 2 grandchildren.
We had a wonderful Father's Day and birthday celebration for Alisson.  Yummy food and great family time.  The kiddos had fun in our kiddie pool and playing with the squirt toys.

Miss Ava

 Ava likes to use her brother's blue crib sheet as her security blanket.  I am trying very hard to have her want this pink blankie.  Wish me luck.

 Ava playing at Grammie and Pappy's house.

Ava crawling to the camera.

Ava will not smile on command, but, she will yell "Hi" on command.  Don't you love the teeth.

Summer 2013 with Grandchildren

 Sweet Ava on her Winnie the Pooh sitting/riding toy.  Evan is chatting with her.  He loves his little sister so much and is so nice to her.  She is one lucky little girl.

Ty on his riding toy.

 
 Kori on her scooter.

After playing outsde, the kiddos all got baths.  The two boys are watching Toy Story for the millionth time with Pappy.  We had so much with the little ones this afternoon for a couple of hours.

Grammie Date

I had a Grammie date with granddaughter Kori.  We saw the Horizon Youth Theatre performance of Aladdin Jr.  It was wonderful.  We then went to get ice cream.  Kori got a Buckeye sundae.  She thanked me for the sundae and for taking her to Aladdin.  What a sweetie pie!!  She is growing so tall.  I told that in two years she will be taller than I am.  I am used to being the shrimp in the family.

Special Time with Grandkiddos

I love nice weather.  The grandkiddos are having their cookie snack on their individual chairs.  This is a great way to keep the crumbs off of the kitchen floor.  Little Ava is getting into the routine with her older brothers.  So cute!!!  I know I have said this before, but, I love being a Grammie.

Grammie Time with Ava Grace

I (Grammie) got to have Ava come and play for a couple of hours last evening.  I had such fun with her.  She, now, however, comes right to my camera when I want to get a picture of her.  She is looking older these days. 

Time with Grandchildren

 I got to have 4 of our grandchildren over to play with in the morning.  It was a beautiful day and we played outside and went for a walk.  The children were ready to come in and chill.  I let them relax with technology.  Even Ava wants to do the IPAD.

Josh is playing a game on PBS Kids.  He is really concentrating.   I had so much fun with the four little ones.

Grandson Graduates from Kindergarten

 Grammie and Pappy with the proud kindergarten graduate.

 Josh with Mommy and Daddy after his Kindergarten program and graduation.

 Happy Josh.

 Josh in deep thought.

Josh received his kindergarten diploma from the principal.

A Day at the Zoo or Crazy Grandparents take Grandchildren to the Zoo in the Rain

 We had planned to take the grandkiddos to the zoo on what was supposed to be a sunny day and 76 degrees.  Ohio weather changed to light rain.  Since we are zoo members, we thought, let's go and see how it goes.  The children were not bothered by the rain.  They did better in the rain than hot or cold weather at the zoo.  The two older ones did not want garbage bags on.  The three little ones wore the white kitchen garbage bags we brought.  We had umbrellas, too.  This photo was taken just after they had their picnic lunch under a covered area watching the elephants as entertainment.  We got to see the 17 foot crocodile without any waiting (probably attendance was down due to the rain).  We had a fun time inspite of the rain.

The grandkiddos got to choose an endangered animal to stuff themselves.  They named their animal, got a birth certificate and an empty box of food with their diet and habitat information on the back of the box.  E got a rattlesnake, J got a frog, K got an orangutan, T got a toad.

 Ava did not want her picture taken with her brothers and sister.  So, here is Princess Ava with her cheetah.

We so love being Grammie and Pappy.

Our Little Beach Bunny

Is she the cutest or what!!!  Hi sweetie.  Love you.

Mother's Day 2013

Siblings, spouses and kiddos all together.  Love you all.

All of my grandchildren together today.

 

 

Happy Travelers

I am already missing my darling grandchildren.  Love and Hugs to all.  See you soon!!!

Grammie Time with Grandkiddos

 On Tuesday, I got to have three of my younger grandchildren with me.  I wanted to get a picture of them by our tulips.

 This afternoon I had a couple of hours of Grammie time just with Ava.  She is developing so many skills recently.

Just another sweet picture of Ava playing this afternoon with me.  She repeated Pappy today but will not say Grammie.  When I ask her to say Grammie, she gives me a kiss.  Too precious.