It's Great Being Grandpa!!

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The Lord has blessed me in so many ways and close to my heart are my grandchildren.

Sammy and Charlie


Alex, Sammy, and me at the Des Moines zoo

Donna, Penny, and me again at the zoo

I made wooden swords for the boys (all six of them) but had to put them away after several of us received savage slashes at the hands of young swordsmen

Shaving with Cole and Hunter. Later Alex wanted nothing to do with it but Sammy thought it was the cool thing to do

Alex will start kindergarten this fall

Here is a marvel that I started with the boys when each of them were about 1 1/2 years old. I took them in my arms to the cuckoo clock and we waited in anticipation for the birdie to appear. I would knock on the wall and say "hello cuckoo, hello cuckoo" and when the door opened and he did pop out it suprised each of them so they would jump in my arms. Now they wait for the cuckoo too appear each time they come to Grandpas house.

Gardening is fun and a good teaching time but the poor plants sure suffered under Sammy's feet

Cole loves being a cowboy where ever he goes and wants me to call him 'partner'

Hunter is a handfull and reminds me of his dad at that age

Later I will be sure to include pictures of me, Wes, and Maddox.