Influencing the grandkids

[Rob S.]

She apparently knows more than most college students these days.

[Redman]

At family Christmas gathering.....
Papa with oldest and youngest grandkids, cousins.
Yes, the 12yo is my heigth.

THe older set of grandkids are 12 & 8, and the younger set are 5 & 3. ANd is great to see how well they all get along.

ANd our son and SIL and daughter and DIL are all good friends.

(.. . . . . )

[650Skull]

IMG_20240111_122116.jpg Grandaughter, (lives in NZ), and I Skype quite a bit. After 10 min of fooling around we get into the serious conversations. Serious face.

[Eli69]

I was surprised to see the 8 year old grand kid is running for office. Hope I don't get involved in any family corruption conspiracies. Don't want to be a drag on his political career.

https://youtu.be/QgO_7hxA5OI

[Eli69]

Went winter camping with a grandkid this past weekend. We got to our spot early afternoon and set up camp. After that we went for a walk. Down by the crik:



Found some old logging equipment and a deer shed.





Temps got down to below 10 degrees F overnite. We went for a shorter hike after morning coffee and cocoa and packing up camp. The kid wanted to stay out another night but he had school Monday. Mom and Dad made sure he had enough warm clothes.

[Redman]

I was surprised to see the 8 year old grand kid is running for office. Hope I don't get involved in any family corruption conspiracies. Don't want to be a drag on his political career.

https://youtu.be/QgO_7hxA5OI

Hey, as 2nd grade president he can show all the other kids about winter camping and finding deer antlers.

ANy election results yet?

[Redman]

Had the 9 & 12 yo grandkids here for most of the day Saturday.
We had a little bit of adventure along the channel and out on the pier.


THey like to jump and hop along the big ballast rocks.

THey call it "rock hopping". I recall 35-40 years ago, I didnt want my kids doing that, cuz it was slow going, and I probably had other things I wanted to get home for. Now, with grandkids, we are there specifically for them - although I did tell them to slow down, cuz didnt want to have to call their Mom and Dad to meet us at the Emergency Room.




Then, back home, they had a new experience with ol' Papa.




9 yo wasnt too interested other than to just take a look.

12yo seemed a little more interested.
Can kinda see the groves. ANd can see how that little pointy thing rides in the groves. Hey can see little wires.

I pointed out that one feature of the LPs is having the album cover and maybe an insert to read.

He is in middle school band this year, and also stated some interest in school jazz band that he can do next year.
So we had some Harry James and some Duke Elington. And since he is percussionist that likes marimba and vibrphone, we also had some some Lionel Hampton.

[Eli69]

I picked up a couple kites at the 5andbelow store. They were actually $5.55 but they fly pretty well.



The crazy little one dresses himself. But once he heard I had kites he insisted I bring them over immediately!!!



This picture is from down the road a ways. I guess the easter bunny passed out from carrying all the candy he brought them.

[Redman]

Took the 3yo and 5yo to library.

3yo: Look sista, Papa gonna take a picture, look sista.....

5yo: Oh, not another picture. Papa, why so many pictures?

[Redman]

5yo (almost 6) does a lot of drawings.
I have not ever done much.

Here we both had fun trying to draw pictures of some shells.
THis is the largest extent of any of my drawings.



Later I had to write names on the sheets so mine would not be confused with hers.

[Redman]

Apparently Little Bub saw some kids binoculars in a store, and told his mom he wanted those so he "could go look for birds with Papa". So she got them for him.
ANd he contacted me to tell me "bring your binoculars, Papa, so we can go look for birds."

So we did.



We went to a park that has a big walkway out into a marsch.
He was so excited, and I was so happy. It was fun. He was actaully intersted and engaged in looking for what he could see.
Saw a handfull of specics, some of which I could not identify.
Did see an immature bald eagle passing overhead, and Little Bub had fun immatating it.

Some Quotes:
Oh, there is one, oh, it flew away.
Oh, there is one, I see it, I see it, now it flew away.
THat one sounds like a frog.
Papa, they should be called Orange wing blackbirds.

[argonsagas]

"Papa, they should be called Orange wing blackbirds."

I have had that same thought and so have my own kids when they see them at the nearby lake (more like a large pond, but it is called a lake).
We feed the birds year-round in our yard and get many visitors.
A favourite is a tiny nuthatch that is very friendly and comes within inches of us and sits on the feeder or handrail of the deck.
I do not know how long they live but this one has been coming here for about two years.

[Eli69]

He's a stunta.....

[GSXR7ED]

The Kids are growing up so fast!

Thanks for posting pics!

[Redman]

Rode to daughters house last night, stayed over to stay with kids today.
This morning we step outside to go to a park.
3yo says "Papa's motorcycle, we can all ride Papa motorcycle."
6yo says "No! No! But we can sit on it."