I am surprised that I can experience two amazing roles of
being a grandparent from two different perspectives in one weekend.
In Tulsa, we had a sleepover with one year old Simone and 5 ½
year old Millie. The evening includes dancing, dinner, and Papa holding Simone
as she feel asleep on his chest. The morning started with Millie, Simone
and I were all out on the porch listening to birds, watching the Koi in the pond, eating
more blueberries than I had ever imagined, and then playing on the floor.
Simone crawled with such a dedicated gait, across the room, stood up next to the coffee table, went to her diaper
bag, rummaged through it and discovered a green polka dot dress with a ruffle
on it. Victorious, she crawled to the kitchen, bringing the dress with her, where I stood .
She locked her eyes with mine, and with one hand holding
onto the dress, held her sleep shirt up and almost over her head with the
other. She was ready to change clothes! I must admit, one of my favorite things
about being a grandparent is watching our grandkids tell us exactly what they
need. They know how to do it so beautifully!
In New Mexico, the grandkids went camping with their parents
around Las Vegas. At 3 1/2 and 2 years old, Sage and Ash are little mountain men.
They hike, explore, sleep in a tent, and are up for adventure. When they called
Cece and Papa after the weekend trip they told us they loved climbing and
camping and seeing all the animals. Hearing the joy of the whole family from
their weekend adventure warms my heart. It makes planning another trip as soon as possible another must!
I treasure these connections.
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