Last Saturday, we celebrated the birthdays of two of our grandchildren -- Niland, who turned 3 on July 19; and his brother, Ben, who turned 1 on July 20. Yes, a day apart in birthdays! The entire family showed up at their house, and, since it was raining, everyone pretty much stayed inside. Thankfully, their house has a huge room over the garage that is the boys' play room, and it contained an air-filled bouncy contraption -- you know, you've seen them at parties and at fairs. They have a blower that fills them with air, the kids get in and jump around, and the parents have to drag them out because they don't want to come. So we had 3 toddler grandsons bouncing to their hearts' delight in that thing! I got tired just watching them! And Ben, even though he couldn't get in it, tried his level best to climb that inflated slide, only to slip back down into my awaiting arms. He's a determined little fellow!
When I finally got to greet Niland, I hugged him and said, "Happy birthday, Niland!" He hugged me back and said, "Happy birthday, Nana!" It made my heart sing with laughter! That's one memory that I will cherish in the 'too cute' category.
Last March, we were at another grandson's birthday party, and Niland went with us. After the cake and ice cream, we headed outdoors to let Niland use the swing that hung from a large tree in the front yard. We were the only ones there for a while, but later, others flowed from the house to catch a breath of fresh air. Niland let his cousins use the swing and decided to pick up some of the numerous pine cones that were in the yard. As he wandered, he held up some of the pine cones in his hands to show one of the visiting mothers. "Look!" he said as he held them up. "Wow, those are awesome!" was the animated reply. Niland slowly lowered the pine cones in his hands and looked at them, clearly puzzled, and then he looked up and explained, "They not awesome! They pine cones!" And he was right!
Have a blessed day.
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