A visit from a two year old great grandson can be both exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. As it was for me when my granddaughter brought my great grandson , Brayden to see me last week.
When I saw both of the walking hand in hand, I thought to myself, how lucky I am to see this unfold before me. Boy, how he has grown since their last visit. When I admired his new glasses he was wearing and telling him how special he looked, brought out a great big smile on his face.
Once in the house, he was greeted by my dog Lola, a cute Shih tzu. Once she realized it was Brayden, who just happens to love “her ” toys, she immediately headed for under the sofa with only her little face and eyes exposed to see what was going to happen next.
Sure enough, off came the glasses with a swipe the hand and off he went after Lola. Between the barking of Lola and the “Sit Lola’s” from Brayden, I knew I was in for a busy visit.
Have you ever seen a 2 year old climb onto the sofa over to a counter stool and up through the pass through to the kitchen, well you have not lived a great grandmother’s life yet. The little guy is quick and adventurous, of course, I would never know where he got that from. All of this took place in just a matter of minutes of their arrival to the house.
Once retrieved by his mom, he was next to me on the sofa with flash cards, I had bought for him. That kept his interest for a full 5 minutes, then it was off the sofa and out to the screen patio. He loves going out there to blow bubbles . This kept him content till Lola decided she wanted to try and catch the popping bubbles.
It was back in the house for a treat of fruit cocktail. I learned that peaches are his favorite. I have lots of left over fruit cocktail minus the peaches, if interested.
After our snack, he was off to the surprise drawer, this is something I have done since becoming a grandmother for his mom, aunt and uncle. Lots of goodies from the Dollar store. Out came the crayons and coloring book. Wrong choice, he was not interested in the crayons for coloring yet, so I quickly exchanged the crayons for a piece of candy. Back in the drawer went the crayons for when he is a little older. We, great grands are still in the live and learn game.
Off he goes again, walking around the house to see what else he can do. He loves walking around and pointing at things and naming them. He has developed a great vocabulary. Great Gram does not want to brag, but. He finally stopped in front of the coffee table and off go the books to the floor. He proudly turned around with his hands up in the air and said “Sorry”. He picked them up and place on table and off he went.
The pine cones, on display in front of fireplace, was his next victim. Each one was taken out of the display basket and counted “one, four, two, five” in this most serious voice. What a pick me up, for great Gram.
It had been about an hour and half when his mom Kim says “I have to leave now Gram. I hope you don’t mind we had such a short visit. We will try to come back next week”. Back on go the glasses and hand in hand, they walk to the car. Lots of hugs and kisses and they drive off.
I went back inside and directly to the sofa. There I laid slowly slipping into a nice nap, thinking just how lucky I was to have grandchildren and a wonderful great grandson. Lola was already snoring under the sofa as I drifted off exhilarated and exhausted.
For you lucky enough to have grandchildren and blessed to have great grandchildren, send them a surprise arrival from their favorite grandmother or great grandmother. Gifts like the “Kids Just Wanna Have Fun Care Package“, a Crazy Crayon gift box, Play Doh, Cracker Jacks, Silly String and Rice Krispy Treats to list a few of the great items. Another great gift is the “Crayola Kids Gift Box“. Activities abound in this crazy Crayola gift box! Our designers have selected a unique variety of Crayola kids fun activities and snacks for this exclusive gift box. We’ve included a coloring book, crayons, Pez candy dispenser, bubbles and more. A great gift for kids of all ages!
Till next time, Ms. Honey.
