February 2 Special Sunday

Sunday:  Dylan is presently out of town, due back later tonight. Kelly was invited to a baby shower for the afternoon, so she asked if I could come over for a few hours this afternoon to be with the kiddos. Since Brendan's birthday is tomorrow (and I have a scheduled minor surgery), I figured I would bring his card and gifts today for him to open. 

I love these pictures of these grandchildren so much it makes my heart ache . . . the aching isn't a BAD ache ... it's just that I love them so much and am so thankful for them.

Brendan is opening the video game he asked for: "Dragon Quest III" for Nintendo Switch. Erin and Cal look very pleased about it too!

FOUR beautiful grandchildren ... such a blessing.

Look at Aidan being "king of the castle!" This is Brendan opening up his card from me--which, by the way, took me THREE hours to make! I don't know why cards take so long for me to make ... but I want them to be JUST RIGHT, you see.

Brendan read the card to his siblings ...

Then Brendan opened up the 3 volume "Charlie Brown" comic series--these are the very early Charles Schulz drawings of Charlie Brown and gang ... they are classic.

All of the kids thought this was a wonderful gift! Yay!

Brendan is an excellent reader and loves books--a true kindred spirit in that regard.

And then he opened the Percy Jackson books (Vol 4 and 5) and read me some of the humorous chapter titles!

Brendan has always had a keen sense of humor--I love this so much about him.

After the gift opening, Kelly left for the baby shower and I surprised Erin with a "Candy Land" game she has been asking for. We played several games of it! Erin is very fun to play games with.

Cal wanted me to play downstairs with him; so we did dinosaurs for awhile. Naturally, there was a big dinosaur WAR and everyone got killed. "They are ALL dead, gramma!" Cal told me this with great happiness!

Brendan brought down his Charlie Brown books to read while we all played together ...

Aidan was super pleased with these books too. Aidan is a tremendously good reader and loves comics.

I love to see this child smile ... he is SO intense in his little personality ... so DRIVEN it seems. I'm glad he loves to read. I love Aidan to pieces.

We built Cal's dinosaurs a CAVE for them to live in--but wouldn't you know it? A major storm came by and totally DESTROYED the cave. Imagine that!!!

Erin and I played a few games of "Guess Who?" as well. I love playing games with these guys.

Kelly returned home a little after 4:30 in the afternoon. The kiddos were glad to see her and I was too. I am still not very strong after that nasty round of vertigo I went through the last three days or so; I was glad to drive home and lay my body down.