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12/9/2013 6:37 pm

The Best Christmas Present Ever

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A collage of my very best Christmas presents ever. My Amanda who was my miracle baby, and her three , Natalie 9, Milo 6 and 11 months, (he says to me, "don't forget the months, Grandma"). and our princess, Georgia 4. I left my -in-law out because, while he is loved by all of us, he was Amanda's present, not mine.

Amanda is in the left upper corner. This was taken 2 years ago and is my favorite picture of her since she grew up. She is on a cruise with her husband's family, their favorite family vacation.

Below her are pictures of Natalie and Milo just before their Gymnastics Christmas Program in 2010. Georgia was always with us when we went to class, but she was too young to participate.
She walked for the first time trying to get out on the floor to join her brother and sister. Unfortunately, they moved before she was old enough to join. So now, she wants to be a ballerina princess instead. I made Natalie's costume. She is supposed to be a present for her instructor. I was impressed with how much she learned, although she never really took to it. Milo was in the beginning class and loved it. He was always wanting to do what the older boys were doing, and trying to get to the highest point in the gym. His favorite was the trampoline. We are trying to find him a gymnastic studio close to their new house.

Top right is the first Christmas with Georgia and bottom right is the whole bunch last year in their new house. Notice the doll house in the background. Grandma got a bigger kick out of it than the girls did, I think. Girls don't play with them like I did back in what my daughters call "The Stone Age" Now, they play Sims, which is like a doll house on the computer. Milo, however, likes it, especially the bathroom. Why do boys go for bathroom humor all the time? I raised girls, so his fascination with all things bathroom and bodily functions mystifies me.

I think all of us who have and grandchildren will agree that they are among the best things in our lives. Mine brighten my life every day with their antics and their love. Christmas is such a magical time when are involved. I am richly blessed.

Rosi

spiritwoman45

12/9/2013 8:50 pm

They are indeed treasures. Ming got me through my toughest times. Hard to stay in bed depressed when a 2 year old is jumping up and down on you saying "get up, Nonie. It's a sunny day". Back then she was my sunny day.

Spiritwoman ^i^

SilverRosi65 replies on 12/9/2013 9:50 pm:
Exactly Spirit. No matter how depressed I got, I still had two kids to take care of and then my grandchildren. My grandson is a hugger. One day he and his mom took me to the doctor. My blood pressure was up, so I asked Milo to give me a hug. He did, and my blood pressure dropped ten points. So now he believes he has magic hugs. And he does! at least for me.

bijou624

12/9/2013 10:58 pm

Hi Rosi: Your grandchildren are so cute and they all look so happy and confident.

SilverRosi65 replies on 12/11/2013 5:59 pm:
Thank you bijou. We all work hard to make sure they are that way. Takes a whole family to raise healthy kids today. No, it always takes a whole family to raise healthy kids, always has.

dinty3 80M

3364 posts
12/10/2013 6:15 am

Real bundles of Joy. So far all the comments have been right on target.

SilverRosi65 replies on 12/11/2013 6:07 pm:
Thank you Dinty. I wanted to take a moment to tell you how much I like your photo here. I have been reading a series of books about a French Canadian dectective. The latest book in the series has him investigating a murder in a monestary deep in the northern Canadian wilderness. Somehow, when I look at your picture next to your comments, I think of that book and those monks. When I look at the full photo, I can see the truth, but from this small section, you like like a monk in robes with long wide white cuffs staning at the door of the monastary. Always makes me smile.

Hawkslayer 88M

13369 posts
12/10/2013 7:26 am

Lovely looking children, they look so happy and are obviously enjoying life.

Alfie...

It only takes a drop of ink to make a million people think. There are many stories.

SilverRosi65 replies on 12/11/2013 6:12 pm:
Thank you Alfie. We are enjoying having them in our lives too.

Abelle2 83F

31257 posts
12/10/2013 7:58 am

Your comment about boys being fascinated with bathroom humor brought a thought...when my brother was little he found mom's fingernail polish and polished his willie. Mom said he was not happy with her when she used polish remover on it.

Your grandchildren are adorable!

SilverRosi65 replies on 12/11/2013 6:19 pm:
Ouch, Anne. That must have really hurt. But I can see why he would want to decorate it. My grandson, when he was 3, would get upset at his mom for telling him no, especially in the morning when he was most demanding, and knew he would be disciplined for saying things or hitting his mom. So he would walk away from her, pull down the zipper of his pjs and turn to face his mom, hold the front open and just "show" her his package. It was so funny, at that age, he was asserting his dominance the only way he could think of. We all had to fight to keep from laughing at him. Thanks for your complements.

honeycup12 83F

886 posts
12/10/2013 8:16 am

Hugs can relieve stress and that hugs was just what you need. Grandchildren are wonderful.

I am so proud of my daughter this past few months. I do not know what I would have done with out her. She has been my taxi for so many things.

SilverRosi65 replies on 12/11/2013 6:56 pm:
Yes, honey, hugs from grandchildren are special. I am glad your daughter has helped you. My daughter did the same taxi service for me for almost 3 years while I was laid up with my hip. I would have been lost without her. Her comment to me when I tried to thank you was the is was only a small bit she could do to repay all that I had done for her sister and her while they were growing up. We do it for them out of our love, but isn't it nice that they want to do the same for us as of result of that love?

Robyn363 83F

3475 posts
12/10/2013 9:27 am

Children can make us so happy. Even when we are feeling a bit low, in come the kids and everything changes. They have such a different outlook on the world than we have. They are gorgeous kids.

SilverRosi65 replies on 12/11/2013 6:57 pm:
[size 3} Thank you Robyn. I was happy to hear of your recent happiness.