In October we did some celebrating of sorts for a few milestones and memories in our lives. I decided at the beginning of the year that I wanted the kids to "know" their grandpas since both mine and Randy's dads have passed away. I got the idea to celebrate their birthdays every year. We have a little party for grandpa where we talk about them, read a story, or give some of our memories. So far for both birthdays we have also let the kids eat something that reminds us of our dads. For Grandpa
Zan, the kids got to try
sauerkraut (and even complained about the smell just like Randy did as a kid!) and drink some Dr. Pepper. For Grandpa Keith's birthday, we had Burger King in honor of him and after dinner, we went to the park and played a little baseball. Granted, we couldn't have a full on game with only five people but we did have fun smacking the ball around and running around the field. All of my kids have a knack for baseball and are really quite good at it. They must have learned some things from grandpa! I just wish he could be here to play with them.
B also had a big thing happen for her. She has had a loose tooth for quite some time that she just wouldn't get out of her mouth. It had been sitting there so long that the permanent tooth was coming in behind it. When we went to the dentist, I was hoping he would just pull it and get it over with, but unfortunately he just told her to get it out soon. We tried for days to get her to wiggle it. Finally, a few Mondays ago, she came home with a teeny tiny tooth in a plastic baggie and she was so excited! The story went like this according to her: She was on the bus, showing her friend across the row from her that her tooth was loose. She pushed on it a little with her tongue and it popped out flying to the girls seat across from her! The girl looked down, saw blood on the tooth, and said "Ew! There is blood on it!" Which of course made all the other girls grossed out by it! However it happened, we were just glad it was out. Since then, she has lost her other bottom tooth. Randy did the honors of getting that one all the way out for her! That permanent tooth is not coming in yet so she actually has a space like most kids do after losing a tooth! She is growing up too fast :(
In October we did some celebrating of sorts for a few milestones and memories in our lives. I decided at the beginning of the year that I wanted the kids to "know" their grandpas since both mine and Randy's dads have passed away. I got the idea to celebrate their birthdays every year. We have a little party for grandpa where we talk about them, read a story, or give some of our memories. So far for both birthdays we have also let the kids eat something that reminds us of our dads. For Grandpa Zan, the kids got to try sauerkraut (and even complained about the smell just like Randy did as a kid!) and drink some Dr. Pepper. For Grandpa Keith's birthday, we had Burger King in honor of him and after dinner, we went to the park and played a little baseball. Granted, we couldn't have a full on game with only five people but we did have fun smacking the ball around and running around the field. All of my kids have a knack for baseball and are really quite good at it. They must have learned some things from grandpa! I just wish he could be here to play with them.
B also had a big thing happen for her. She has had a loose tooth for quite some time that she just wouldn't get out of her mouth. It had been sitting there so long that the permanent tooth was coming in behind it. When we went to the dentist, I was hoping he would just pull it and get it over with, but unfortunately he just told her to get it out soon. We tried for days to get her to wiggle it. Finally, a few Mondays ago, she came home with a teeny tiny tooth in a plastic baggie and she was so excited! The story went like this according to her: She was on the bus, showing her friend across the row from her that her tooth was loose. She pushed on it a little with her tongue and it popped out flying to the girls seat across from her! The girl looked down, saw blood on the tooth, and said "Ew! There is blood on it!" Which of course made all the other girls grossed out by it! However it happened, we were just glad it was out. Since then, she has lost her other bottom tooth. Randy did the honors of getting that one all the way out for her! That permanent tooth is not coming in yet so she actually has a space like most kids do after losing a tooth! She is growing up too fast :(
That is such a good idea to remember them! I may have to copy you.
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