A great joy in my life is the time I spend with my grandchildren. It is a time when I can be a child again as well. It seems to me that the innocence of young children is infectious - allows us "grown ups" to forget the burdens placed on us ( incl. by our selves).
A few weeks ago I spent a long weekend with Gus and Hugo. Gus as always can be a little overwhelming but just a joy by rewarding us with his love and enthusiasm. Hugo is starting to know and trust me even though I see him only a few times a year. The occasion was a party to celebrate Hugo turning 2 years old. Everyone seemed to have a great time! The occasion reinforced my love for the family - as if that was necessary.
Earlier in the year I spent a weekend in Sydney and caught up with Michael's ans Shannon's little boy, Boston. It was wonderful to have Boston throw the ball to me and play as soon as I arrived. We continued to have a great time together.
I know I will have many more wonderful times with the boys. Thus I am also looking forward later in the year for Krista's and Sonya's new additions to the wider family. I pray each day that all will go well for their births.
More regularly I see Maureen's girls - her 5 grand daughters are mine as well. The 4 living in Canberra are aged from 18 months to 7years. It is always fun to spend time with them and they return their love to me many times over. I know that they also keep Maureen young at heart.
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Hi Dad - what whimsical little ditties. Shall nbe checking this out over comes days, weeks, motnhs etc to see what else has been on your mind. keep it up! Love, Ben
Hmm, spell-check on this thing would be nice, just read my first post chock-full of typos. Great start to proceedings for me.
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