Grammy time and how I feel being a Grammy!

I love children so this time has been very special for me. I am lucky to have my children within a few hours to a few minutes from me. I was most excited for my children to be able to explore parenthood and really take advantage of all the adventurous things to do. This includes all the 'new' and updated things that maybe I looked up in Dr. Spock or asked my Mother. The girls nowadays have so many options and information available to them, it really amazes me.
I really think being a grandmother to your grandchildren is a guideline set up by your daughters, sons and partners, especially the daughter-in-laws. Maybe when my grandchildren are older, I will have more freedom in what we do but right now it is very organized and because they are all so young, it is very stipulated what I do with them.

I am actually feeling my way through these beginning stages but I do keep in mind that I already raised my own children and really enjoyed them and what we did together. These new babies are my grandchildren and it is someone else's turn to parent. What fun it was though! I do miss those times but I guess that is why we have memories!! Well, atleast for awhile. Love those babies!!

A Day with Sebastian

I have been a grandmother for a few years, 3 3/4 years in fact. What a wonderful experience it is. I probably never thought too much about grandparents and their time with the grandchildren, other than just giving them time with my four children anytime they wanted to come by. I feel now that it is important to really enjoy these formative years with your grandbabies, because they are part of us grandparents for such a short time. Short-time meaning the babies grow-up and start activities of their own with their parents and family.

On St. Patrick's Day I went over to the East coast of Florida and I had organized an activity with my grandson at his school. I was going to read a story to him and his class about St. Patrick's Day. I searched all over for an appropriate book for him and his friends (ages 3 to 6 yrs.) and found one at Barnes and Nobles. It was not too long, had beautiful pictures and pop-up parts and told them about the basics of St. Patrick's Day...the shamrock, the jig, the green juice, green grapes, Irish stew and of course parades and a few bits of information about this cultural holiday.

As a treat, I also baked shamrock cookies with all sorts of sprinkles and frostings. In addition, there was green jello which another grandma had brought. We had a wonderful snack time and I was so pleased that the 'little ones' enjoyed the cookies.

I am a teacher and really enjoyed the experience of being in Sebastian's classroom. It was a Montesorri school which I had did not know that much about...but was very impressed as I watched the children doing their 'tasks'.

What I appreciated the most was the photo that my daughter-in-law took with Sebastian putting his head on my lap as I read to the children. He really wanted to show ownership which was so loving! A wonderful day!!