How do you tell your 3 month old grandaughter that when she grows up that boyfriends will be off limits ?
Well 3 month olds understand far more than you think …..Freya my grandaughter for example understood every word of her dressing down by grandad last week and as you can see from the picture she took this dressing down with the upmost seriousness and not only that…… grandad appears to be in complete control of the situation.
KENZO GET TOO SLEEP
The picture below was taken when baby Kenzo was a very small boy his poorly arm needed physio every day and grandad would take his turn ……after baby Kenzo,s work out grandad would lay there and pretend he was falling asleep so that baby Kenzo would fall asleep…..silly Vienna crept into the room and took this picture thinking we had both fallen asleep ……..tut tut would grandad do such a thing
ONE MORE GO ON THE LADDER GRANDAD
Well every picture tells a story…a visit too the park today did not go without tears …..Kenzo loved the ladders and jumping off the top of them into Grandads arms….the fact that top of the ladders were about 6 feet high and Kenzo did not always tell grandad when he was jumping was just a minor point (grandad has always been a good catch).
No the problem was our departure from the park (too early for Kenzo)….”one more go on the ladder Grandad” he kept saying …..well the picture below was taken on his last go on the ladder …well his sixth last go …with tears in his eyes but a smug grin of satisfaction ….he had got one over on Grandad
XAVIER THE BLACKBERRY SUCKER
Yesterday was the first birthday for Xavier my youngest grandson pictured below …..his love for remote controls is second only to a good old suck on Mummy or Daddies Blackberry mobile phones……is this why they don,t take good photo,s ? Grandad does wonder ……….well Xavier says not.. he tells me that a good old suck on a Blackberry mobile does it no harm at all ..and after all he is an expert in the blackberry sucking field.
SPENCER BOWLED BY GRANDAD
Like every true Yorkshireman Spencer my grandason fancied himself as a bit of a batsman …and after hitting his daddy for a few short singles and one well hit six over next doors fence in the back garden last year… grandad famed for his off spinners was called in for a bowl ….the picture below was taken as spencer took his guard for grandads first bowl
Now as you can see Spencer has a good defence stance ….but Grandad could just see Spencer had left his off stump exposed ….Grandads first bowl was hit away by Spencer to Mid-wicket for four runs ,well he ran four runs before his daddy found the ball behind the rabbit hutch…..this did not worry Grandad ..he knew that if he could just spin the ball off that daisy patch just outside Spencers off stump then Spencer would be out……and very next ball Grandad had his man ……below is Spencer holding whats left off his stumps
As you can see Spencer was less than happy …naughty Grandad
Spencer The Glory Supporter
Well the time was upon us for Spencer to attend his first football match …like his great grandad,grandad and daddy Spencer wanted to be a Luton Town supporter …fearful that Spencer was just glory supporting we urged him to support a local team like Leeds United or even Manchester United , but no Spencer insisted on signing up to be a life long Luton supporter (poor child).
Spencer was awake early the day of the game shouting “Luton Luton Luton” ..this was ok but we did explain to him that when visiting away matches it was not always in his best interests to shout “Luton Luton Luton” at the top of his voice …..in view that his Daddy and even his Grandad could run away from disgruntled home fans somewhat faster than he could…..how did Spencer get on? find out tomorrow ……below a picture of Spencer leaving home for the match
Well Spencer as you can see from the photogragh below arrived at the stadium in plenty of time for the match with thoughts of his first football pie on his mind i,m sure …..twenty two years earlier Grandad had taken Spencer,s Daddy too his first Luton Match at Everton …..alas the the last twenty two years have not been kind to the mighty Luton Town and Spencer,s first Match was against Guiseley …..”oh well the only way is up” Spencer said
Grandad first went too a Luton Town match when he was 3 years old in 1964 …..wow thats 47 years ago ,even so Spencer still had the front to say that i was only there for the pies (well after watching Luton for 47 years he may well have had a point) …below is a picture of Spencer with Grandad ….later that day Spencer was to meet a very famous man
Well there was one more suprise for Spencer ….Daddy and Grandad arranged it so that Spencer could meet the Luton Town chairman Nick Owen of T.V fame (photo below) ……well Spencer posed for a photogragh with him but was less than impressed claiming that not only was Grandad only here for the pies but Nick Owen was as well…..below a photo of Nick Owen,Spencer and Daddy.
PEAR AND MANGO SUPRISE….by Freya
From the day i was born you guys (my parents) force fed me my milk ..2oz ..then 3oz….4oz…every few hours you do it waking me and then shoving a bloody big bottle in my gob whether i want it or not!! and then not happy with that you proceed to thump me in the back several times causing me to bring up wind that i was quite happy to keep thank you very much!! also causing me on occasions to vomit (thats the fun bit)……but now your not happy with that!!!! ..OH NO….now!! you start giving me pear and mango suprise ….well let me tell you Mummy and Daddy i,ve got a suprise for you!! i,m not having it and as you can see from the photo below i,m sure not having it!! ..and further more there will be more instances like this for you to contend with until you give be my blasted milk back !! right.
Well i no where to bring my daughter when she is a stoppy teen and takes no notice of mommy or Daddy. Well don grandad x
Wonderful post and beautiful pictures, love how you capture the relationship between grandparent and grandchild – priceless. Marie x
Thank so much Marie ……and thank you so much for reading …..all new to me but i will be updating when i can …off to Spain for a week ….will be missing them all x
Have a great time in Spain, look forward to seeing more of your blogging. I have blogged for a while but just for me until now. It is wonderful to ‘meet’ so many lovely people. Marie
As A new Grandad myself I can see that this is a wonderful account of life between grandad and grandchild. Well done Ian. Your grandchildren are beautiful. I miss mine so much already..
Mark
well thank you Mark …..this blog stuff is new to me …….but i some how feel safer posting my thoughts on here rather than facebook ….this way i can edit comments ect……as i said to you the other day the pull of returning to see your little one will take over a small part of your life ….talk soon i,m sure lol
Thank you Grandad for sorting that out for me, mummy wasn’t listening she kept telling me i need to eat or ill wake her up at night how selfish. I chose to be a good girl this morning and eat all my baby rice in return i got a whole 180ml of milk. love you Freya xxx
Well thank you Freya thats really sweet of you…..and if mummy and daddy cause you any more trouble just you let grandad know xx