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| AvaSophia and Grandpa at the ranch |
Who wants
to look at pictures of someone’s kids and grandkids? Especially when everyone knows that their own
kids and grandkids are the cutest, smartest, most athletic, and exceptional in
the history of mankind. Despite that
truth, indulge me and let me torture you with a few photos of my newest
granddaughter, AvaSophia Ciel Severino.
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| Never let Grandpa babysit. (It's only water.) |
Ava is a miracle baby, but that’s a story for another
time. She is a bundle of energy and
never stops running, dancing, and getting into things from the time she gets up
in the morning until she finally goes to sleep at night.
But there is a nap, if we’re lucky. That
little girl sucks the energy out of Grandma and me like a garage vacuum sucks
up sawdust. But nothing gets to me like that little angel running to me with outstretched arms yelling, "Grandpa, Grandpa." "Gammie" has the same reaction when it's her turn.
My daughter
Shannon and husband Steve drove nine hours from the Los Gatos area to visit us Memorial Day weekend. Unbelievable. It took two or
three hours sitting in bumper to bumper traffic before they escaped the bay
area. That’s a real ordeal with an
energetic baby and an equally energetic dog stuck in the car. Seeing four cars in the 8 mile trip from
Greenhorn Ranch to Quincy
is a traffic jam for Gayle and me.
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| She steers by pulling an ear. |
I hope barbeques on our deck, walks around the ranch to see
the horses, a visit to our old fashioned cowboy bar, walks in the woods, and a
general exposure to mountain living will create memories in Ava Sophia, but
what does anyone remember from the time they were 1 ½ years old?
But thirty years from now, there will be old photos in a dusty album – oops, those are
obsolete now. Well, maybe it will be a
picture on a disc or somewhere in the air accessible by a new form of
technology. In any case, the question will arise, “Who’s that old bearded guy
I’m riding on?”
Come bumper to bumper, come traffic jam: Family shall always prevail. . .
ReplyDeleteI sure hope so, Judy.
DeleteCome stuck in traffic with a baby and a pet dog, to arriving a little late for the family gathering; pales to the ultimate joy of coming together as a family,again! Precious moments, indeed!. . .
ReplyDeletePrecious and irreplaceable. That's our greatest complaint in living so far from our families. Thanks, Judy.
DeleteAva Sophia looks like an exceptionally beautiful little girl. I have granddaughters as well and of course they are beautiful too. It was very disappointing for me to not have a daughter. However a 9 year old girl on my street and I became very good friends 8 years ago. She became like a daughter to me. She spent many many days at my house and always ran straight to my home when she got off the school bus. We had lots of fun together, then she turned 12. At 12 1/2 I began thanking God for my sons. Holy cow what a change they go through for a few years. She in now almost 18 and she is finally becoming human again. Little girls are the greatest, always hopping or skipping or twirling or spinning. So much energy and love. But thank you God for my sons.
ReplyDeleteJim Loar
They do "mutate" into something weird around puberty. You and I are old enough to remember Al Capp the famous cartoonist. He said, "No one likes teenagers except other teenagers." Fortunately they regain consciousness and, as you said, become human beings. But, just like you, Jimmy, I love my kids and grandkids. There's nothing like it.
DeleteI TOTALLY get this, bro. Nothin like grandkids!
ReplyDeleteBetween Gayle's and mine, we have 7 now, ranging from 1 1/2 to 26, 4 boys and 3 girls. So far 3 have graduated from Los Gatos High. I always wonder if they've ever seen my name and Glen Dennee's name on that football trophy from the '50s stored in the trophy case at L.G. High.
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