I Heart My Grandchildren

 My grandchildren are getting older.  All but one are between nine and twelve.  They don't need me to read stories to them any more.  But they still like to make sugar cookie and decorate them.

(This picture is out of order.  The last time I tried to move it it went into cyber space and I had to start over.)  Another thing they still like to do is play games.

Megan and I had a hard fought game of checkers.  We started this game of Scrabble and Michael came and we started over with him.  Megan was the scorekeeper which was a good way for her to practice her math.  Being a grandmother/teacher I have to guard against making every thing a lesson but I am thrilled when some skills are involved in our games.  She used the dictionary a lot during our Scrabble game.  She found two or three words I really didn't think were words.  It was a good thing she did look them up!

They also spent a lot of time hunting with the bb guns we keep here.  They did get one starling.  Hubs made them bury it :)

I hope you get to spend some time with the people you heart :)