Fancy Free Flynn Fam

I had so much fun last October when I went to Disneyland with Bek and "the boys". They always make me feel so welcome and needed. I was walking along behind them and this was what I saw. I love this family so much. I love how they interact. I love their individual personalities. Caden is practically dancing, he is so pleased to be here. Brock always needs to have a map, "Grammie, can I have that map?" Tadhg, Mr. Independent is out in front, leading the way. And then there are Bek and Curt... all this wonderful family because two people fell in love.
Lucky Grammie to have this view!

The need to play

This week's class didn't include the normal Wednesday challenge so I decided I needed to play a little on my own. First I spent about half a day Thursday (always when I am able to get to the Wed challenge) getting all of my digi-scrapping elements reorganized. When I first started downloading all of the fun 2Ps freebie kits I renamed them! That makes for a nightmare now that I have a whole googalin of them!! I found some more kits that I'd passed up the first time around and added them as well.



I went looking for a fun photo to use for Jessica's Photoshop Friday prompt and ended up with this one from Disneyland last October. It makes me remember what fun we had and now I want to dive in and get the rest of it scrapped.

Grandparenting... it's the best!

One of the most wonderful epiphanies I ever had was several years ago when I had pushed my then little 5 year-old grandson into a melt down because I wanted to be his mommie instead of his grammie. It was then that I realized that I am no longer the Mommie-enforcer... I am the Grammie-spoiler. I love this new title. I don't have to make sure they eat their vegetables, do their homework, etc. I just get to love them. They still need to obey Grammie's rules, and they do when I am the one in charge. But that is the beauty... I am not usually the one in charge!

I got to spent 3 wonderful days at Disneyland with three of my favorite boys... Tadhg, Caden & Brock. How can life get any better than interacting with my grandsons at the "Happiest Place on Earth"?

This trip was the culmination of a wonderful 30-day adventure of visiting all 13 of our grandchildren. Sadly our grandchildren are spread from coast to coast. Luckily we can travel!

September found us in West Virginia visiting Makenzie and Preston. They are happily awaiting another sibling in May 2008.

Then it was on to Michigan to visit with Brandon, Melissa, Bryan and Braden. We got to go to their "fall festival" called Barn Daze and I ate quite possibly the best Kettle Corn I've ever had!

Fortunately, we have 3 little sweeties, Ashton, Christian and Roxie that are only 20 minutes from our house and we get to see them frequently.

We have another local married son and his wife that are expecting their first in May 2008. (Yes two in May 2008).

Then there is little Riley Tyler, what a sweet baby. I have been able to see him several times in his short little 5-months in our family even though he lives in CA... much too far away for this Grammie's liking.

So, I'm back to where I started... being a Grammie is the best! I love each one of these wonderful little people and I am so thankful that they each have mommys and daddys that love and adore them and discipline them and do all those hard things that I was doing not so long ago.