Being a grandad

Well Richard i,ve yet too meet a child that did,nt .I still think camping or caravanning is one of the finest holidays a child can have.

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Our grandson and only grandchild will see his second Christmas this year. Sadly we see him too infrequently as he lives about three hours away. Love to see and 'talk' to him weekly on FaceTime mind and when we do visit, boy do we spoil him. What amazes me is how quickly he is growing up and how precious our time with him is! I reckon he is the smartest, most handsome and happy grandson anyone has ever had but of course, we all say that don't we!

Think 'facetime' is a brilliant invention for keeping in touch with 'distant' families. Aged parent finds it really helpful to see the people she's talking to

Our daughter & son in law made us grandparents for the first time in September, our grandson is a fantastic little chap, always look forward to them visiting. But next year we will be child minding when daughter goes back to work. I hope he likes caravanning as we hope to take him away with us.

He will love it Richard and so will you both. It's great, you can now do the silly things that you were embarrassed about doing because you thought you were too old.....

I have my G/son here for a sleepover, we took the Dogs out in the dark for a walk. We both had head torches, He loved the crunch of the frosted meadow as we walked. I stopped us all, turned off both our head torches & just stood still & quiet. Tawney Owls having a hoot off close by. He loved it. He got respect for wildlife & a positive experience of the dark-I love being a G/dad

Younger members of our family loved doing 'daft' things with grandparents, especially when overworked parents were in need of a break.

one of my favourite old photos is of dad, our boys, and the dogs letting their hair down on the beach. Dad, sadly, is no longer with us. my boys remember time spent with him fondly (Mrs Steve)

Younger members of our family loved doing 'daft' things with grandparents, especially when overworked parents were in need of a break.

one of my favourite old photos is of dad, our boys, and the dogs letting their hair down on the beach. Dad, sadly, is no longer with us. my boys remember time spent with him fondly (Mrs Steve)

That's the glory Mrs S, we all have the chances of-Childhood, Parenthood, Grandparenthood & the lucky ones even Great Grandparenthood

I wonder if you would indulge me turning this thread on its head for a moment. I remember spending time with both my grandads. One worked for David Browns making tractors and I used enjoy prising the swarf out of the soles of his boots. When I was very young he was extremely patient letting me comb his hair. My other grandad I used to spend Saturday nights with watching television and my abiding memory is of wonderful bacon sandwiches for supper washed down with pots of coffee. I've a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye writing this.

we took our 10 month grand daughter with us to a local garden centre yesterday and as this time of year there was a 'room' set up with all the decorative Christmas lighting. I carried her though to look ..... she just gazed in wonder at all the lights in every corner of the 'room' and then her face lit up into a fantastic smile. Priceless!!! 

When he was younger we used to take my GS to the garden centre too. Getting him out of the lighting display was the problem, we had to walk through time and time again