Friday, February 19, 2010

Nana's Here!

Unfortunately, the picture above is deceiving.
We are NOT at Disney World right now.
But we were last January with my parents.
It was so great to take a family trip, and then also have my parents come down and join us for a day at Epcot.
Memories!!!
Love that~
I wanted to tell you about my mom today.
I have mentioned her before, and if you want to read more about my devotion to my mom, start HERE.
Not only was my mom a fantastic mother-
She is the best Nana.
EVER.
PERIOD.
Here is one {of many~} reasons why:


Every single time she comes over to our house, she brings each of my boys a small treat bag.
{Seriously, EVERY time!}
When my boys hear Little Nana come through the door, they come running from every corner in the house, yelling, "NANA'S HERE! NANA'S HERE!!!".
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They love their treat bags, I am sure, but each of my boys have a special relationship with my parents.
My nine year old asked for his birthday gift to have a sleepover with Little Nana and Papa. On his own, without any brothers! He was pampered, taken out to dinner, stayed up late watching basketball with Nana, and then even a special trip to Target to pick out a little something.
My Seven year old misses Nana so much sometimes he (cries, and ) asks to call her on the phone.
(Ummm. They live fifteen minutes away, we see them weekly!)
My Three year old and I spend the day with Nana when she comes over each week for lunch (I happily provide) and laundry (again, I happily provide...). She plays games, brings treats, and takes walks with him.
Memories!
Love them~
Thank you, Mom for being the wonderful Grandparent you are~You are loved so much by us all!!!
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(...Who aspires to be a Grannie like my mom one day!)
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Oh! One more thing: My dad recently retired. At age 79. 79!!!
Dad~You continue to be an inspiration to me~Congratulations to you on your retirement- (It's about time!}.
I expect to see you more than once a week now.... Love, Curly

7 comments:

Southern Fried Gal said...

Those Nana's are good at spoiling boys! Sounds like you have wonderful parents. Congratulations to your Dad on retirement - 79 years - wow!

susan said...

What an adorable family.


Thanks for commenting on my blog.

Boy Mom said...

Love this about your parents. Good grandparent are the greatest gift a child can have.

Love all the pictures of your beautiful boy family.

I will have to check out Italian Mama as well. I can always use more boy parenting advice.

Mrs Montoya said...

I love this. A LOT. What a sweet tribute to your parents. I can't think of anything better than Grandparents who take time with kiddos. It's truly a magical relationship. So happy Little Nana came around with treats today :) You touched me

Mr. and Mrs. Nurse Boy said...

Your parents sound just like mine~~ A blessing from above!!! Nurse Boy and I always talk about what fabulous grandparents we will be one day. It is great to have fabulous mentors!!

Mrs. NB

Lindsay-ann said...

Your Mom sounds such a special person. I enjoyed hearing about her and feel like I 'know' her a little bit more now. Congratulations to your Dad on his retirement. I am sure he will want to spend even more time with you all now.
Hope you are having a great Saturday.
Lindsay
x

Dawn said...

15 minutes sounds like the perfect distance!
my inlaws are less than 5 minutes= too close!
my parents are 45 minutes= just a bit too far!

and little nana sounds like she doess a fantastic job pleasing those 3 sweet boys of yours! congrats to your dad, too. wow. i hope he'll pick his "own" day to stop over!