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<\/a>Dylan, Emma, Addison and Mac<\/p><\/div>\n
When Linda and I first got married, back when the earth was still cooling, she said she couldn\u2019t wait to be a grandmother<\/strong>.\u00a0 I can\u2019t remember my stance on grandparenthood at the time, I was probably ambivalent, but I did mention to Linda that there was a step between where we were then and her being a grandmother \u2013 so, enter Dana<\/strong> and Jeff.<\/strong>\u00a0 Her passion for being a grandmother came from a great relationship she had with her maternal grandmother, Petra, while growing up in Minnesota.\u00a0 Linda actually wanted to name Dana, Petra, for which Dana still thanks me.\u00a0 I, on the other hand, liked my grandparents, but I didn\u2019t spend that much time with them and the time I did spend, I just felt it was time spent with some familiar \u2018old people\u2019.<\/p>\n Fast forward to today and I now think I invented grandparenthood!\u00a0 We are fortunate enough to have four amazing grandchildren.\u00a0 I\u2019m going to go on a bit about them; perhaps I\u2019m a bit biased, but I hope any of you grandparents out there would feel the same way about yours.<\/p>\n Emma<\/p><\/div>\n The first grandchild came from my daughter, Stephanie<\/strong> and husband, Jason<\/strong>, a boy named Dylan<\/strong>.\u00a0 Now, at 12 years old, he has become quite an accomplished piano player and has been in several bands as a keyboard player.<\/p>\n Dylan<\/p><\/div>\n Not only does he play the piano, but he composes his own songs, seemingly with very little effort \u2013 and they are quite good.\u00a0 One day when he was at our house playing an original piece, I told him that he should hook up with someone who writes poetry and they could write some popular songs together.\u00a0 He said that his school had a poetry writing contest and . . . he <\/em>won!\u00a0 So, don\u2019t be surprised if he becomes a famous song writer!\u00a0 He will be entering junior high this fall and is hopeful of getting into a performing arts high school in a couple of years.\u00a0 His sister, Emma<\/strong>, who is 10, is a very accomplish dancer and has been for a number of years.\u00a0 She is also blessed with a big personality and a beautiful smile.\u00a0 Both Dylan and Emma attend an immersive Italian language school and are both fluent in the language.\u00a0 This summer, when the family visited Italy<\/strong>, we saw several videos of Emma ordering various dishes and conversing with the servers in Italian.\u00a0 She really seemed to enjoy it and the Italians said that she had a great accent.\u00a0 She is a smart, adorable, talented young lady.<\/p>\n Addison<\/p><\/div>\n ‘Turbo’<\/p><\/div>\n Our third and forth grandchildren, Addison<\/strong> and Maclin<\/strong>, came from our daughter, Dana<\/strong> and husband, Joe<\/strong>.\u00a0 Addison is six going on 15!\u00a0 She is very mature, has a very out-going personality, is very smart and has a great sense of humor.\u00a0 She plays soccer<\/strong> and softball<\/strong>, and is currently taking golf<\/strong> and piano<\/strong> lessons. \u00a0She\u2019s also has written and sings a couple original songs.\u00a0 A year ago, the ‘girls’ went on a wine tasting weekend in Temecula<\/strong> and I got to babysit Addison – so the two of us went to the San Diego\u00a0 Zoo, Safari Park<\/strong> in Escondido<\/strong> – it was one of the best 24 hours I’ve ever spent.\u00a0 \u00a0Mac’s nickname is ‘Turbo’<\/strong>, because he is always on the move and attacks things with reckless abandon.\u00a0 At three, he loves sports, particularly hockey<\/strong>.\u00a0 He is currently practicing hockey at the same rink father, Joe did when he was a kid.\u00a0 One has to be at least five years old to play on a team, but one of the coaches saw Mac skate and said he wanted this three-year-old on his team now!!\u00a0 It will be fun to see what he does with hockey.\u00a0 He is also obsessed with two movies, for obvious reasons , The Might Ducks,<\/em><\/strong> a great story about a youth hockey team, and Top Gun – Maverick\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>. he recites many of the lines from the movie and has a ‘Bomber Jacket’<\/strong> that he sometimes sleeps in.\u00a0 He seems to like nice clothes, as when he was asked when he wanted for his third birthday, the said, “a three-piece suit”<\/strong>.\u00a0 Yes, a three-piece suit!!!\u00a0\u00a0Because the family owns two restaurants and Joe is a certified Cordon Bleu chef<\/strong>, they both love to help Joe &<\/strong> Dana<\/strong> in the kitchen.<\/p>\n Fortunately, all four live within an hour, so we get to watch them grow up.\u00a0 Like I’ve said, I’ve alwasys wanted to be a grandpartent!!\u00a0 OK, maybe that wasn’t me, but now I love it!\u00a0 So, with no travel plans for the next few weeks and the backyard finished, we\u2019re looking forward to spoiling our grandchildren as much as possible.\u00a0 We truly feel blessed.\u00a0 Hope those of you with grandchildren feel exactly the same way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Bob Sparrow When Linda and I first got married, back when the earth was still cooling, she said she couldn\u2019t wait to be a grandmother.\u00a0 I can\u2019t remember my stance on grandparenthood at the time, I was probably ambivalent, … read more![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Emma-160x300.jpg\")
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