One of the joys of being back in the UK is that we can get to know our granddaughter. She is 3 and a half now and although she has only seen us a few times she is starting to be quite settled when she visits us. Today she was looking forward to coming through to see the pups.
Unfortunately, the feeling is not reciprocated by the pups.
The pups are terrified of her and cling to either Neil or I the whole time she is in the house. She is very gentle with them and doesn't grab at them but they cannot work out what this little person is all about.
Last time she was here it was obvious how child unfriendly our house is. The only thing that was remotely suitable for her to play with were the dogs toys - and that made them totally unsuitable for her to play with.
And so, in preparation of her visit today I bought a colouring set. One that she can keep here. Uncle Glen brought her through and we opened up the colouring set in the kitchen. She dragged a dining chair across so she could reach the centre island and happily settled herself to turning Snow White into a Smurf as she preferred the blue crayon to the pink one.
Once Neil arrived back from golf we were off to McDonald's for tea. Cadey decided she wanted to go in Grandad Neil's big car so we swapped her car seat over and clambered aboard.
McNuggets and chips WITH red sauce and a purple fruit shoot. There's no dithering when she's at the counter. As for us 3 adults, plenty of dithering.
Once we were back at the house, we settled in the conservatory and Cadey kept us entertained with her never ending stream of chatter.
3 hours after she arrived, she left. It was a lovely but very tiring 3 hours. As she left it was hugs all round, Brandy & Brinkley included, much to their dismay.
In expectation of her next visit, I need to find a really good story book. I love shopping for books but this will be a whole new section of the store for me.
I'm enjoying being a Grandma.
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Awww Jacqui, what a lovely few hours you seem to have enjoyed with your little granddaughter.
We've still many books from when our eldest niece used to come from aged 3 to stay overnight. We realised that some (cheap from a market) had been translated from Rumanian or similar & sometimes made little sense but Caroline was always wanting more stories. She really liked Aesops Fables as her Uncle Chris would explain the moral of each story & she would take it all in in her own little way. Caroline remembers all this & she now is 33.
My mum use to tell me Caroline & her younger sister, Julie, by 4 years, would remember how much fun they had with us & it's true. They often talk about staying & going on the amusements on the pier. The times I sat for 2 hours with a flask of coffee whilst the pair of them played on all the kids things on the pier.
Cadey will remember you in the same way & it's great you can see more of her now you're back.
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