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The Three Minute Grandparent: Granddaughter

Our 16 month old Granddaughter spent a week with us.  Her parents also came to supervise the fun that Grandma, Grandpa and Granddaughter had during 8 days of romping around the house, walks outside, visiting Glacier National Park and roaming around Missoula.  We had a blast playing with and getting to know our little girl on a day by day basis.
Our little girl lives too many miles away and too many fun times apart from us.  She arrived with our Son and Daughter in Law and proceeded to steal our hearts from the moment we met them at the airport.  We observed her greeting everyone in the airport with “hi…hi…hi,” then stomp her feet if the greeting was not answered.  She walked, no, RAN everywhere her little feet would take her.  She enjoyed the train at Southgate Mall, the Carousel in downtown Missoula, and rode on Daddy’s back all the way up to Hidden lake Lookout in Glacier Park.
Grandparents found themselves resting a little more, laughing and smiling more and looking forward to each day with our little girl.  She has definite ideas about how life is to be experienced: walks must have both hands held.  She holds up both hands and waits until 2 grandparents hold each hand.  Meals are serious business and must be regularly served.  Diaper changes are endured loudly as are breathing treatments.  Over all, our little girl is a wonder.  She is loved deeply by her parents and grandparents and as Mary Poppins referred to herself, “Practically perfect.”

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