And Grandpa....

Courtney and Grandpa swinging

Harker Heighter, TX 1993

Throughout my first picture-scanning marathon,

I noticed that I was doing a lot of typing of the words

"and grandpa"

(Courtney and grandpa, Darren and grandpa, etc),

or some variation thereof.

I think Grandma was busy taking a lot of the pictures,

so she wasn't in many.

Even though I'm only a tenth of the way through the scanning process,

one of the blessings that I have been reminded of

is that my kids have all had the presence of a faithful,

loving, engaged Grandpa in their lives from day one.

I'm grateful for him.

Grandpa teaching Courtney to shave

Courtney and Grandpa at the fair

Courtney & Grandpa at the zoo

Grandpa keeping Courtney warm

Grandpa helping Darren & Courtney swim

Darren & Grandpa on the 4 wheeler

Courtney & Grandpa on the 4 wheeler

 

Darren & Grandpa playing with hair clips

playing soccer

Trying to convince Maddie not to be afraid of the bunny

Courtney and Grandpa 2010