My Granddad’s birthday would have been today. He passed away 16 years ago, just days before the birth of my second child. This picture was taken of him holding my oldest son, Jacob, on his third birthday. Jacob was the first grandchild for both families, which made him pretty special to a lot of people, not the least of which was his granddad.
Other things Granddad loved include:
- Saying “Poor Old…” and pausing dramatically, while the grandkids gleefully filled in the blank with “Granddad!”
- His Lord and his church (he was a minister)
- Homemade ice cream (pictured in the cup in his hand)
- Slicing open a watermelon on a hot day
- His family
- Foghorn Leghorn cartoons
- Mowing on his riding lawnmower wearing his safari hat
There’s a whole lot more I could say about my granddad. He was a very special man and I wish more of my children could have known him.
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What a sweet post.
That is so touching…
I just lost my last Grandma on April 19th…
I was the first grandchild on both sides and oh did I get spoiled!
But spoiled aside I got to know my grandparents better than
everyone else because of it…that was such a blessing…how I miss them all. Oh they do mean so very, very much to us, don’t they? :)
Thank you for sharing him with us…
Melissa
What a blessing it is to have grandparents in our lives. I was very close to my great grandma and my kids have their grandparents ten minutes away.
Wonderful post!
My granny said “poor old” a lot. Only after the person had passed away. She said it about everyone she knew who had died- those she loved and those she didn’t care for. It didn’t matter how much she disliked them while they were living. Once someone passed on they became “poor old…” because you never speak ill of the dead. :>) I smiled when I read it. I could hear her saying it.
I can’t believe how much Clayton looks like Jacob!
The safari hat got me. Memories like that stay forever.