Saturday, July 4, 2009

WONDERFUL PARENTS

WONDERFUL PARENTS

My 13 and 11 year-old grandsons are so lucky. My daughter, Cathy, and son-in-law, James, are fantastic parents. They are devoted parents and do so much for and with the boys. Today, for example, they drove to the Wisconsin River near Arena, WI and took the boys canoeing -- with Cathy and Jared in one canoe and James and Jacob in another.

Over the years, they have vacationed in Mexico, visited James’ sister in the state of Washington, and attended my son’s wedding in Las Vegas. James and Cathy have also taken the boys to Packer Games in Green Bay and the SummerFest musical festival in Milwaukee. In addition, they spend a week every summer at the family’s cottage on the ocean in TopSail, N.C., and camp often at their cabin near Portgage, Wisconsin. James is also teaching my grandsons to hunt, a great male-bonding hobby.

When my two children, Cathy and Rick, were growing up, I was divorced and they did not have the wonderful opportunities my grandsons have. Although I wish they had, they were fortunate that my parents took them to Florida, the Six-Flags Amusement Park, Badger Hockey games, etc. It wasn’t, of course, the same but it must have been O.K. as Cathy and Rick have turned out to be wonderful adults

By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.

1 comment:

The Redhead Riter said...

Visiting from SITS. Happy 4th of July!