Joe has been so generous over the last 14 years to share his grandparents with me. He is the only person I know who is blessed to have all four still around!! We have not seen any of them in at least three years, so they were the top priorities for our American travels.
GM & GP Yañez – We finally “got right” with the time zones at GM & GP’s house. I think it was because the bed was so comfy! 😉
Liv LOVES GM & GP’s house because GM lets her put her face on the table!
It doesn’t help that Joe the Disney Dad lets her do anything she wants.
No visit to the Yañez backyard is complete without an adventure with the famed Ninja! He (she?) is always doing something: estivating, escaping, being anti-social, or refusing to eat freshly dug worms.
Thanks GM & GP, for letting us storm into your house, disrupt the sleeping arrangements, and leave dog hair all over!
A family that Chipotles together…
OKie Wall Grandparents – We were lucky enough to be in Oklahoma for Grandpa’s 81st birthday!
Grandpa’s Birthday Selfie!
The Walls
Thanks D&D, for throwing a great reunion/birthday bash!!
I lost my only grandparent when I was in high school. I don’t remember him being much of a story teller, but being my father’s father, I’m sure he probably was. Regardless, I’m confident I wasn’t a good listener back then. I wish I could go back to those days and ask him about what it was like to live through WWI, WWII, the invention of the television, the Civil Rights movement, integration, the last time the Cubs won the World Series, and everything else that happened after 1902!
The past three years have definitely taught me and Joe a lot about history, and we finally have an appreciation for the value of personal histories and first-hand accounts. I guess that’s really what becoming and adult means. It was really interesting to ask all the grandparents about their memories of some of the most poignant moments in our history.
We’ll have to do it all again…and write it down next time!
My Grandpa…just because I love this picture.
