I am very lucky in that both sets of my grandparents are still alive. I love my grandparents very much and I have VERY fond memories of them from my childhood, as both sets did so much with my brother and I when we were younger. As my parents had us so young, we had very young grandparents so I guess they had a lot more energy to do things with us which was great fun!
I have my own name for my grandparents which is 'Nanny and Na' (my brother did too, but since he became an adult he dropped our special names for the conventional Nan and Grandad!). This is because when I was born the decision was made for me to call each grandparent Nanny and Nana, but I had problems saying 'Nana' so I shortened it to 'Na' and it has stuck ever since. Then to differentiate between each set we call my Mum's parents 'Richie Nanny and Na' as my uncle is called Richard, and my Dad's parents called 'Kerry Nanny and Na' after my Auntie. Again, I still use this and continue to do so with my children.
It's a shame that when my parents made the decision to move to Devon in 1986, that we did not see as much of my Dad's parents, as they did not enjoy driving down here. Sadly, I only see them about once a year now, when I manage a trip up to Thatcham to see them. Richie Nanny and Na however, still make regular visits to stay at my Mums so I see them every couple of months. More importantly, they have seen so much of their great grandson growing up and have already seen Jenson twice. Whereas sadly, Kerry Nanny and Na have only seen Burton twice and are yet to meet Jenson :( and yes I do feel incredibly guilty, but it's is really hard making and finding the time to go up there.
So I am going to show a photo of each of my grandparents with Burton, as I don't have any of them with both their great grandchildren yet - something I intend to rectify very soon!
Here is Richie Nanny and Na with Burton which was taken in March 2010.
Here is Kerry Nanny and Na with Burton which was taken in November 2010.
I love both of these photos - both my Nannies and both my Na's look really happy and I will treasure these photos always.
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Such a lovely post Jenny, I miss my Nan dearly its so lovely you have such fond memories x
ReplyDeletegreat happy photos - how lucky are you. X
ReplyDeleteAgree with Gemma - such happy photos and yes, you must treasure them. Lucky boys!
ReplyDeleteI love these smiles! Shows it is in the family!
ReplyDeleteAwwww your Grandparents look so sweet...what happy faces they all have. You are so lucky to have them still around, how lovely x
ReplyDeleteLovely photos... I so wish my children could have met all my grandparents. Nat
ReplyDeleteaww lovely photo's. You are very lucky :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a warm post about your grandparents. It is so lovely that you have them all, especially to meet your boys :-) x
ReplyDeleteSuch happy photos :) xxx My husband's parents hardly see our kids either as they moved to the Isle of Man before my 15 year old was born. They only see them once a year. x
ReplyDeleteA beautifully heartfelt warm post. I love the fact you have your own special names for your grandparents - it makes it so much more personal. x
ReplyDeleteLucky you still having such wonderful grandparents. I miss mine very much!
ReplyDeleteLovely, your love for them shines through the entire post
ReplyDeleteAhhhh they sound lovely and you sound like you have a lovely family network. I called my gran Nanny too :)
ReplyDeleteLovely and please do make the time for those important visits - it matters.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, they all look happy. And I like the changes on your blog too!
ReplyDeleteHow amazing that you still have both sets of grandparents. It's like this week's Gallery was tailor-made for you!! xx
ReplyDeleteYou are so so SO lucky that you still have your Grandparents....I'm so sad that mine never got to meet MC. What gorgeous photos too xx
ReplyDeletep.s. Have you got bird sounds on your blog now or is my MAC playing up??
Thank you and I know, I am very lucky xx
ReplyDeleteOh the birds is from some game promotion I was asked to post on here last week! I am going to have to remove it soon as it must be annoying! I cannt hear it on my iPad!