Bring out your inner child

The chalk picture above is art work by my grand daughter, Paetynn.

She is four years old and if you ask me she is brilliant! I have 3 grand children in all and each one has a unique talent and personality!

Becoming a Nana has been by far my most treasured life moment,and I have been blessed three times over!

It is true what they say about becoming a grand parent........it brings out a love in your heart that you never imagined possible. I believe it is partly due to the fact that you don't have to do the raising parts, just the fun parts!! I can babysit, or have them for a sleep over,spoil them beyond imagination but they eventually need to go back with Mom and Dad.

In having grand children it has brought back a lot of the things that I used to do as a child and did with my own children. 

Clover is great fun in the summer! I remember many a summer when I was a child playing with my friends making clover necklaces.  We would have a competition to see who could make the longest one,which meant of course it would take forever to find and pick the clover! When I was a kid we were outside whenever the weather would allow. We didn't have computers or hand held games, or dvd's to watch,we had our friends. In fact I have very fond memories of my friends and all the things we did to occupy our time.

I forgot how much fun it was to go to a park and go down a slide!  As you can see my grandson, Landon loves it too!!

I also remember asking my Mom for bread so that I could feed the birds and at times if we went to a lake or pond and had the opportunity to feed the duck or geese. 

When I lived in Nebraska and was in kindergarten I had a friend whose name I never forgot, Michelle and she actually had two pet ducks! She had a male and female and I only remember that the female duck's name was Violet. I always made sure to bring a snack for them whenever I rang her doorbell to come outside and play!

There are so many endless things to do without having to open up your purse!

Hopscotch, jump rope,hula hoops (do they even make those anymore? LOL)

Bicycles, blowing bubbles,collecting butterflies,lightening bugs........one of my favorites was laying on my back in the yard with a friend and pointing out the different shapes and pictures that the clouds made! 

In becoming a proud Nana it takes me back to some warm and wonderful childhood memories of my own. I love when the grand kids are with me and I can play with them.  I may not run as fast as I used too especially when playing hide and seek, but it reminds me that there is still a child within myself and I really need to let her out to play more often!

What is your fondest memory of play when you were a child?

When was the last time you let your inner child out to play?

Nana and Delaney happy at the park!