Day 168 ~ Grabbey Time!

June 17, 2014

My instead: My granddaughter Abbey and I painted a picture on my wall. 

Every other Tuesday, I have the opportunity to watch my grandson Andy while my daughter-in-law goes to work that day. She loves being a stay-at-home mom the rest of the week. Now that summertime is here though, I get to watch my granddaughter Abbey too on that Tuesday!  

The day was warm and sunny so we decided to chill in my brother’s pool for a couple of hours. As the sun bestowed its energy, the cool pool reduced mid-June’s fever. Abbey and Andy were soaking up both of them. And it was fun for Grandma too! 

While on the road home for only a half mile, I peered back at Andy in his car seat. He was zonked. His daddy Kyle, my son, used to fall asleep before we were backed out of the driveway! The slumbering effect of a car ride! 

When we arrived home, I laid Andy on my couch for his (Yay!) two-hour nap. Then it was “Grabbey” time (Combination of Grandma and Abbey)! Unsure of where I spawned this idea, I suggested that we paint a picture on a wall of the bedroom still in need of painting. I brought out the “washable” paints, printed out a sketch of a koala (Abbey’s choice), covered Abbey in a “paint smock” and chose the wall to be adorn.

I traced the koala with a pencil onto the wall and then Abbey and I applied our collage of colors to dress the little creature. Because most of my paints were dried up, our color choices were a bit “off-the-wall”. That did not deter us from our quest towards Michelangelo mastery. Abbey was having such a good time doing something that normally is NOT ALLOWED (I continually reminded her of that, Mommy). But now it was! And when Andy woke up, he got into the act too but with no paint on his brush. He didn’t seem to mind. Maybe I will invest in an easel just in case the urge to do this again arises. 

We had a great day that Abbey said was “just as fun” as her recent vacation in Branson, Missouri…with “no boring parts”.  

"Insteads", you are a life saver...a new life immersed in joy.

 

Andy and Abbey soaking it up!



Grabby Time!

 

 

Vanna White?

 

No paint on his brush, but still fun!