The Best Grandchildren in the World

Micah & Lizzie During our Recent Visit Nov 8, 2015

People like doing this sort of stuff these days -  I'm getting old!

Dancing the Day Away -- Best Friends

Gourmet Meals on Goat Island

Possibly I shouldn't reveal this. When I visited Goat Island (attendance is by invitation only, by the way), I had the privilege of enjoying my choice of gourmet food for lunch; it was either box number 1, 2 or 3. Micah and I agreed on #3, "extra creamy". While that was being prepared (all three of us were involved at various points in that process), Micah had some organizing to do with the lures.

Tarps & Duct Tape

When men go off camping, they demonstrate their skills of building home and hearth. Vast amounts of tarp and duct tape are required to accomplish this. Red Green would be proud of these boys.

Burp-Spray

On Goat Island there is a rule -- no girls allowed. That's for their safety and sanity, I think. One thing that guys do when they're off on a distant island, is burp and fart and not have to say, "excuse me, please". Micah demonstrated the art of "the mighty cola burp" but almost choked to death on it, and ended up spraying stuff onto my camera, pants, glasses -- but hey, what do you expect on Goat Island with the guys?

There Comes a Time

Micah and his dad were camping on Goat Island with a large number of dads and sons. When men get together there are stories to tell, hamburgers to BBQ, and fish to be fished. In that latter process, there comes a time when the earth worm gives its life to the cause. Micah, thanks the worm for its sacrifice, does something to it, and goes fishing.

Olie Bollen - New Year's Day 2010

Jean debated whether she was going to make these, but we're all glad she did. After all, it's a tradition that goes back, way back to before we kept records of this sort of thing.

It begins here, in Jean's stash of highly coveted but secret recipe box.


The results are better every year. If you were here, you'd smell them -- they're hot and ready to eat.





















Normally, Jean makes dozens and dozens, and sometimes she gathers up a bunch and delivers them to a few people who would know this tradition from their childhood.

This year, Aaron and Meghan got a pile as they dropped Micah & Elizabeth off for a 'sleep over' and here we are consuming some more.



You dip them in a bowl of icing-sugar and take a bite, then dip, bite, dip, dip, munch, munch, and get another one. They're great!!

Emergency Telephone

Micah the Swimmer Guy

 

Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer

Brain Protection During Focussed Thought

Micah and Elizabeth stayed over at our house last night. As noted in some earlier posts, this ball (which Aaron ripped apart with his bare hands), serves well as "Brain Protection".

Micah reminded us that this unit was his, but that it could stay at our house for use whenever needed.

Victoria Day Hair Cut

 

Micah can do laps for hours-- can you?

Skate-a-Thon

Micah & Elizabeth at Oma & Opa's for the Day

We were fortunate enough to spend the day with Micah and Elizabeth -- they are so much fun, and they are such good friends

Micah & Elizabeth

At Their Best

So today we went for walk in our favourite park. There's a nice long hill that needs to be worked properly as shown in this photo.

To appreciate their expressions you ought click on this photo for the larger version.

I know this isn't the clearest picture I've taken, but I've reached the limits of my SD-110 3.2 mp camera.

But what's really interesting as a side note is the description of the SD-110 when it was first introduced.

There's that "thing" again

Without anyone saying anything, Gerrit just knew what this thing was for. You'll recall that this was a ball that Aaron tore apart with his bare hands. Now it's become a favourite toy for kids that come over.

This just in: both Micah and Gerrit independently call it their helmet.

There Be Pirates!

Micah & Elizabeth had a sleep over last night at our place, and that meant we had a chance to see their inventiveness. Suddenly, they appeared threatening me with extinction. I took the picture and there you have it, matey.

Elizabeth wore a fancy head-dress thing, shown here in side-view. Micah wore half that ball his Dad tore into two some time back. But of particular note, is Micah's weapon of his own construction--it's some sort of two stage, adjustable, unstoppable weapon of choice. Of course, only love comes out of the barrel!
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Dec 31, 2008: Here's the original shot

Christmas At The Hop (Micah)

This is the second half of the song