Sunday, December 6, 2009

Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Call…

For those of you who don’t know, I am very close with my grandparents. They live in Orem, Utah, and were basically home away from home for the seven or so years (minus a mission) that I lived in Utah. In fact, they are two of my closest friends. Sean and I preferred watching football and basketball games with them over anyone else, honestly. We ate dinner with them every single Sunday for the last two years that we were in Utah. It’s a tradition that I miss more than anything. One of the most special parts of having lived close to my grandparents was watching them with my daughters. Anika still talks about Grandma and Grandpa Call. She had such a strong connection with them from the moment she was born. I truly believe that they have known each other for a lot longer than Anika’s almost-three-year-long-life. And things aren’t much different with Avery. Avery just turned one in October. The last time she saw Grandma and Grandpa was last May, when she was only seven months old. However, lately she has been doing the most adorable thing. We have a picture of Grandma and Grandpa up on our fridge. Just this past week, Avery has started to sit in the kitchen, point to the fridge, and whine and cry until we pick her up. When we finally do, she continues to point at and lean towards the fridge until we walk over to the fridge. When we finally get there, she touches the picture of Grandpa and Grandma Call and smiles and laughs. I have a feeling that she has known them for a bit longer than 14 months as well. We REALLY miss Grandma and Grandpa, and are forever grateful for their love and friendship. Enjoy the video!

4 comments:

  1. How sweet that both your girls love them so much! That's precious.

    I love your family picture at the top! You guys have such a beautiful family.

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  2. That is really cute! That is the hard thing about being away from family is that your kids miss some of those special relationships with the grandparents!

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  3. We just found your blog, what a cute family! We love your house and your kids are getting so big!! Looks like Ohio is treating you well. We'll have to talk you into visiting us in St. Louis one of these days! Chloe would love to hang out with Anika, they could be the blond bombshell duo! It would be trouble...

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  4. Okay, that was so so so sweet! this makes me cry and it makes me miss you all so very much and i know you all mean the world to grandpa and grandma! i love you. aunt denise

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