Grandchildren are Wonderful

Ever since I can remember, I’ve always couldn’t wait to be a grandparent…Maybe because I spent most of my preteen and teenage with my grandmother on my dad’s side or because of how my family was….I just don’t know why but I knew…I couldn’t wait to have kids of my own, 2 at the most but 3 was the number and I’m so happy with that…Then one day I find out that I’m gonna be a grandmother, my son’s (Joshua)daugher…I am overjoyed…but as time went by and things changed, that didn’t work out due to no fault on my side of the family…There is a little girl out there who is now somewhat grown but not old enough to get in touch with this side of the family…I have but a few little photos of her and will always keep them to let her know that I’ve not given up on one day of being her grandmom…After time there came 3 beautiful granddaughters by my eldest daughter (Brandi)…and then 2 more beautiful grandchildren, 1 girl and now 1 boy, by my youngest daughter (Misti)…Now all of these grandchildren are biological grandchildren and I love them…but I also have 2 non-biological grandkids who are teenagers and who just came in to the family in August 2010…So total in all, I am a grandmother of 8 grandkids…Wow!  How amazing is that! 
I have created some collages of only 5 grandkids because 1. I do not have any recent photos of my eldest granddaughter who I have not seen since she was 2 or 3 yrs. of age 2. I do not have many photos of my step-grandkids that are recent…So I have only 5 collages of grandkids made and I hope to get some pictures of the step-grandkids from their mom and step-dad…
The first 3 collages will be of Brandi’s daughters…The last 2 collages will be of Misti’s daughter and son…
This is our silly Kayla…She is in 1st Grade and has done really great…She loves to make funny faces, jump rope and have fun…
This is our little model Brianna…She likes to play games, have fun in the water and loves to visit Disney…
This is our little superstar Elizabeth…She loves her Poppy, loves to pose, and loves her sisters…
This is our little Sicilian princess Laurianna…She loves to play with all her toys, be with her mommy and daddy, and loves to eat all of her food or wears her food…We have not seen her yet because her daddy is stationed in Sicily until October 2011…Hope to see her one day soon…
This is our little newcomer Nicodemus…He was just born on April 8…Just seeing the pictures of him is awesome and it’s a boy!  Tonka Trucks and overalls…His mommy and daddy are very lucky and big sister, Laurianna, will love him forever…
I hope soon to put up a few collages of my step-grandkids so I can show them off as well…I am a very lucky grandmother and very blessed to have them all in my life…