Silly Granddad!!

Nicholas loved having Granddad sit next to him in the back seat as we drove around because Granddad was always playing with him. Granddad pretended to crack an egg on Nicholas' head then he slowly spread out his fingers so it felt like drippy egg running into his face.


Nicholas loved this and made Granddad do it over and over. Then Nicholas had to do it to Granddad - over and over and over again! He loved getting Granddad's reactions to the slimy egg all over his head.

Next, Nicholas tried to break the egg on his own head and make it run down his face.


Granddad also showed Nicholas how he would pull off his thumb (an old trick he showed me when I was little). Granddad pulled and pulled and made it very dramatic but finally pulled his thumb off!

Then Nicholas tried unsuccessfully to pull off Granddad's thumb!

...and, of course, he tried to pull off his own thumb...

Then Granddad pretended as if Nicholas had pulled off his entire arm (as he pulled his arm inside his shirt!)

As I think back to the special bond I had with my grandmother, I hope that Nicholas and Granddad Owen will continue to build on the great relationship that they have together.