Floating the Bow River

Grandpa Glen took the boys on a little adventure this summer!!  For boys club they floated down the Bow River in a raft!!  Dad's friend, Deb, dropped them off at their drop site and they floated down to where they left Grandpa's car, it took about 3 hours!!

While they were on the river a police boat rode by, the boys got their squirt guns out and sprayed them as they went by!!  The next time the police boat rode by a little closer!!!  The boys again sprayed at them, laughing hysterically.  The police officers got quite a kick out of it too and came even closer the next time by.  Dad was slightly panicked, but all turned out well and everyone had a great time!  The squirt guns were courtesy of Deb, and were a real hit!!!  The boys also sprayed Grandpa in the crotch making it look as though he peed his pants, they got some funny looks walking to their car after the raft ride!!  Again the boys thought they were hilarious.

The boys stayed a few days with Grandpa, they hung out, ate pizza and ice cream and just had fun bonding and making memories!!

The girls also had a girls club date with Grandpa!!  Lily and Emry got to go on a train ride at Aspen Crossing, it was called the Twilight Ride.  They ate supper at the restaurant there, Emry had salmon to eat, her absolute favorite. They then boarded the train, they had their tickets punched and found a seat.  They were able to walk all around the train and move to different cars.  There was even a mock train robbery where the money "stolen" was given to charity!!  Emry and Lily each got a little train as a souvenir!!  Emry is so proud of hers, she even carried it around with her for a couple of days showing everyone and telling them about her train ride experience.

I love how my dad takes the kids and does something fun with them!!!  I love how he has a girls club and a boys club and the memories they make while they are with him!!  Grandparents are a child's special friend, someone they should always feel close to.  I'm thankful our children are as close as they are to their grandparents!!  The other night at Young Women's we were playing getting to know you games and one of the games had some deep questions.  One Emry picked up asked if she had ever lost anyone close to her.  As she said yes, her eyes welled up with tears and she barely was able to say her Grandpa Puzey.  They were pals, and she remembers spending lots of one on one time with him while Myrna and I worked at Weight Watchers!!  They played fun games in the car as they came up to stop lights, they went grocery shopping together and walked across the overpass foot bridge one day to watch all the cars speed by underneath.  They had a special bond, one she will always remember!!  It so great she gets to make memories with Grandpa Glen that she too will always remember!