Merry day after Christmas to you all, but
especially to a young man who turned seven years old today!


Happy Birthday Eddy Otis!
Love, Grandma

Merry day after Christmas

I spy with my little eye
someone who turns five
the day after Christmas!

Can you guess this guy's five favorite things?

What is his favorite book?
"Fisher Prices Little People Welcome to Our Town"
What is his favorite color?
blue (and pink!)
What is his favorite food?
Ramen Noodles
What is his favorite show?
"Ninjago" or "Phineas & Ferb"
What is his favorite thing to do?
"Open presents on Christmas Eve" is what he answered,
but it was just a few days before Christmas . . .
we all know the real answer is play video games like "Mario"

Happy Birthday Eddy!
Love, Grandma


Ee is for Eddy

Who is hiding behind the letter "E"?

Who is possibly the wiggliest person I have ever taken a picture of?

Who is a big brother to one little sister?

Who has a Dad and a dog he loves to wrestle with?

Who has a Mom who teaches preschool with him?

Who is so smart he knows what a rhombus is?

(Does Grandma even know how to spell that word?)

Who is so helpful he can pick ripe tomatoes from the garden and fill a bowl for dinner?

Who will be turning four years old the day after Christmas?

Guess who "Ee is for . . . " and tell me your favorite thing

about this mystery person hiding behind the letter "E".

You just may win a fabulous (possibly edible) prize!

Happy "eek-a-boo"

Love, Grandma

Bb is for Babies

You may wonder if doing the alphabet backwards this year has confused me . . . but don't worry. I haven't gone bonkers throwing this "Bb" in out of nowhere. The day after the birth of a brand new baby boy--Owen Brady Pickett--seemed like a perfectly lovely day to talk about babies.

Besides that, it's also a big day because now I have ten grandchildren. That's every single finger and thumb on two hands if you're counting! It also seems like a good day for another guessing game.

Look at all the baby photos above and below and guess which one might be you . . . which one might be your mom . . . and who are the rest of the cutest babies in the world? Correct guesses are worth big bucks (I mean tickets) to the X-box Shop grand-opening in only one more week!

Happy Birthday baby Owen!
Love, Grandma

Qq is for Quiz

Since summer has nearly slipped away, I decided to quit the picture book posts. I may not have quite finished the alphabet, but I will still give you a fabulous prize for any or all puzzle pieces you glued in your Alpha-Books this summer.

Now . . . on to our regularly scheduled alphabet adventures.

Qq is for this quick quiz:

Question number one:

Who do you think should win a fabulous prize

in the "Ee is for Elephant" coloring contest?

Zach who is quite confident about this colorful creation . . .

Brody who decided to color a regular elephant . . .

Jack who looked at every page of his "Elmer" book
for inspiration in coloring his elephant . . .

. . . or Eddy who has been much too busy doing puzzles

and loving little LuLu

to care as much about coloring an elephant!

Question number two:

What kind of fabulous prize would be worth winning?

Something big . . . or something small?

Something cute . . . or something yummy?

A new book . . .or a new box of crayons?

Some quarters . . . or something else?

Please help me solve my quandary.

Happy Quiz Day!

Love, Grandma

Oo is for Ocean

Oh, what fun I had going to Oregon on vacation

with our whole entire family

. . . and being there when all eight boys saw

the ocean for the very first time!

Besides some seashells, salt water taffy, and a Christmas ornament;

this is the picture book I brought home as a souvenir.
It is a cute story about a Mom and her baby's

adventure just getting to the beach.

Maybe you can look for it at the library sometime or . . .

better yet, I could read my book to you the next time I see you.

In the meantime, find your Oo puzzle pieces

for your Alpha-Book . . .or make an

"ocean" in Chapter Oo of your book by painting one page

blue and gluing on pictures of fishes, whales, octopus, etc. . .

or you could make a vacation memory jar

with the seashells you collected!

Have an Ooooutstanding day!

Love, Grandma

Oo is for Oh!

Oh, no! It snowed this morning and I wanted to do a

"summer is coming" post.

Oh, well . . . here it is anyway.

Oh, and by the way, you can read or sing along with the song

on page 245 of the Children's Songbook

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?

Do you fish in a stream, or lazily dream

on the banks as the clouds go by?

Is that what you do? . . . so do I!

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?

Do you swim in a pool, to keep yourself cool,

or swing in a tree up high?

Is that what you do? . . . So do I!

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?

Do you march/watch parades, or drink lemonades,

or count all the stars in the sky?

Is that what you do? . . . So do I!

Actually this is my real summer to do list:

1. Go to Oregon to see the ocean

2. Go to Alaska to see the Land of the Midnight Sun

3. Go to Cedar City to see some plays

4. Eat lots of watermelon, cantaloupe, and ice cream

5. Try to post one picture book title/and or activity idea for each letter of the alphabet

Tell me five things you want to do this summer and obviously, then I will have to give you a fabulous prize!

Oh, what a fun summer I hope we all have!

Love, Grandma

Nn is for Numbers

Let's play name that number!

How many hats is cute Luke wearing?

How many Wades are in this picture?

How many cute cousins are chillin' on Grandma's floor?

How many crazy cousins are horsing around on Grandpa's grass?

How many counting books are on Grandma's blue table?

How many numbers on are Jack's blue closet?

How many colors are in Eddy's paint box?

How many numbers are on Grandpa's refrigerator?

Here are a number of other things you can do today

. . . tomorrow . . . or whenever:

Find 1 number notebook I gave you

on your 3rd birthday and look at it just for fun.

Eat 2 treats afterwards then sing

the 4 seasons song or

5 little monkies jumping on the bed.

Take a 6 second nap then pick up and put away

7 toys and do 8 jumping jacks. Next find 9 numbers

to put in Chapter Nn of your alpha-book.

Color pictures, stick stickers, or cut items from a

magazine to match each number.

Then give me 1 good reason to give you a fabulous prize.

Happy counting,

Love Grandma

Mm is for Moms

Sing (or read) this post to the tune of

"A Happy Family"

(Children's Songbook page 198)

I love this Mommy

she loves Luke, Brody and Zach. We love this Mommy, yes sir-ree! She loves Ryan and Jack, so you see, They are both happy families. I love this Mommy, she loves Eddy (and the baby girl in her belly) We love this Mommy, yes sir-ree! She loves baby Wade, so you see, They are all happy families! Remember Mommy this Sunday! Maybe you could make her a meal (and clean up the mess afterwards) . . . or give her a gift, card, hug and kiss! Maybe you could also draw a picture of your Mom in Chapter Mm of your alpha-book. Happy Mothers' Day!

Love, the mom of your moms

Kk is for Kids in the Kitchen

Recently there were some kids in my kitchen . . .

. . . looking for something to nibble on . . . . . . while their cousins and . . . . . . big brothers were . . . . . . frosting and decorating . . . . . . and eating their names!
Here are some treats you might like to create in your own kitchen:

Fruit Smiles
Cupcake Garden
Heart-shaped Pretzels
Ice Cream Cookie Cups
Kabobers and Shake-a-Pudding Dip

Happy kitchen kapers!
Love, Grandma

Gg is for Guessing Game

It was great having all eight grandsons over for a visit last Saturday.

So this post is all about you boys!

Guess which little grandson Grandma or Grandpa

is holding in these pictures . . .

Then guess what the fabulous grand prize gift is

for the person or persons with the best guesses. Happy guessing! Love, Grandma

Ee is for Eat

I love to eat Asparagus . . . BROWNIES . . . Chicken cordon bleu . . .

Deviled Eggs. . .Frosties . . . German chocolate cake . . .

Hobo hash . . . Idaho potatoes . . . Jam(apricot) . . .

Krispy Kreme doughnuts . . .Life cereal . . .

Mandarin lemon chicken . . . Nuts of all kinds . . .Oatmeal muffins . . .

Peanutbutter, jelly and banana sandwiches

(with a side of chocolate milk)

Raspberries . . . Shrimp . . . Toasted cheese sandwiches

with Tomato soup . . .Veggie squares . . . Waffles . . .

cheX miX . . . and Zuchinni nut muffins

How about you? What do you love to eat? Make a list of at least eight great eats in Chapter Ee . Go eat a quick snack and then . . . show or tell me about your favorite food . . .
and win another fabulous (possibly edible) prize!

Happy Eating!
Love, Grandma