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Grandkids

Created on: 04/30/09 12:56 PM Views: 1981 Replies: 22
Grandkids
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 07:56 AM

I have been curious about how our classes have done adding to the masses. We had 3 boys. We now have 7 grandchildren (4 boys, 3 girls) ranging from 1 week old to 12 years old (they all waited until late to get married and have kids). My oldest son said that next year he will have all 3 stages of childhood covered - teenager, adolescent, and infant. One of the kids is adopted, but is definitely just like our family.

Have a great day!

Steve Shepherd

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 07:59 AM

OOPS! Need to proof what I write. One of the GRANDKIDS was adopted, but we do not treat her any different from the others. I always got onto my students at the seminary for not being specific when they alluded to something.

Steve Shepherd

 
Edited 04/30/09 08:02 AM
RE: Grandkids
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 08:08 PM

Well, here goes; 19 grandchildren and 1 greatgrandson.  Could have more grandchildren and lots more greatgrandchildren. This is all from 8 children. Most all the grandchildren except 5 are over 18.

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Wednesday, May 6, 2009 09:44 AM

God has certainly blessed you and yours! I look forward to spending what time I get away from "pestering"  with my grandkids!

 

Steve Shepherd

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Saturday, May 9, 2009 09:04 AM

hubby and I have 3 kids and 5 g-kids.  I wish we had more but I don't think it will happen.  our g-kids are 18, 18, 16, 16 and 8.  almost all grown up. 

Connie Redden69
http://forums.delphiforums.com/tigers9975/start

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:15 PM

They just age too fast! I KNOW that WE are not getting older - just BETTER! We went and saw the new grandson Saturday and he is doing well. They miscalculated his weight and were not prepared for the c-section for a big 8 pound, 5 ounce boy. Hw spent 9 days in Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Hope that you had a great Mother's Day along with all of the other fine tiger ladies!

Steve Shepherd

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:42 PM

I have five surviving grandchildren (4 girls & 1 boy) from my two sons by my first husband.  My second husband had five children (one of whom died a few years ago) so I inherited grandchildren and great=grandchildren with him.  Together we have approximately 28 surviving g/children and gg/grandchildren.  one granddaughter on my husband's side died at the age of five prior to our marriage.  On my side they are (almost 18, 12, 9, 6 and almost 4) - On my husband's side the oldest is 32 (grandson) (serving now in Iraq) and the youngest great-great granddaugher is just over one yoa.  There is another gg/grandchild on the way.  There are so many we can't keep track of the number except at Christmas.  That's when we write down all the names so we don't forget a present for anyone!!!!!!

Glad your new one is doing well.  I hope Mama & Daddy are too

 
Edited 05/10/09 11:43 PM
RE: Grandkids
Posted Monday, May 11, 2009 06:38 AM

Wow, girl!  lucky you. 

Connie Redden69
http://forums.delphiforums.com/tigers9975/start

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Tuesday, May 12, 2009 04:25 AM

That is AMAZING! God has really blessed you! Brayden is doing fine. Eating like a Shepherd and stealing the hearts of everyone! Mom and Dad are doing well. She is finally getting over the soreness after 3 weeks.

Steve Shepherd

 
Edited 05/12/09 04:29 AM
RE: Grandkids
Posted Tuesday, May 12, 2009 02:23 PM

Before too long you will be having great-grandchildren - won't that be fun!!

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Tuesday, May 12, 2009 05:38 PM

That will happen soon enough! I am just now able to enjoy the grands for a while. You must have gone to school with my brother Jimmy. We lived on E. Parker.

 

Steve Shepherd

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 09:49 PM

Steve - I don't remember Jimmy.  Who did he run with?

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:24 PM

 

To be honest, the only ones I remember for sure were Larry Comer, Kenneth Corley, and Ricky Ogden. He married Alice Manley from the class of 67. They divorced last year.


Steve Shepherd

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 08:40 AM

Steven, Gene and I have four children, 2 boys ages 38 & 35; 2 girls ages 25 & 27; four children, 2 boys ages 12 & 10; 2 girls ages 4 & 5.  Our oldest son blessed us with the two boys and the 5 year old girl and our youngest girl blessed us with the 4 year old girl.  We fully expect #2 son and #1 daughter to step up to the plate (as soon as they get married) and bless us with many more grandkids.  LOVE BEING A GRANNY!! Should of done it first!!

 
Edited 05/14/09 08:41 AM
RE: Grandkids
Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 03:27 PM

 

Every time I hear those words, "Hi, grandpa (or pops or paw) I realize how fortunate that I am and how God has blessed us. Our youngest and his wife have the one girl who they adopted (neither of them can have children) and they plan to adopt 1 or 2 more, depending on how the daughter-in-law responds with her lupus (just diagnosed last week).


Steve Shepherd

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 08:13 PM

Hi Connie - Yes we are lucky except at Christmas time - yikes it gets expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 08:20 PM

Yes Steven, we are blessed .  I think a lot of grandparents would have liked to have g/kids first!!!!!!!!!!  I also have two nieces and a nephew who between the three of them have three girls and one also has two step-kids (a boy and a girl) so we are also "adopted" type grandparents to them.  Their mother, (my younger sister) was killed in 1986.  My parents became their legal guardians because their father decided he couldn't take care of them.  So my older sister and I pitched in to help raise them.  Guess they are more like our on kids than nieces/nephew.    

 

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Friday, May 29, 2009 10:40 PM

 

Had a preacher friend who said that we have our kids backwards. I agree. My grandchildren are SO much more fun (guess because we can give them back). One of our grandkids is adopted and we do not treat her any different from the "natural" blood line. She looks enough like the family to have been a natural. We love her dearly. Fortunately, all of our grands seem to be rather smart (except 2 of the boys who can't stay away from cutting their own hair or hitting each other or themselves with a hammer!). Must have gotten THAT from grandpa!


Steve Shepherd

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Thursday, July 9, 2009 03:51 AM
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Steve,

I have also been blessed as I have 4 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Most live around the Houston area. However, as much as we love them and like to be with them it can be difficult dealing with the great-grandchildren. We lived for years in our Houston house (near Bellaire) but eventually leased it out and bought our current house on Padre Island. That way all the kids and grandkids can come visit on weekends, and stay awhile during summer months, and of course they love it. On the plus side, Corpus Christi is close enough from Houston, but also just far enough that we didn't get roped in to babysitting all the time while parents went out partying. Older folks like I'm getting to be find it hard to babysit newborn babies for long periods. In the picture, if it made it, are some of our great-grandkids

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Sunday, July 12, 2009 10:36 PM

I hear you on the babysitting.  I love having my grandchildren around, but as you said the older I get the harder it is.  Three of them 9, 6 and 4 at the same time, is really getting difficult.  They all three want to sit next to me when we eat and sleep next to me.  That is a trick.  I end up holding the youngest one in my lap and the other two on each side of me when we eat.  As far as sleeping, I put them three across on the bed and I sleep at the foot of the bed side to side.  So now unless it's a have to thing, I keep them overnight one at a time.  It works out much better.  Ofcourse my two older ones (18 & 12) don't stay over much any more.  The 12 year old comes here after school most days.  Since his sister will be off to college in August, I expect he will be here every day after school the next school year.  

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 08:21 AM

 

Larry, I enjoy whatever time I get to spend with my grandkids. I have 3 within a 2 hour drive. We go every 3-4 weeks and visit. Gives a chance to visit my wife's Mom as well. I recently made a trip to Houston to see my Mom. While there, I spent as much time with my 3 y.o. granddaughter. Took her with me to spend the day with Mom. Hard to decide who was the bigger kid, Bekah or Mom. The nice thing about grandkids is that we can give them back to their parents after spoiling them rotten!

I am looking forward to the reunion. As a pastor, I do not get away as often as I should, but in my seminary class, I told the students that we all need "family time" or "recharge time" where we go away for a week and refuse to answer our phones or e-mails!

Have a great day!

Steve Shepherd

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 01:26 PM

I just can't imagine life without our grandkids.  We have 8 grandkids (3 girls & 5 boys) and they are such a joy.  Three of them live about 3 hours away but we see them as much as possible.  Those grandkids keep us "young".  We are expecting a great-granddaughter the end of September and can't wait to spoil her.

 
RE: Grandkids
Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 02:13 PM

 

 

I am in no rush to have the "greats" as our oldest is 12 going on 23. She has been taking care of her baby brother, a surprise for sure since the younger was 8. He is now 3 months and getting to be a handful. She told me the other day that she has ideas of what parenthood is and she wants to finish school. Good thing because our son said that he has his shotgun ready and will be in the back seat until she reaches 30!

Seriously, I love my grandkids and try to spend time with them that I did not get to spend with my kids, since I was working, going to seminary, and pastoring while they were growing up. I realize that it was NOT fair to them and it would not be fair to deny my grandkids all the time I have available. We did attend every ball game, concert, and event they were involved in.

Steve Shepherd