L is for Love Traveling With Grandchildren – #atozchallenge

I am rich…very rich.  Not in money, but rather rich in experiences and rich in grandchildren.  As the Proverb says “Children are like arrows. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them.”

At age 60 I have been blessed to have 10 grandchildren (so far). These are my joy and I am so grateful. And, besides loving them to death, I have also passed on the fascination of wanderlust.  Most of my grandchildren are already well traveled thanks to my daughters and sons that have continued the tradition of getting on the road and seeing the world.

With some family and geandkidz in Port Orchard, WA
Heading east with the grandkidz!

I have had numerous opportunities to join my grandchildren on roadtrips.  It is absolutely amazing to see their reactions to the world around them, to watch them scamper on a beach, to play with butterflies or to hold a baby gator.

Following are a few photos of my travels with the “grandkidz” as I refer to them. They represent travel all over the country from the past few years.

Grandkidz Rawk! Enjoy the Ride!

Grandkidz enjoy their first look at the Atlantic Ocean on Old Orchard Beach in Maine
On the road with da grandkidz in New England
The Grandkidz all made the Good List in Santa Claus, IN (photo by Marissa Noe)
The grandkidz get a view of Manhattan from Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken, NJ. (Photo by Marissa Noe)
Hiking in Mt. Rainier National Park in Washington
Running on the Pacific Ocean Beach in Neah Bay, WA
Hanging out in St. Louis, MO
Welcome to West Virginia
Becoming a Packers Fan in Green Bay, WI
Biking the Little Miami Rail Trail near Xenia, OH
Playing in White Sands National Monument, NM
Watching animals in Tacoma Zoo in Washington
Going Gothic at American Gothic house in Eldon, IA
Rock Climbing at Jerusalem Rocks in Montana
Getting a Hershey Kiss grandkid style in Hershey, PA
Having fun at the beach house in Old Orchard, ME
Riding the ferry in Puget Sound, WA
Climbing up to the top of Memorial Falls in Montana, Aaron (son in law), Kade and Solomon
Grandson Benson enjoys handling a budgie at Tacoma Zoo
Holding butterflies in Missouri
Visiting Cumberland Falls in Kentucky
Riding the luggage cart in Pennsylvania
Walking the Yellow Brick Road in Champaigne, IL
Heading out on road trip to Pittsburgh
Getting goodies at the Fish Market in Seattle
Looking at Pittsburgh
Going alien in Roswell, NM

And there are many many more!!

2 thoughts on “L is for Love Traveling With Grandchildren – #atozchallenge

  • Arlee Bird

    What a great family! You’re ahead of me–I’ve only got 5 grandkids with one more on the way. I’d like to travel more with my grandchildren but they’re so far from us and we only see them once or twice a year. But we’ve had a few fun travel experiences with them.

    Arlee Bird
    Tossing It Out

    • I know how that is! We live in Kentucky and I have grandchildren in Washington and in Texas. Fortunately, they are all converging on Kentucky in July and will be the first time all 10 of my grandchildren will be together since 2012

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