As I wasn't able to keep up my blog during our European vacation, I am posting a few of Graham's most enjoyable memories and ours.
At Landal I learned, for the first time, just how skilled Graham was on the trampoline. I watched with wonder and awe as he did perfect back flips, landing on his feet and straight as an arrow---close to a perfect 10! So glad he had something to burn off all of his energy.
He was introduced to his first glass of Sinas, when we arrived in Holland, and like the other two grandchildren, he was hooked.
My favorite photo of the entire holiday was the one of Graham and the dog. We met he and his owner while walking in one of the squares in Venice. The woman was throwing a ball but when the dog saw Graham, he saw a potential new playmate and after catching a throwb ball laid it at Graham's feet. Graham took up the challenge and threw it many meters. Back he came but this time to Chuck (the dog merely looked at me as if to say "I can tell she can't throw the ball high enough let alone far enough". That was fine with me because I was able to take the above photo of Graham winding up for another toss. This went on for fifteen minutes until we all relized the dog was not going to tire. We patted him "good-bye". He looked longingly after Graham but doggy had to be satisfied with his few minutes of joy playing ball with these Canadian tourists.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
From Holland to Venice and Our Adriatic Cruise
The boys went off on a bike trip in the a.m. (Wed.). Graham was interested in visiting the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam so we set off in the early afternoon. The lineup was 30-40 minutes long with throngs of people milling about. It was worth the wait and took us about 1 hour to get through it. I had a hard time keeping up with Graham and felt like I was a kid trailing after my father. I know Graham enjoyed this exhibit. He didn't say much but I soon found out that when Graham took pleasure in something, his smile became so broad that it almost reached his two ears.
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