Sid's bat DARLIN

Sid for being only 2 years old is an unbelievable hitter when it comes to baseball. He will hit the ball of the tee and it will go along way. Word on the street is when he does this in his neighborhood, older kids will be heard saying "WOW"!

Sid calls his bat "darlin", guess this is what Babe Ruth use to call his bat! It is just adorable as Sid will ask where "darlin" is and once he finds her he will then proceed and go out and hit home run after home run.

Sid will take requests for who to hit home runs for. He hits the longest home runs when you say Grant or Tiffy!!!

I have a feeling that my grandson is going to be a really good ball player!!! Of course whatever Sid does he will be good at as my Grandson can do NO wrong!!!

Love,

Papa

Sid continues to weave his WEB!!!

Sid the Spiderman, go web, fly up, up, and away web! Shazam! Go! Go! Go web go! Tally ho!

Sid just loves Spiderman and loves to shoot his web. Andrew and Sid went to the boy's state basketball tournament to watch Ankeny play. Sid was shooting his web to the Hoover boy's basketball team who was sitting behind them. It sounds like Sid and the Hoover boys basketball team were having fun and I am sure Sid entertained them!

Sometimes Sid will shoot his web at MeMa and Papa and we will be frozen until Spiderman un-freezes us. I think MeMa wishes Sid the Spiderman would keep Papa frozen for awhile :)

I just love Sid's imagination and how sometimes he will be wearing his Spiderman pajamas and just run around shooting his webs.

This being a Grandpa is the most wonderful experience there is as I just love to see the world through the eyes of a child.

Sid, I hope the webs you weave are always STRONG and that your webs take you wherever you want to go.

Love,

Papa

Ticket to Polar Express and to Chicago

My second grandson Sid just loves the movie Polar Express. Sid has such a wonderful imagination and will use anything as his "ticket" and pretend that the ticket is for the Polar Express. He will run around with the ticket and pretend to stop the train in case his ticket blows away. It is such a pleasure and joy and my heart just melts when he gives me a ticket and says: Papa you can come too!!!

This past weekend Sid had a ticket to go to Chicago to see Uncle Grant for his 25th birthday. Sidnee, Lindsay, Andrew, MeMa, and PaPa all went to see Grant and Tiffany in Chicago. Sid was such a joy and was just a super traveler. Sid got a ticket to go to the Shedd Acquarium where he saw: fish, a huge lobster, sharks, penguins, frogs, whales, etc.

It is just a wonderful blessing to see Sid and his imagination, he is truely one special grandson and I hope and pray that he uses that imagination so he can take his "ticket" anywhere he wants to as he gets older!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Sid - 2010.11.01

Sidnee,

I can't wait to go to your Shark birthday party! You will have many people there to help you celebrate as they all love you so dearly.

I hope you get some: sharks, trucks, semi's, bull-dozers, tractors, candy, football, hope you are able to go outside, maybe MeMa will make you some spaghetti, maybe Uncle Grant and Tiffy-poo will call so you can see them on the phone, maybe we can play tackle football, maybe we can watch the blue movie, maybe we can play on the big bed, maybe you can play with the toys you have in your garage, maybe we can go downstairs and play, maybe we can go in Grant's room and play with the footballs and helmets, maybe you can take a nap at Papa's and MeMa's...most importantly Sid, I hope you have the BESTEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER!!!

Grandson, on this occasion these words are sent to say
You bring a ray of sunshine into the world each day.

For having you as a Grandson is a gift to closely hold
Always and forever to treasure just like gold.

For you are always there like a light that shines so bright
And you spread rainbows of happiness over everything in sight.

So thank you so much Sidnee for all the things you do
For all the kindness in your heart and fun and laughter too!

Love,

Papa Dar

Baby Andrew Lindsay Farmer - 08.08.2007

Grandson #1 birthday is Sunday August 8, 2010.

It will be 3 years on Sunday August 8th since we were able to see you and hold you. Since that day there is not a day that goes by where you are not in my thoughts.

I look forward to the day when I can hold my grandson again and to be able to experience the joy and pride of holding you close once again.

Sunday August 8th is a day to celebrate the life of Andrew Lindsay. Despite only being with us for a short period of time, he will ALWAYS be my #1 Grandson.

Happy Birthday baby Andrew Lindsay and know that Grandpa Dar is sending hugs and kisses your way.

emi,car,trK,dozer...HAND

Sid loves his emi(semi), cars, trK(trucks), and dozer! Sid, MeMa, and Papa can play with these toys for hours. We have a small carton of different vehicles that use to be Grant's and Sid just loves dumping out the whole thing and just starts playing!

Sid took his dozer and truck and we moved some dirt at MeMa and Papa's house. Sid is all boy and loves to be outside.

We can even do the "Sid Dance" with one of his monster trucks as it has music to it. Sid definately dances just like his MeMa!!! That grandsone of mine sure likes music and can dance up a storm!

Sid is so smart and is talking up a storm. He just had his Doctor's appointment yesterday and the Doctor could not believe how smart he was!!! Sid has grown 3 inches and now weighs 25 lbs. Most important, Sid is healthy.

When Sid wants to show you something or do something he will say HAND...Wow, that is so powerful to hear him say that as my heart just melts. To hold my grandson's hand is just an unbelievable feeling and to see him reach out for you is something that I just treasure.

When I have his hand in mind, I fully realize just how precious and what a miracle it is to have such a special blessing as a grandson is. I treasure these moments so much and wish these days could last for ever.

Sid also likes to jump of MeMa's chair or couch. He will take my hand before he jumps, look over to see if MeMa is watching and then just SMILE as he jumps off :)

- Grandpa Dar

ABC, 123, baby Sid and Me

Wow, my grandson Sid already knows part of his ABC's!!! Sid is only 15 months old and is able to say the correct letter of the alphabet if you hold the letter in fron of him.

To me, the is totally unbelievable. Obvsiously, Sidnee does NOT get his smarts from his Grandpa Dar as I still have a difficult time spelling my name correctly!

Just had to share this with everyone as I am extremely PROUD!