Ayla Mary Farmer: Born March 4, 2012: 6lbs 10 ounces 19 inches

Sid Starts Pre-School 2012.01.12

Sid started pre-school today 2012.01.12....I can't believe that my 3 year old grandson is going to pre-school! He of course is ready for it, but his old Grandpa Dar is not ready for it as he is growing up way too fast. Sid is the smartest 3 year old kid that I have ever seen, his imagination, his memory, and his gift for talking will keep his teachers on their toes!

We are driving to Chicago tomorrow to see Uncle Grant and Tiffany! Mary, Lindsay, Andrew, and Sid! We are going to celebrate Lindsay & Andrew's wedding anniversary and celebrate Grant's birthday! I can't wait to have the whole family together as it makes this old man's heart swell with pride and joy!

- Grandpa Dar

Once A Hawk, Always A Hawk

Just like his Uncle Grant, Sid too is a HAWK!

Happy 4th Birthday baby Andrew Lindsay Farmer

Baby Andrew Lindsay Farmer - 08.08.2007

Grandson #1 birthday is Monday August 8, 2011:

I feel a warmth around me
like your presence is so near,
And I close my eyes to visualize
your face when you were here,
I endure the times we spent together
and they are locked inside my heart,
For as long as I have those memories
we will never be apart,
Even though we cannot speak no more
my voice is always there,
Because every night before I sleep
I have you in my prayer.

Monday 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!!! May God continue to hold you and your other unborn sibling close and know that one day we will be there with you to hold you ourselves.....

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!!!