It was my wife's birthday on November 4th. On this occasion, she went to visit her mother in the city of Makaryev, and at that time our daughter and our grandchildren from Moscow arrived there, in Makaryev. This city is located about halfway between our houses. The last time Grandma saw her grandchildren was in early June, and I visited them in October, so now Grandma had to meet her grandchildren. Children grow up fast and we need to see them more often and communicate with them.
On November 5, snow began to fall in Makariev. Timofey was very happy about this event and said - we need to build a snowman.
The first snowman was built on the bench that evening. This is the famous bench, it stands at the entrance to the house in front of the porch. The first time I sat on it was on November 4th, 1989. That was the first time I came with my future wife to meet her parents. 5 years ago, my son and I repaired this bench. How many years has it been?
The next day at 8 a.m., she said that Timofey had already woken up and wanted to make a big snowman! You should always try to fulfill such desires of the child, so the grandmother went to make a big snowman with her grandson.
[
But building a snowman was not Timofey's main job in those days. He was happy to help clear the snow from the paths in the yard. Children this age are very happy to help adults with such tasks. As they get older, they become reluctant to do this.
In October, I also visited Makariev and talked about the construction of a children's amusement park in this city. Now my family went there to see this park and have fun there.
In the old days, people always decorated their houses with beautiful windows. They decided to install such an art object in the park; it became a frame for a photo zone. It's original and funny.
But I still have an unanswered question - why wasn't Andrey hired to build a Snowman? He stayed at home with his great-grandmother more, while his grandmother walked with his older brother, and his father and mother became.
On November 7, the grandmother went East by train, and the grandchildren and their parents headed West. My wife said she was sad, and Timofey said as they parted, "I don't want to go home, Grandma; let's stay here and play." Andrey can only say, "I am Andrey," so far.
Well, I'm going to visit my grandchildren on December 18th.
@apnigrich@apnigrich