"Rodney Long" wrote in message
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:


Thank you! This will be grandkid #3 for me, but the first grandSON.
While I love them all, a grandson is something just a tad different. I
can dress this kid in camo, buy his first BB gun, teach him to make rude
noises with his arm-pit and do all kinds of neat things that I get in
trouble for doing with the girls!

I did all the above for my grand daughter (first grand child), the BB gun
was an instant hit with her, she's awesome with it now (she's 8), now my
grand sons are 2 and 1 month, bought the two year old his first fishing
rod, and reel, this week,(a NEMO Zebco) one week after he trashed one of
his dad's Lumuses, (concrete and 200 dollar rod do not mix well :-) Had my
grand daughter with me , so she requested a new rod and reel as well, if
I was buying her brother one, so I picked up her her first I actually
bought for her (the others were supplied by manufacturers). Anyway, they
both are happy.

Have fun with that grand son,, but also teach those grand daughters all
about the outdoors as well. My grand daughter now wants me to buy her a
deer rifle before the season starts,,


PS

My grand daughter would rather fish than do anything else in the world, I
get tired of fishing for the day, long before she does, she keeps asking
,, "let's just stay for one more hour"


Man,, being a grand dad is great

Rodney, in this instance I certainly agree with you. Having 4 daughters and
a son, I don't believe in treating little girls any different than little
boys. Both Maggie and Abby have received their own custom built rods,
complete with tiny little ice fishing spinning reels. They're perfect for
little hands. The girls also have camo clothing and Maggie (age 2) thinks
armpit noises are one of the funniest things she's ever heard. It's just
that my daughter doesn't think this is as appropriate for her little girls
as it would be for her sister's son! Oh well, Katie's just going to have to
get over it, because they have a pond on their property that I've been
periodically stocking with largemouth. As soon as she's able, Maggie's
going fishing with Granpa, and it shouldn't be much longer now, Abby is
going to be a while.

As soon as appropriate, BB guns will follow. I tried to get a little bow
and arrow set, but Janet caught me. Not wanting to create a scene, I'll go
back and get it when she's not around..... :-)

And you're right, being a grandpa is great, if I'd known it was so much fun,
I would have had THEM first.
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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