Sylvie and Evie.

Kadizzle like his role as an old grandpa.  When Kadizzle was just a dad he always wondered what kind of mom his kids would be.  Both of them have turned out to be wonderful moms and both have put a lot of effort into making some great grandchildren.  Evie is the newest.  Her mom always loved to play with little stuffed animals for hours.  Kadizzle just could not wait until Cheech had her own little animal that talked and ran about the house.  The wait was worthwhile. Cheech and Sam just adore Evie and grandpa can never get enough videos and facetime calls with the newest in the gang. Watching children develop is fascinating.  How do they perceive the world, what do they understand, what are they thinking. Think about this for a minute.  A little person less than two has learned a language. Now what if you tried to learn Russian, you would give up in despair in no time.  Watching Evie put together the magnetic bug house gives one an insight into how quickly little people grasp physics and spacial relationships.  Children have an amazing power of observation.

Both Kadizzle's grandchildren have been born into very fortunate circumstances.  Each gets to grow up with a nanny. There are ups and downs to being a working mother, but when your child gets constant high quality attention all day it pays off. Sylvie was lucky, her aunt Kattie took care of her for the first years. Kattie adored Sylvie.  Crystal takes care of Evie. Crystal does a great job. 

Children respond to input.  They absorb so quickly when they are young.  Too many parents miss easy opportunities to enrich their child. Some observers think the first child usually is the most successful.  The first child is unique because that child get one hundred percent of the attention. Sadly too many parents don't or cannot give the attention to a child they need.  Both Kadizzle's grandchildren have been read to at an early age.  It pays off.  What a wonderful way to put a child to sleep.  Children are the greatest resource we have.  As you get old you realize there is no such thing as self sufficiency. Someday for better or worse we will be in the hands of our children, or someone else's children.  It only seems reasonable that we should therefore care about all children.