Day 4 of My Month of Gratitude

This one is a little bonus, I feel very lucky to have in our lives.

1. My Husband
2. My Children
3. My Step-Children
4. My Step-Grandchildren

So as I said, this is a little bonus. Because of my step-children being older, I have step-grandchildren!

The eldest grandchild is a boy and the same age as my son, and then the next two are girls, the same age as each other and right in between my youngest two, 2yrs younger than Biz and 2yrs older than the baby! And then another grandson 4 months older than the baby.

It is so lovely to have them in our lives, but it also creates guilt around not having enough of a chance to take them or spend time with them. I do have to be realistic, we have a very busy life, I have four kids myself, and it is all go. I already put too much pressure on myself to do too much, but I would love to have more time to spend with the grandkids. They are such lovely children, and my kids love spending time with them too. They all get on so well, so hopefully seeing as the baby is a bit bigger now this year we’ll manage to do more with them.

I’m so grateful for having such wonderful little bonus children in my life, they are so special, and it is so wonderful having such a close involvement and love for little people who aren’t your own but you adore too. I can see how when your own kids are grown up it is so lovely to get another go with little people around, but it is very special having such lovely friendships between my son and his nephew, and my daughter and her nieces and there are lovely bonds between them all. The younger set of the family. We are so lucky to have such wonderful family, and I love my wonderful step-grandchildren and so grateful for having them in my life.