Monday, February 12, 2018

THE BOY TURNS 16

It's birthday time again for our grandson, Wyatt; and time to bear with this Grammy as she reminisces.
He has always spent a lot of time at our house mostly with his Papa "making things"!  This kid always has an idea for a project. 
This was one of the first of his ideas.  He was a pre-schooler at the time, and told Papa he wanted to make a 'talking ladder'.  Bob went along with it as Wyatt told him what he wanted.  They dug in the scrap pile, sawed, hammered, and painted. And this is what a 'talking ladder' looks like --
At least a hundred projects followed:







The projects got bigger and so did the kid --
Now he is learning how to make knives under the tutorship of the very patient people at Ren-Ten Kustom Knives.  This is his latest project ----
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But, to be able to work here on the knives, he needed his very own super grinder.  So what is a Papa to do, but buy Wyatt's first grownup-power-tool toy to celebrate his 16th birthday.
He and Papa have a deal -- the grinder stays in our workshop until Wyatt has his own place for it.  (Ulterior Motive: Bob can now sharpen our very dull knives.)  Win-win and they are both very happy with a new toy.

Happy Birthday, grown-up sweet child!

PS:  And Happy Valentine's Day to both of our heart-tuggers:

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2 comments:

Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage said...

Wyatt is so lucky to have a Papa like his! Seeing your big boy tugs at my heart as my two grandsons live too far away. One is our oldest grandchild and the other is the youngest. So fun to see him and his projects over the years. Happy Birthday Wyatt!

Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson said...

He is definitely a talented boy! Talent runs rampid in your family. :) I love that he has a wonderful bond with his grandpa! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann