It's Ryan's Turn!

This post is a couple of weeks late, but it's ALWAYS a 

good time to feature the adventures of one of the grandkids.

Earlier this month we had Ryan spend the night, a treat

we had only gotten to do once before (by himself).

What a great time we had. Here are some highlights.

Taking a cue from Claire's recent sleepover, Ryan
set about constructing an epic battle between good and
evil. Judy and I were interested in how his and Claire's 
"styles" differed.

 

He pulls out the mighty cannon and prepares an
assault. This is the cannon my Uncle Herman and
Aunt Virginia gave me when I was about Ryan's age.

Here's 90 seconds of the battle royal, with some

narration by Ryan.

He can reload rapid-fire. These wooden balls came
from the craft department at Michael's and are a good
substitute for the long-lost originals.

More exciting narration.

The war continues.

Ryan also enjoyed some other variations on mortal

combat. 

Dragon versus Basilisk.

At the suggestion of my life-long friend Mike Ayers
I rigged up my old baseball game with vibrating field.
Ryan staged some classic duels mano-a-mano to see
who would be the last hero or villain standing.
We set it on maximum vibration and that rascal was LOUD!

The wrestling ring was another apt stage for combat.
I can't tell who's winning on points.

I'm not even sure who Ryan wants to win, 

but he's in charge.

Ultimately, he had to combine everything.

Vibrating ball field PLUS wrestling ring.

Who will win, Good Green Lantern or Evil Green Lantern?

I don't want to give the impression that all we did 

was wage war.  No, we also ATE! Ryan didn't ask

for take-out food. He wanted to help Judy cook, and

spaghetti was his request. He's going to be quite a chef.

Do ya think this might be the most fun part?
Crack those noodles! Hee-YAH!

We did tons more. Breakfast from Granny's Doughnuts.Lunch from McDonald's.Plenty of good books.Watching the original "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."We look forward to a one-on-one time with any of the grandkids,and you can see why!