Just for Kids

This post is for the grandchildren.   We have been thinking of our wonderful grandchildren when we saw these interesting things...

There are lots of parks here in Uruguay.  This one is in front of our house, and it has 8 swings!  Almost all the cousins could swing at the same time.  It also has a fun slide. 


The parents are always with their children.  Children are very important to their parents and grandparents.  You are important to Grandpa and Grandma.  We love you.

Lots of people have dogs.  This boy is walking his dog.  The dogs always have to be on a leash. 


Grandpa and I saw these little 3 and 4 year olds playing soccer.  They were learning how to kick the ball. 

One time, we saw them trying to walk with a soccer ball in between their feet.  That would be hard. 

When we saw these children, we thought of you and your basketball games.  We know you try very hard to do what your coach wants you to do.  What wonderful grandchildren we have!

One Saturday, Grandpa and I went for a walk.  We saw a carnival set up.  This was the slide.  I know we have things like this is the United States, but the kids here like to play on them too.

This looks like fun.  It is an octopus slide!!

Can you see the horn on the brown bull? That bull would be hard to ride.  He is so big!

Yes, that's Grandpa. 
He is big, but the slide is REALLY big!!  I think I would be scared to go down it.  How about you?  You are probably braver than I am.  Maybe if we went together, I wouldn't be scared.

This is a big pirate!  It would be fun to play inside there.  In the front of the picture is a track for go-carts. 

I would love to play with those big balloons in the water.  They were just setting the carnival up when we were there, so we didn't get to see anyone having fun in the water.  I bet you would have fun playing it that pool.

Don't you think it would be fun to ride on one of these?  What if they tipped over?







We went to a mall, and this carousel was there.  It was very pretty.  Later, we saw lots of children in line and kids on the ride.  All the kids speak Spanish here, but they had big smiles on their faces, just like you would if you were riding one of these horses!

I thought of all my grandsons when I saw this truck.  I think the girls would like it too.

This is the kind of ride that just shakes around like the ones at WalMart.  It doesn't really ride  around anywhere.  It would still be awesome to sit in it! 

At Christmas, there was a big display called Santa at the Zoo.   They pretended that Santa was a zookeeper.  It was different, and there were lots of stuffed animals.  The panda bears were very cuddly. 

The giraffe was cute.  There were camels, a lion, and an elephant too.  We thought about you when we saw the animals. 




Grandpa and Grandma Heath love you so much.  We miss you.  When we see things like this, we miss you even more.  We think about how much fun you would have. 


We pray for you.  We know you are praying for us.  We know Heavenly Father is hearing your prayers.  He is blessing us.  He is helping us learn Spanish better.  He is helping us love the people. 

The children here are not always quiet in church.  We are glad your parents are teaching you to be quiet in church.      You are a good example to other children when you are quiet.  You are also being obedient to your parents. 


We love you. 


Love,


Grandma Betty and Grandpa Jerry