Uggaa Buggaa!

UGGAA BUGGAA!

I mentioned my three granddaughters a few weeks ago and they continue to give me blog post ideas just by being around them. One post was "alone time". This week's post is about grandkids and our interaction with them. My three live just a few miles away so we get to see them very often and my wife and I love it! They seem to think Nana and Pawpaw's house is the place for snacking and they are not wrong. They come in the door, greet us, and then are instantly hungry. I beginning to think they don't get fed at home! They enjoy looking in the candy jar we have placed on the middle of our kitchen island. They climb up onto two bar stools at the island and begin digging for something to eat. Then they want popcorn, then ice cream, then a jolly rancher. When mom and dad are here, I refer questions on being able to have something to them. At least one, if not two, are candy sneaks and will creep into the kitchen when no one is watching them to grab an extra piece of candy.  

The grandkids enjoy playing at our house. They play with playdough, color with crayons or markers and play with baby dolls. One thing they love to play is Uggaa Buggaa! I made it up, so I'm sure that is the correct spelling. One day while they were here they wanted to play monsters and have me chase them. I began stomping around and uttering "Uggaa Buggaa" while chasing them and then hiding from them as they creep through the house to find me. Now when they come over they want to play Uggaa Buggaa every time. They will sometimes come over to me like they are telling me a secret and whisper in my ear "Can you be Uggaa Buggaa?". Of course, Pawpaw as the UB, will oblige and off we go. I love to hear their screams and giggles as I chase them back into their room and into their closet to hide from me. It is a great joy to hear their laughter and their efforts to fight and then hide from Uggaa Buggaa. I will admit it ramps up the volume in our house but it is well worth it. I have to calm them down sometimes. Recently, they each grabbed a plastic toy golf club to come at Uggaa Buggaa with their "whackers" as they called them. The oldest said "the more scared I get the more I whack!" 

A big part of my enjoyment in retirement is the interaction with the grandkids. I'm fortunate to have them all just a few miles down the road. I know a lot of grandparents only get to see their grandkids every so often due to them living hours or even days away. However often you see them, make the best memories that you can, while you can!

Do you have a special something that you do with your grandkids to connect with them? It doesn't have to be as active as Uggaa Buggaa. It could be baking with them, drawing with chalk outdoors, reading with, or to them and any other special activity. To me, it is a special time that will pass way too soon as they grow into teens and adults. I try to be Uggaa Buggaa every chance I get to get as many screams and laughter as I can. 

Tell me what you do to get the smiles, giggles, screams, hugs and kisses. I'm always up for trying something else with them.

When I googled Uggaa Buggaa I discovered their is a casino slot machine with that name. Who knew?

Uggaa Buggaa out.