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quiet time together to just chat about anything and everything

As their mother is working hard on a stock farm all the time, I take them out for outings & they love the National Trust where there is always something going on, especially the scary Spooky Trail in Cotehele House. We do things together like cooking, & the latest is bike riding round a Lake. There is a very natural adoring relationship on both sides. The excitement of seeing each other, especially if there are gaps in Between! I am retired so I have the time. Just need more energy sometimes!

Our special bedtime routine when he sleeps over - nothing beats the tenderness of that little voice singing along.

My Grandchildren (two little Grandsons) live almost a hundred miles away from us as our Son moved due his Job, but since they were babies I have had them over to stay for weekends and in School Holidays, which is great because I get to see them at all times of day, like when they wake up sleepy in the morning and we have cuddles on the sofa,we go to the park, do lots of crafts, read stories, have days at the seaside and then It's bathtime and bedtime stories. We have such a lovely close relationship now and my Son and Daughter in law have had time to themselves as well, which is important - I'm a very lucky Nan indeed xxx

My grandson is only 2 but already he has a wonderful sense of humour, so we spend our time together playing, singing and generally being silly. We have such fun.

I just love being with my grandchildren. My granddaughter is 12 and now interested in clothes and make up . They grow up so quick these days but I get so much pleasure in seeing her put her clothes design together. Then my grandson is 5 and he's a Transformers and Power ranges fan. They give me so much pleasure in my life being a grandparent is such a wonderful job to have.

Because my Mum died when I was 12 years old so she never had the joy of seeing her grandchildren grow up. I'm not sure if I'm doing it right but I adore my grandchildren and try to do what is best for them and hoping they always know how much I love them.
It is a privilege to see them and hold them and I thank my lucky stars how lucky I am.

I live 200 miles from my DGC and talk to them every week on FaceTime. But the pure happiness I feel when I get to visit them and they run squealing into my arms is irreplaceable!! ?

daisy and I have a good bond,even though she cannot speak or walk yet,she knows just how to let me know which direction she wants carrying,she swims through the air.

I think its the honesty & trust they have in you

There is a large age gap between my little sister and me (13 years) and I have already reared my three children when she had her first baby at aged 42. Since we sadly lost our mum I have been watching over my little baby niece with my mother's eyes so to speak. I am looking out for her just as mum would - even though I am actually her Auntie there is a special bond that feels so like a grandparent. I feel privileged to be her Old Old Auntie and will love her forever just as her nana would have done. xx

I have eight grandchildren and they are all as special as each other. We have kisses and cuddles even when they are older. Each one gets to spend time with me alone and we do baking or days out, play hide and seek, all the usual stuff and from time to time there will be treats, not to mention Nana's special tin full of goodies for good boys and girls. They all have given me the nickname Nana Banana, I ask them if I look like a banana and they laugh hysterically.

My 3 year old Grandson was born in the USA. I like to think our relationship is special because when we talk on FaceTime he loves to show me what he's made at preschool that morning and often "takes" me into his playroom to show me what he's been playing with. We just got back from a month stay and DD tells me he keeps putting a special cushion on the sofa for me (smile) no one else is allowed to sit on it!

Being able to Skype with my grandson daily and read him his bed time story every night. We live so far away so Skype is a real blessing

I looked after my eldest grand daughter practically from birth while her Mum worked so we have a special bond and even now, when she is nearly as tall as me, she still comes and sits on my lap and gives me a cuddle WITHOUT prompting! I love them all but.......

The way that troubles seem to disappear when we are playing - I get sucked into being a kid again!

Although my grandchildren are now adults, and one is a mother in her own right, I feel so privileged because I'm always included in any days out, short breaks and even longer holidays with them. I have done things with them which I would never have contemplated doing, for example travelling to Vietnam to spend Christmas with my grandson, who is working there. Perhaps the most special thing of all, though, is the way they ask advice and actually listen to my comments. They are my pride and joy.

I love the relationship I have with my 2 grandsons, I spend as much time with them as possible and like to do fun things with them. We read stories, play games and my eldest likes to stay overnight with us as he knows he gets to stay up later than normal and have some extra treats.

I now have 4 grandchildren, the youngest having arrived 3 weeks ago. They are all wonderful, all have different personalities, and I get so much pleasure from talking and playing with them. We have just had one grandson and granddaughter here for the weekend. It was exhausting but so much more fun than being a parent ever was. I feel very sorry for friends who don't have grandchildren.

as a grandparent there is less pressure, the house does not have to be tidy , the meals can be late, the weeds in the garden become wild flowers!
you can be a child again! yippee!!

Always wanting to come and see me and those special lessons of learning my grandchild to knit!

Echoing hare's thoughts! You can become a child with them - you have the time and most of all the patience! I love them all and couldn't possibly prefer one more than another but they are all so precious in their different ways! God bless them all!

To have a darling 3 year old whisper in my ear that I am her best friend, well priceless. To know the tickle spot works ever time, to create fantastic songs and now hear them being created on her own. She's is the light of my life, our lives and now we have a little sister who will be as treasured in the same way.

I love my grandsons. We had a great time when they come, playing in the garden, football. Unfortunately they don't come that often. I used to see them every week, but I am not needed that much as their mummy works part time and is home when the younger one is off nursery. But we still see them though. X

I was presented with a 'book of remembrance' on my 70th birthday and their contributions brought to light their special relationship with me. I'm too embarrassed to repeat it!