Went up to repair a Winter's worth of snowplow damage to my daughter's driveway. The whole fam damily is out of work due to this virus bullshit.

Daughter and Grandson Jarod manned the shovels and rakes and I used my box blade on the Cabota to pull the gravel out of the ditches and put some crown back in the drive.

Great Granddaughter Izzy inspected the tractor to make sure all the safety equipment was in place and working, and supervised loading and chaining down the tractor when we were done.

I told her Mom and Dad she's getting a Chipmunk .22 and a CAT diesel baseball cap for her fifth birthday.

Adorable.

A Daisy Buck will fit her in a couple months.

Good job Grandpa, brought a smile to my face.

Outstanding.

She needs a classic Buck folder with belt sheath. Like a 110 or Ranger.

Clever as you are, she needs some blocks on the peddles..

One of my fondest memories of my grandfather was when he took me for tractor rides on his Kubota. I miss him so much. Well done!

Happy to see.

Great story!! Keep up the good work and she will be a star!

Good on you.

Not to derail your thread, but this is great. Reminds me of a photo I cherish of my grandfather, my dad, and myself. I may have been about 7 years old, so somewhere around 1985. I had to "learn" to chew tobacco to do this (unsuccessfully as my grandfather's car will attest, but that is a whole other story of journey's to manhood. I swear that Deere bulldozer was the size of a D9 Caterpillar, and I didn't notice how the throttle was so low the engine could barely run, but I was on top of the world in this picture...

Good job Grandpa!!

Never too young to start. Your a good Grandpa.

@ barndg00 - No worries, that's a GREAT picture! I'd still get a charge out of playing with a dozer and it's been a LONG time since I was 7!

If she were mine, that would be the best maintained driveway in the country. Any excuse to give her tractor rides.

Where's the single shot cricket?

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Originally posted by SigJacket:
If she were mine, that would be the best maintained driveway in the country. Any excuse to give her tractor rides.

Actually, due to the hydro whine in that closed cab, tractor rides are out until she's big enough to wear muffs. Only drawback to an otherwise great tractor.

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Where's the single shot cricket?

Scheduled for her 5th birthday. Seriously. Her Dad and Grandma are avid hunters. She's already been fishing with her Mom and Dad.

Great Grandparent has got to be the ultimate. I’m enjoying making an imprint on 2 generations so getting to be a part of one more must be great.

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Originally posted by P210:
Great Grandparent has got to be the ultimate. I’m enjoying making an imprint on 2 generations so getting to be a part of one more must be great.

You know, it is.

I was pretty heavily involved in raising both grandsons. I have a pretty good relationship with both of them but there was that whole parenting/discipline thing with them.

Now that the boys are adults with their own children, they have a better understanding of where I was coming from when I had to be the Mean Grandpa from time-to-time.

With the great-grands, it's all fun and games. I'm older, more relaxed and retired so I have more time and I'm not invested in their upbringing to any serious degree. I'm REALLY looking forward to when Izzy is a little older and more independent. I expect there'll be tea parties, but there'll also be fishing, shooting, tractors, motorcycles and tool time!