by Pa Rock
Proud Grandpa
Today is the sixteenth birthday of my Oregon grandson, Judah. He was born in Oregon and has lived in the same house all his life, but he does travel. The family took a nice vacation in California a few years ago, and the entire family - Judah, his parents Scott and Molly, and his siblings Sebastian and Willow - have also been back to see grandparents in Missouri and Oklahoma on several occasions.
When Judah gets interested in a subject, he digs deep to learn as much as he can about it. He had a strong interest at one time in the HMS Titantic, and during one of the family trips back to the midwest Judah was able to visit the Titantic Museum in Branson. He also developed an interest in tornadoes and learned a great deal of factual information about Missouri's Joplin tornado .
Judah's mother and sister came to Missouri this year for Thanksgiving, but Judah, who is now focused on weather, elected to stay home with his Dad in Oregon, at least in part because of the weather forecasts in the Midwest. He did update his mother with weather bulletins while she and Willow were here.
Last summer, while on my annual trip to Oregon, Molly, Willow, Judah, and I rode the train from Salem, Oregon (their hometown), to Seattle, Washington, where we spent three days hitting the tourist stops. Judah seemed to especcially enjoy the Space Needle, and on the final evening of our trip he and his mother took a walking "ghost tour" of several haunted attractions around Seattle's famed Pike Place Market. He enjoyed that special activity with his Mom and had lots to say about it when they got back to the hotel.
Judah is a very bright and inquisitive young man.
Enjoy being sixteen, Judah. It only comes around once, so make it a year you will always remember!
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