Day 25: My Parents

Have you heard? My parents are 'da bomb diggity.  Seriously! And if you know my parents you know I speak truth.
So they aren't the bomb just because they fund sweet trips for the familia to take (although those are pretty cool) but they are awesome because they are present in our lives.  And not just the "in town" family - which is only me and my family btw - but they are as present as they can be for the "out-of-town" family too.  Yes, Skype helps, A LOT, but they also take trips to NYC to take care of grandkids and see my brothers run in marathons and just do some life with them also.  The streets of NYC have become my Mom's second home and my Dad doesn't do too bad getting around the city as well. Locally my parents play taxi cab for my children willingly, take them shopping, to the movies, have them spend the night, etc.  My children LOVE their grandparents, they think they have the best ones ever and they are right. I love that my kids are so connected with them. My parents are incredibly involved in their grandkids lives but not inappropriately, that's a gift people.
They are immensely proud of their children (that's us big kids) and their children's spouses/significant others. They have accepted spouses and significant others into the family as if they were their own.
I could go on and on about my cool parents. Needless to say I am so grateful for them.  I always have been, even if I didn't act like it back in the day, but as I age and relate to my own children and watch my parents relate to their grandchildren I am grateful over and over again for my super cool parents.