SHANE & GAVIN HANDELSMAN ENDELMAN BOYS DOVID BENNISH David (aka Pappa) and Adrea (aka Gamma) Benkoff of Farmington Hills submitted these photos of grand- sons Shane Handelsman, 5 months old, and Gavin Handelsman, 21/2, of Birmingham. Ethan Endelman, 8, and Jordan Endelman, 5, of West Bloomfield lying on the Michigan "M" at the Big House. "Life is good!" says Grandma Linda Settler of West Bloomfield. Dovid Bennish, 23 months, of Oak Park says, "I eat izza, urn:' Proud Mimi and Papa are Michael and Sandy Gee of Livonia. I -.Mk NANNIE'S LOVES Meet "Nannie's Loves" Bottom row: Aaron Schlussel, 11, a sixth-grader at Walnut Creek Middle School; Ben Schlussel, 13, an eighth-grader at Walnut Creek Middle School; and Matthew Jasgur, 13, a freshman at Walled Lake Western High School. Top row: Jaclyn Jasgur, 18; Taylor Jasgur, 20; Simone Jasgur, 5, a kindergartener at Lone Pine Elementary; and Baila Jasgur, 7, a second- grader at Lone Pine Elementary. Nannie is Harriet Jasgur of West Bloomfield. SHAW BOYS BOYS "Our 41/2-year-old grandson Drew Shaw is a sports fanatic. Two weeks ago, while he was here playing baseball in our backyard, he hit the ball over the house. So far we still haven't found it. Drew is pictured with his brother Grant who is 21/2. They live in Northville writes Nana Shelley Spaulding of Farmington Hills. "Grandpa Ray Spaulding said, 'Drew, I can't find the ball that you hit over the house: Drew answered, 'Well, I guess that's a home run then" NOA DENKER Barbara and Harvey Pearlman of Commerce Township are proud of their granddaughter Noa Elizabeth Denker, 7, of Wynewood, Pa. "I was putting by granddaughter Noa to bed one night. She noticed that I had loose skin on my upper arms. She said, 'Granny, what is that on your arms?"' writes Barbara. "I told her that as I get older and lose weight the extra skin has nowhere to go so it just hangs from my arms. I went on to say that I plan to take flying lessons, and I would use the extra skin for my wings. That answer satisfied Noa and she went off to bed. "The next morning as we waited for her camp bus I noticed that Noa was studying me very carefully. Then she said, 'Granny, do you know you have a wing under your chin?"' SAMMY AND LENNY LaKRITZ Meet Sammy, 3, and Lenny LaKritz, 11 months old, of West Bloomfield. "Sammy and Lenny are our handsome grandsons. Their bright smiles make us smile. They are the sunshine of our lives!" says Grandmommy Nancy and Papa L.J. Rodgers of Farmington Hills. DYLAN AND ALICE HERMAN Bubbie Fern and Zayda Irwin S. Cohen of West Bloomfield submitted these photos. "Dylan Herman is 31/2 and lives in John's Creek, Ga.," they write. "He sneezed — looked around — he didn't hear a response —so he said `Bless Me:" Alice Herman just turned 1 and also lives in John's Creek, Georgia. "She is cute and based on her smiles we are sure she has said some funny 'stuff' to herself. But she does make us melt when she comes to us and motions with her fingers for us to pick her up." SYDNEY COX Sydney Cox, 17 months, of Farmington Hills with Grandma Julie Stern of West Bloomfield. "She calls me Gammy now!" writes Julie. "I could just squeeze her" = ETHAN KRAUSE "Grandma, look at the trick I can do" said Ethan Krause, 7, of West Bloomfield. His proud grandpar- ents are Alan and Fran Krause of Farmington Hills. HENRY JUTKOWITZ This is Henry Lev Jutkowitz, 20 months, of the Bronx, New York "Henry's favorite animal is the hippopotamus ... and he can say it perfectly at 20 months! His first five-syllable word!" says grand- mother Gail Zipser of Troy. LAILA SHOSHANA Whose heart doesn't melt at this face? This is Laila Shoshana, 2, of Highland Park, Ill. She is the granddaughter of Barbara and Bill Nickel of West Bloomfield and Robert J. Klein. CHARNAS SISTERS "Grandma Ruthie, just because they make something in your size doesn't mean you should wear it," said Madison Charnas, 8, who lives in West Bloomfield with sister Gillian, 5. "Guess Madison did not want to be twins with her grandma," writes Grandma Ruth Trunsky Aaronson of West Bloomfield. EMMA & ASHLEY GALE Proud grandma Carol Gale of West Bloomfield submitted these photos. Emma Gale, 4 1 /2, of Manhattan Beach, Calif., says, "I'm driving to Michigan" Her sister, Ashley Gale, 3, says, "I'm going to Minnie's house." SHEFMAN KIDS Judi and Steve Shefman of Orchard Lake are proud of all their grandchil- dren (from top left): Avery Shefman, 3, of West Bloomfield. "Avery is our in house comedian. He is always playful and fun and brings laughter into our hearts" Next is Dylan, 10. "Dylan is very inquisitive and passionate about learning. We have to work hard to keep up with him:' Jordan is 13. "Jordan's ever-present smile, his joy for life and his ability to make everyone feel good lights up our world" Talin Shefman, 7, lives in Denver, Colo. "Talin's high energy and zest for life and adventure adds spice to our lives" His sister Naiya is 2. "Naiya is our queen in training. Her constant chattering and singing fills our lives with beau- tiful music" Judi writes. "We cherish our grandchildren and the time that we spend with them. They are sweet, loving and a lot of fun. They all bring us a great deal of joy" September 4 • 2014 15