16 Beautiful Photos Show Why Great-Grandparents Are So Special

"We have been blessed to have our children meet and get to spend time with their great-grandparents," said Trista Larson, who shared a photo of her 80-year-old grandfather Bill and her son Arny with Huff/Post50. "We make sure to tell them every day about their great-grandparents to keep them always in their hearts."

She said she loves the way the "forever young" Bill gets down to Arny's level to play. "It is so special to watch them interact, and their special bond grow!" she said.

When we asked readers to share images of great-grandparents with their great-grandkids, we received hundreds of photos that showcase how precious that relationship is.

Check out 16 gorgeous photos -- as well as dozens more included in the slideshow below. What beautiful families!

• Bill and Arny
  Trista Larson
  Bill Johnson, 80, and his great-grandson, Arny Larson, de 9 months.
• Marge and Hanna
  
  Marge Von Bargen, 90, and her great-granddaughter, Hanna Henderson, 3.
• Laura and Joseph
  Alexis Sherman
  Laura "Nana" Smith and her great-grandson, Joseph Sherman.
• Sammy and his eight great-grand childen
  Desria Seay
  Sammy Seay and his eight great-grand childen. Left to right, Asiah, Azariah, Alijah, Aniyah, Ariyanah, Anthony, Ava and Alexia.
• Irene and Tyler
  Amanda Kowalski
  In a photo taken in June 2001. Irene Kowalsk, 83 then, and her great-grandson, Tyler Scott, 2 1/2. He was the apple of her eyes. Irene passed away March 2008.
• Robert, Penny and Lane
  Crystal Holden
  Robert (Bob) y Penny Bodell and their great-grandson, Lane. "My Grandfather Robert (Bob) was a very gentle soul. When we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for a visit (which was often), there was lots of playing, coloring, cookies, suckers, cheese, harmonicas, dancing, toe nail clipping, pill setting, lawn mowing, gardening and various other activities ... I almost ALWAYS had my camera with me as I wanted to capture everything ... I knew the photographs would become more and more important to me and my children as the years pass by, and they have ... they are my TREASURES," said Crystal Holden, Lane's mother.
• Herman and Mackenzie
  Stephanie Schornick
  Herman Mason, 81, and great-granddaughter Mackenzie Schornick, 3.
• John and Zoey
  Cook family
  John Cook (passed away in February 2014) with great-granddaugter, Zoey Watilo, 14 months in the photo.
• Dorothy and Magnolia
  Lydia Lay Clark
  Dorothy Clark, 85, with her great-granddaughter Magnolia "Noli" Clark, 4 months.
• Isadora and Luca
  Gonzalez Family
  Isadora Gonzalez, 76, meeting her great-grandson, Luca Licitra, 4-weeks-old in the photo, for the first time.
• Jack and Aiden
  Carole-Anne O'Neill
  Jack O'Neill, (93 in the photo but now deceased) with his great-grandson, Aiden O'Neill, 3.
• Ronald and Mya
  Amber Dougherty
  Ronald Perry, 85, with his great-granddaughter, Mya Dougherty, 2 1/2 -- taking their mid-afternoon nap together.
• Susan and Jameson
  Stephanie White
  Susan, who passed away in February at 99, with her great-grandson, Jameson.
• Jeanne and Milo
  Jennifer New
  Jeanne Gilbert, 83, with her great-grandson, Milo Theodore New, 4 months in the photo.
• Olga and Kahlan
  Ivy Griffith
  Olga Bischoff, 94, with her great-granddaughter, Kahlan Griffith, 4.
• Swaran and Maya
  Sandeep Pedley
  Swaran Kaur, 77, with her great-granddaughter, Maya Pedley, 18 months.

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