realskiers

... and found myself chasing them up and down slides, pushing them on swings....swinging myself, balloon battles, chase grandpas hat, climbing trees, pick up the child put them down, pick up two, spin them around, and all in all...I think I've discovered a sensational workout regiment.

Sounds like a lovely weekend. No wonder you didn't care to compare east coast and west coast terrain.

And, if you're at a playground, much of this running and chasing is in the sand or some other soft surface which adds to the workout.  And, when do you plan on teaching them to ski??

Grandkids are great, especially because at the end of the day you can sort of check them back in to their parents.  And on those rare occasions when they aren't having a good day, it can be largely someone else's problem .

I'm actually concerned that by the time my 9 and 7 (and 1 month) grandsons return from being assigned in Hawaii for 3 years the older two may have outgrown playing with grandpa in the playground. (or worse, that they'll have become good enough bikers that I can't keep up with them, that would really be horrible).  And I'll never have the bond with the baby that I was able to build with the first two when I could visit them more frequently.  In fact, the older one went on his first ski week at the age of 6 months.  I remember crawling around on the floor with the older one at a restaurant in Park City while everyone else was feeling sorry for my embarrassed son.