Two weeks of grandparenting

Blogs have been scarce lately due to the exciting, exhausting fun of full-time grandparenting for the past 2 weeks. We had the pleasure of caring for 4 of our grandkids, ages 6, 4, 3 and 15 months. I had children about that same age range many years ago and managed it then, though I don't recall getting quite so tired. I think there really is something to having children while young enough to keep up with them. Fortunately for us, these are good children who were well prepared to stay with us. We had a good time with them, and hopefully they enjoyed their time with us.

The part I WON'T miss is having to strap 4 kids into car seats every time we want to go anywhere. That is one thing we didn't have to cope with back in my time. I understand the need for them, but boy what a lot of work!

We did have a wonderful grandma's helper in a 10 year old cousin of the children who came along to help. What a lifesaver she was!

During our 2 weeks, we played pioneer, enjoyed the slip 'n slide, went to the zoo, ate messy food, made hollyhock dolls, rode a little train, rode ponies, picked peas and raspberries to eat, went to playgrounds and played with dress-ups, but best of all were the hugs!