The Family Sherpa

For Father's Day Robert decided that he wanted to go backcountry skiing with the family. Keep in mind that he does this all of the time, including the day before, and I have never tried it. But being Father's Day and all we decided to let him have the day that he wanted. A few years ago Robert bought me backcountry skis with the hope that I would at least try backcountry skiing. So we packed up the kids and the car and headed up to Steven's Pass. Oh did I mention that he agreed to carry all the gear and the kids to try and entice me to go? So with Caedan in the Baby Bjorn, a full backpack on his back and pulling Olivia on a sled we headed up Skyline.

The daddy chair lift.

As you can imagine pulling the sled was the hardest part for Robert. Olivia did end up walking and to our amazement she walked half the time.

After a nice lunch at the top it was time to ski back to the car.

And yes Robert did ski down with Caedan in the Baby Bjorn.

Caedan was not such a fan of the skiing down part.


In the end I had to admit that it was a lot more fun than I thought it would be and that I would be willing to do it again. Oh what have I gotten myself into?

How to put your 8 month old to sleep

1. Put your baby on your knee while sitting on the couch.
2. Bounce your knee up and down.
3. Bounce for approximately 5 minutes.

This of course does not mean that your baby is going to sleep the entire night. I have heard rumors that this occurs but it seems like it just might be a myth.
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Robert hid Caedan from Olivia while they were playing Hide and Seek. Caedan had to find something to do while he waited for Olivia to find him.