This post is a huge thank you to all you all (see... I'm becoming American) who have given Rachel things. My brothers' families have kindly given us awesome hand-me-downs, and Rachel also has very generous grandparents, an awesome aunt Karen, and other relatives who keep her well clothed and entertained!
Here is a box we received in the mail from our super friends Robin, Dana, Taylor, and Rylie. We luck out on this deal all the time as Rylie is 3 months older than Rachel and they are kind enough to send us stuff when they are done. This box was a great score for us and Rachel had fun unpacking it.
Rachel signs 'thank you' here, which is very similar to blowing a kiss but minus the big kiss sound.
Rachel has been trying to sign like crazy. It's very funny because she only knows about 5 signs and when she doesn't know how to say something, she'll wave her arms and do weird things like she's trying to make up a sign. This is usually accompanied by the 'Ba! Ba! Ba!' or 'uh uh uh!' or 'Da! Da!' sounds she makes when pointing and trying to tell us she wants something. This whole process only motivates us to learn and teach her more signs and spoken words so she can communicate with us more easily.
November 28, 2011
November 27, 2011
4 nights in Telluride
Activities and notes about our introduction to Telluride:
- The town setting is amazing with mountains all around, and a very friendly small mountain community.
- 2 bedroom condo means Rachel has her own room and she has space to move around and can explore every cupboard and drawer... luxury!
- Wed was 'donation day' on the hill so we shared a ticket for $25. Thurs was official Opening Day and Jason skied with his old roomate Tim, who lives here. That would be our 4th opening day this year :)
- First cross country ski of the season at 10,200 feet reminded us that pulling Rachel is harder this year, since she is much bigger than last year! A beautiful (and free) ski.
- Lovely (free) community Thanksgiving dinner with yummy turkey and all the trimmings.
- Hiked to a beautiful waterfall that is creating a dome of ice at its base - very cool.
- Streets in town after a snowfall can be slippery, and Meggan has the bruises to prove it.
- Rachel does not like going out for drinks at 6pm because this is too close to her bedtime.
- Free transportation in town via bus or gondola to get around is fantastic.
- There are amazing houses here for sale that look like houses from 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' - some as much as $15million dollars! Maybe next time we could stay in their dog house?
It was a Happy Thanksgiving and we were as thankful as we always are for our lovely family, this beautiful world, our health, and the love/support/health of those around us. Thank you!
- The town setting is amazing with mountains all around, and a very friendly small mountain community.
- 2 bedroom condo means Rachel has her own room and she has space to move around and can explore every cupboard and drawer... luxury!
- Wed was 'donation day' on the hill so we shared a ticket for $25. Thurs was official Opening Day and Jason skied with his old roomate Tim, who lives here. That would be our 4th opening day this year :)
- First cross country ski of the season at 10,200 feet reminded us that pulling Rachel is harder this year, since she is much bigger than last year! A beautiful (and free) ski.
- Lovely (free) community Thanksgiving dinner with yummy turkey and all the trimmings.
- Hiked to a beautiful waterfall that is creating a dome of ice at its base - very cool.
- Streets in town after a snowfall can be slippery, and Meggan has the bruises to prove it.
- Rachel does not like going out for drinks at 6pm because this is too close to her bedtime.
- Free transportation in town via bus or gondola to get around is fantastic.
- There are amazing houses here for sale that look like houses from 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' - some as much as $15million dollars! Maybe next time we could stay in their dog house?
It was a Happy Thanksgiving and we were as thankful as we always are for our lovely family, this beautiful world, our health, and the love/support/health of those around us. Thank you!
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| Rachel points out the sights from Gondola |
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| Rachel walks around Telluride Village |
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| Rachel blows a kiss |
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| Rachel and Meggan in town |
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| Rachel on swings in town park |
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| Telluride has an amazing library for kids |
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| Lizard Head Pass |
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| SuperMom pulls Rachel uphill at 10,200' |
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| The waterfall created the beehive of ice below |
November 23, 2011
Ridgway Hut
Ridgway Hut Trip Nov 21/22 ---- Risk, Discomfort and Reward
Sunday we drove to Montrose, CO and stayed in a cheap hotel for the night. This was all fine and uneventful until the last 45 min when Jason started to feel unwell. 2 hours later, he was curled up in the fetal position under the covers with the heat cranked and his puffy on. Poor guy! Rachel and I decided to walk the hallway of the hotel, check out the pool, and eat dinner. Rachel has had an on-again-off-again head cold for the last couple of weeks, and she woke many times throughout the night asking for milk and water. It seems every trip we take, I resume night nursing... boo. Thankfully Jason felt better by the morning, despite little sleep for any of us.
We drive from warm cloudy weather into snow. We found the parking lot for the trailhead and were thrilled to see that the road beyond was open, which meant we could drive the first 3 miles of the hike! (I was secretly hoping this would be the case all along, since 6.5 miles of snowshoeing might have been more than we could have done with our family.) Our car did awesome in its first off-road adventure and the snow came down hard as we did the final preparations at the trailhead. Rachel hates being bundled up and not going anywhere, so she protested until we started moving. (See video below of where we parked.)
Sunday we drove to Montrose, CO and stayed in a cheap hotel for the night. This was all fine and uneventful until the last 45 min when Jason started to feel unwell. 2 hours later, he was curled up in the fetal position under the covers with the heat cranked and his puffy on. Poor guy! Rachel and I decided to walk the hallway of the hotel, check out the pool, and eat dinner. Rachel has had an on-again-off-again head cold for the last couple of weeks, and she woke many times throughout the night asking for milk and water. It seems every trip we take, I resume night nursing... boo. Thankfully Jason felt better by the morning, despite little sleep for any of us.
We drive from warm cloudy weather into snow. We found the parking lot for the trailhead and were thrilled to see that the road beyond was open, which meant we could drive the first 3 miles of the hike! (I was secretly hoping this would be the case all along, since 6.5 miles of snowshoeing might have been more than we could have done with our family.) Our car did awesome in its first off-road adventure and the snow came down hard as we did the final preparations at the trailhead. Rachel hates being bundled up and not going anywhere, so she protested until we started moving. (See video below of where we parked.)
Rachel fell asleep about 5 min up the trail and slept in the backpack for the next 2 hours!!! Yah - longest nap in weeks! So we hiked along. The first half was relatively easy going, but after the big creek crossing the snow became deeper and the climb became steeper. We took turns breaking trail, and for the last 3/4 mile we took 20 steps each and then switched. Our GPS told us we had gone 3.3miles by the time we finally found the hut at 10,200ft after 3 hrs, 5 min.
Once inside the hut, we had to warm up and eat as quickly as possible. Nobody had been in the hut for a while, as we were the first Winter users this season. The woodpile was buried in snow and there was no kindling and no axe. We dug around in the woodpile to find smaller wood pieces that were dry, and worked on starting a fire. Rachel was mad. Her hands were cold, she was hungry, and her sniffles and cough had progressed. Jason and I were also cold and a bit hungry for lunch (It was about 12:30pm)... so these were tense minutes. We wondered if we would have enough small wood to keep a fire going for the next two days, or at least overnight.
Soon all was well again, the hut warmed up, and then we realized it was only 2pm and we still had a good 5 hours to entertain Rachel. The wood stove was in the center of the hut and she could not touch it. This meant one adult was physically attached to Rachel at all times while the other adult prepared food or melted snow for water. Rachel did loops around the wood stove and even ate snow out of the 'fridge'.
We had no toys, one book that we each read 100 times, and a small space. Rachel decided it was fun to try and feed her Daddy goldfish.
We were all asleep by 7:30pm and, although we woke many times to comfort Rachel and stoke the fire, it wasn't the worst night. The sun came out the next morning to reveal mountain peaks around us that would have been fantastic for backcountry skiing on a bluebird day the morning after a dump. But we decided to pack up and head down to find a more comfortable place to play with Rachel.
The hike back down was fantastic! Blue sky, sunshine, and mountains everywhere that we had no idea were there. Neither of us had ever been to this area before, and we had an amazing morning. The hike down was easy, fun, fast, and Rachel still slept in the pack for about half of it! Brilliant. Check out the aspen.
We drove from Ridgway to Ouray (pronounced You-Ray) to check it out and have lunch. We ate at Maggie's, where the decor consists of people's names written in black marker all over the restaurant (including the ceiling). Here Rachel decided that french fries are gross but feeding them to her Mommy is a fun thing to do.
Then we drove to Telluride.
This trip was a tough one with a 13 month old. Everything went well and we were happy with the way it turned out. There was risk, there was discomfort, and there was reward. This was our 3rd hut trip as a family and it was tough. Next time we might have to pack more books, a few gates for around the stove, and a mule to carry all that stuff!
November 19, 2011
Packing for our next hut trip
Jason popped the rest of his birthday balloons to learn that this week we will be going snowshoeing to a hut for two nights and then later downhill skiing at a resort. We might even go cross country skiing. He still (hopefully) doesn't know where...!!!
Sunday we'll drive for a while. Monday we'll snowshoe 6.5 miles in, and stay at a hut. Let's cross our fingers that Rachel is ok with the backpack for this long, that she stays warm enough, and that we can find our way ok. 6.5 miles is a little longer than our hike to Blue Lakes in Sept (5miles), but we'll be carrying gear and we'll be on snowshoes - not hiking. It will take hours, and is described by others as a 'slog'.
We don't expect to see any other people for three days. Let's then hope that Rachel learns 'no!' and 'hot!' so she doesn't touch the wood stove. Let's hope we've packed enough food to satisfy these three stomachs (no, not MY three stomachs) that can eat and eat and eat! Let's hope it's fun and as beautiful as I hope it will be.
Our living room is full of bags. We've got a bag for Sunday night/Monday morning. We've got Rachel's backpack for her to ride in that is also crammed with stuff for me to carry. Jason will have an 80L (that's big) pack full of food/clothes/sleeping bags with Rachel's travel crib strapped to the outside. Then we have a bag of clothes for all of us after the hut trip is over. We also have a box of ski boots/goggles/helmets/gloves. And we have four pairs of skis, four poles, one chariot, chariot skis, 3 chariot wheels, and a chariot harness to pull Rachel while cross country skiing. We're hoping that the Saturday postal delivery might bring us the component we need to fit our old ski rack on our new car... if not, it will be an interesting puzzle to fit all this in the car.
Packing for Rachel hasn't seemed too tough, so I'm wondering what I've forgotten. Perhaps that is because I've done two things to make life easier on us: 1) disposable diapers for 3 days at least and 2) lots of squishable puree-type, store-bought food for Rachel. The other thing we've done to help packing is buying freeze dried backpacking dinners from the store instead of bringing in real food.
Rachel should be healthy and good to go, since she passed her tests and check up last week. Despite scaring me this morning with a white poop (momentarily panicked that she had liver disease, but later learned it's probably just because she started drinking cow's milk), she is healthy and happy. Every day she seems to learn so much right now. She has learned to take CDs and DVDs out of storage envelopes and see what she can do with them. So far she's learned that pens fit through the middle of CDs and crayon coloring doesn't do much to the CD surface. She doesn't seem to be able to learn that people like to sleep in beyond 4am, despite the fact that I now won't nurse her until 5:30am. What was worse - waking with her at 4am or listening to her cry for 90 min and then waking with her? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sunday we'll drive for a while. Monday we'll snowshoe 6.5 miles in, and stay at a hut. Let's cross our fingers that Rachel is ok with the backpack for this long, that she stays warm enough, and that we can find our way ok. 6.5 miles is a little longer than our hike to Blue Lakes in Sept (5miles), but we'll be carrying gear and we'll be on snowshoes - not hiking. It will take hours, and is described by others as a 'slog'.
We don't expect to see any other people for three days. Let's then hope that Rachel learns 'no!' and 'hot!' so she doesn't touch the wood stove. Let's hope we've packed enough food to satisfy these three stomachs (no, not MY three stomachs) that can eat and eat and eat! Let's hope it's fun and as beautiful as I hope it will be.
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| we're doing what?!!? |
Packing for Rachel hasn't seemed too tough, so I'm wondering what I've forgotten. Perhaps that is because I've done two things to make life easier on us: 1) disposable diapers for 3 days at least and 2) lots of squishable puree-type, store-bought food for Rachel. The other thing we've done to help packing is buying freeze dried backpacking dinners from the store instead of bringing in real food.
Rachel should be healthy and good to go, since she passed her tests and check up last week. Despite scaring me this morning with a white poop (momentarily panicked that she had liver disease, but later learned it's probably just because she started drinking cow's milk), she is healthy and happy. Every day she seems to learn so much right now. She has learned to take CDs and DVDs out of storage envelopes and see what she can do with them. So far she's learned that pens fit through the middle of CDs and crayon coloring doesn't do much to the CD surface. She doesn't seem to be able to learn that people like to sleep in beyond 4am, despite the fact that I now won't nurse her until 5:30am. What was worse - waking with her at 4am or listening to her cry for 90 min and then waking with her? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
November 16, 2011
13 months
Sun Nov 13th Rachel turned 13 months old. We had planned to go skiing again. But high winds combined with snow didn't sound appealing for skiing or driving, so we decided instead to go check out the free day at the Denver Museum of Science and Nature. We went to space, saw a T-Rex, and played with some toys before we all ran out of energy and came home. Meggan and Rachel have head colds, so we saved the rest of the place for another time. When Rachel is a little older, she'll get to do the 'Astro-tot Training Program' in space, and that looks really fun.
Some of Rachel's favorite things these days include:
- unloading the dishwasher
- unpacking and re-packing boxes, such as the recycling bin
- breaking her crayons and drawing on any surface
-opening ziplock bags, which has made baby proofing more of a challenge
- signing 'more' for anything and everything, meaning 'I want that!'
- also signing 'milk', 'book', 'all done', 'food', and 'more please'
- saying 'all done', 'daddy', 'mama', 'bye bye'
- blowing kisses, which she will do at anyone she sees and also when she thinks it's time to go
- taking off her shoes and socks
- she now has 6 teeth! 2 below and 4 appearing up top.
On Tues, Nov 15th, we went to Children's Hospital in Denver for Rachel's anticipated nutrition appointment. We were there for over 2 hours, but the short summary is that Rachel is just fine. Lots of little things were discussed at this appointment, mostly all just reassuring that Rachel is healthy and thriving.
Good things:
- Rachel has gained 14 oz in the last month (this is more than she gained in the 4 months previous)
- When Rachel's weight, height, head circ. are plotted on the hospital charts, she now comes out with 15th percentile for weight and height, and 50th percentile for head size. It's interesting to me how much her height measurements have varied over the last year (apparently not a very accurate measure). It's also interesting that the charts used there (the more modern charts used for breast-fed children) place her in a much better light than the charts we had been using from Penticton (the older chart, based on information from formula-fed children).
- These doctors were not the slightest bit concerned about her protein or enzyme levels previously reported as a concern from her bloodwork.
- Rachel made $40 for allowing her blood to be part of a research study today! Bonus.
Things to note/work on:
- Rachel had more blood work done to rule out a few things and look more closely at her iron stores
- We do not need to focus on protein or calories or break our backs trying to get her to eat all the time
- Rachel can go back to nursing three times a day instead of six (hallelujah!)
- We must continue to offer Rachel whole milk at every meal
- We should feed Rachel in her high chair every 2-3 hours and offer her 3-4 foods. If she doesn't eat something or throws it off her chair, we don't have to spend 30 min offering her 10 more things until she gets all the required protein/calories/etc.
- We will follow up in one month's time to check Rachel's weight again.
- Rachel's nap schedule is off again and she's only napping for 30 min in the morning and 60 min in the afternoon... so we're missing those beautiful long two hours naps she started doing a month ago.
What this means practically for us...
- we can work on eliminating the 4:30am wake up time!!!! YAY!
- less nursing throughout the day means way more freedom for Meggan
- we can relax about food and just trust that Rachel is growing enough
- we might be drinking left over whole milk for a while until Rachel will take it
Jason's 30th Birthday
Tues Nov 15th was Jason's 30th Birthday!
Celebrations included:
- Rachel made him a card that started with 'That's not my Daddy... that man is too old..."
- lots of facebook, email, phone, and fan mail cards and wishes
- early dinner at Denny's for free grandslam breakfast
- angel-food cake dessert at home
- staff singing a terrible version of 'Happy Birthday' at school on Wed lunch
- balloons and a card from Meggan telling some details about our upcoming surprise trip
The Surprise Trip...
Jason knows that on Sunday Nov 20th we'll be going away for 6 nights. He knows we're not flying anywhere. Inside each balloon was a small piece of paper with an item to pack inside. So far, he has only been able to pop some balloons (we have to do this when Rachel is awake) and he opened them in this order:
- bathing suit
- pants for hiking in the snow
- casual socks
- ski goggles
- toiletries
- t-shirt
- first aid kit
- casual shoes
- pajamas
- sleeping bag
- matches
We're excited about the upcoming adventure and will try to keep you posted!
Celebrations included:
- Rachel made him a card that started with 'That's not my Daddy... that man is too old..."
- lots of facebook, email, phone, and fan mail cards and wishes
- early dinner at Denny's for free grandslam breakfast
- angel-food cake dessert at home
- staff singing a terrible version of 'Happy Birthday' at school on Wed lunch
- balloons and a card from Meggan telling some details about our upcoming surprise trip
Jason knows that on Sunday Nov 20th we'll be going away for 6 nights. He knows we're not flying anywhere. Inside each balloon was a small piece of paper with an item to pack inside. So far, he has only been able to pop some balloons (we have to do this when Rachel is awake) and he opened them in this order:
- bathing suit
- pants for hiking in the snow
- casual socks
- ski goggles
- toiletries
- t-shirt
- first aid kit
- casual shoes
- pajamas
- sleeping bag
- matches
We're excited about the upcoming adventure and will try to keep you posted!
November 8, 2011
So far, so good
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| Smoothie all over her face |
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| Signing 'more' smoothie please! |
She is not happy to be sitting still. She figured out how to get out of her highchair and stand up in it, so we had to reconfigure her seat-belt system and strap her down better.
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| Rachel stands in high chair |
She is using sign language a little bit more and working on using some words. She can say 'Barrr' for bear, and she can put two signs together to say 'more milk'.
Keystone Nov 6 2011
For anyone who has ever woken up on a ski day with Jason, you might appreciate the start to our day on Sunday. Often Jason can go from sleepy / groggy / relaxed, to up / packed / fed / ready to go skiing in 5 very hyper minutes. I used to get left behind in the transition... but now I'm prepared and know to get going early and not be fooled by the short-lived groggy sleepiness. Also, Rachel helps me slow things down quite a bit.
Our second day of skiing began with some excitement. On Saturday, Jason bought a summer sausage at the grocery store - a particular kind that he wasn't able to find in Canada - and we decided to start the morning with some kitchen softball. Rachel's soft soccer ball was the ball, Jason pitched, Meggan bat with the sausage, and Rachel was in the outfield. All of us were a bit hyper and ready for a great day.
The drive up was good, with a little snow, and we bundled up to prepare for the gondola ride. We decided to take Rachel up to the top of the mountain in the gondola and make a base at the lodge there. She therefore got her first ever season's pass, and it was free. Several staff members gave us the friendly reminder that we could not ski with Rachel attached to us in the baby carrier, and they each seemed relieved to hear that we were not planning to ski with her but would be taking turns with her in the lodge.
One long run and one park area were open, but the snow was reasonable. The lift lines were short by 11:30am and the kids behaved wonderfully. Our friends Sarah and Dustin and their little guy Aidan joined us again, so the four adults rotated. It was fantastic. The sun gave us great views of the valley all day and we each enjoyed many runs.
The kids had plenty of room in the warm lodge and we were able to spread out and play nicely.
This Friday is opening day at Breckenridge so we'll be there for the holiday for sure!
Our second day of skiing began with some excitement. On Saturday, Jason bought a summer sausage at the grocery store - a particular kind that he wasn't able to find in Canada - and we decided to start the morning with some kitchen softball. Rachel's soft soccer ball was the ball, Jason pitched, Meggan bat with the sausage, and Rachel was in the outfield. All of us were a bit hyper and ready for a great day.
The drive up was good, with a little snow, and we bundled up to prepare for the gondola ride. We decided to take Rachel up to the top of the mountain in the gondola and make a base at the lodge there. She therefore got her first ever season's pass, and it was free. Several staff members gave us the friendly reminder that we could not ski with Rachel attached to us in the baby carrier, and they each seemed relieved to hear that we were not planning to ski with her but would be taking turns with her in the lodge.
One long run and one park area were open, but the snow was reasonable. The lift lines were short by 11:30am and the kids behaved wonderfully. Our friends Sarah and Dustin and their little guy Aidan joined us again, so the four adults rotated. It was fantastic. The sun gave us great views of the valley all day and we each enjoyed many runs.
The kids had plenty of room in the warm lodge and we were able to spread out and play nicely.
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| Rachel looks like a Jedi knight while playing in the lodge |
This Friday is opening day at Breckenridge so we'll be there for the holiday for sure!
November 1, 2011
Halloween
Rachel was too little to do anything for Halloween last year. This year, she was a pumpkin.
Classic cuteness.
Rachel and Meggan went downtown to Parenting Place at 2:30pm as usual for Monday afternoon playgroup. This is where we've met most of our friends. All the kiddies and parents walked to the Munckkin Masquerade on Pearl Street. Businesses all have 'treat stops' and tents are out with stickers, games and entertainment. It's a zoo full of little kids, music and entertainment. Jason joined in after school.
Meggan, by the way, was supposed to be a Scarecrow. However, her hat kept blowing off and Rachel kept pulling off all her straw bits... so her costume was a bit of a failure. Jason was a retro basketball player at school and had fun showing off his Globetrotter skills with some other staff during the school day.
Sorry I don't know how to rotate these videos.
Rachel kept dropping her chocolate bar, then stopping to pick it up and take off her hood. Whenever there was music around, Rachel wanted to stop and dance.
After dinner we decided to head out to Trick or Treat. Our street is a friendly residential street, but there are only 1-2 other kids on our street. Our next door neighbor gave Rachel a small toy pumpkin, and 2 other families gave out candy. Nobody else on the street participated or had candy, which was a huge shock and disappointment to Meggan. Apparently here, if you want to take part you turn on your light and have a pumpkin outside, and if not, kids don't bother with your house. We only had a few kids come, so we have loads of leftover candy we don't know what to do with. Oh well. Maybe next year we'll find a more child-friendly street to really enjoy the real thing.
We really enjoyed watching Rachel work so hard to walk down the street. She really is entertaining these days!
For all the pictures, click here
Classic cuteness.
Rachel and Meggan went downtown to Parenting Place at 2:30pm as usual for Monday afternoon playgroup. This is where we've met most of our friends. All the kiddies and parents walked to the Munckkin Masquerade on Pearl Street. Businesses all have 'treat stops' and tents are out with stickers, games and entertainment. It's a zoo full of little kids, music and entertainment. Jason joined in after school.
Meggan, by the way, was supposed to be a Scarecrow. However, her hat kept blowing off and Rachel kept pulling off all her straw bits... so her costume was a bit of a failure. Jason was a retro basketball player at school and had fun showing off his Globetrotter skills with some other staff during the school day.Sorry I don't know how to rotate these videos.
Rachel kept dropping her chocolate bar, then stopping to pick it up and take off her hood. Whenever there was music around, Rachel wanted to stop and dance.
After dinner we decided to head out to Trick or Treat. Our street is a friendly residential street, but there are only 1-2 other kids on our street. Our next door neighbor gave Rachel a small toy pumpkin, and 2 other families gave out candy. Nobody else on the street participated or had candy, which was a huge shock and disappointment to Meggan. Apparently here, if you want to take part you turn on your light and have a pumpkin outside, and if not, kids don't bother with your house. We only had a few kids come, so we have loads of leftover candy we don't know what to do with. Oh well. Maybe next year we'll find a more child-friendly street to really enjoy the real thing.
We really enjoyed watching Rachel work so hard to walk down the street. She really is entertaining these days!
For all the pictures, click here
Spoon Feeding and Snow
This post is really just an excuse to post a few videos and picts.
Food and gaining weight has been such a huge focus for us in the last couple of weeks, that even our pictures and videos often revolve around food. Rachel has decided (not very conveniently in the gaining-weight department) that she is going to feed herself with a spoon and won't let anyone else give her anything with a spoon. She's... getting better... very slowly.
In order to make feeding Rachel more fun (ie. to get as much in her as we possibly can!), we invent games like moving her high chair in and out and shoving the spoon in her mouth when she is close to us.
Last week, as many of you know, it snowed. Wednesday was not a snow day at school, so Jason went to work despite 6inches early in the morning and more all day long. This meant short stints outside, bundling up in all our snow gear, and more time inside than usual. At least we didn't lose our power like some friends, even though we lost 4 huge branches in the yard.
Sunday we got out and went hiking in the sunshine again! This week it will snow again, so we have to get out when it's still hot before to cold front hits...
Food and gaining weight has been such a huge focus for us in the last couple of weeks, that even our pictures and videos often revolve around food. Rachel has decided (not very conveniently in the gaining-weight department) that she is going to feed herself with a spoon and won't let anyone else give her anything with a spoon. She's... getting better... very slowly.
In order to make feeding Rachel more fun (ie. to get as much in her as we possibly can!), we invent games like moving her high chair in and out and shoving the spoon in her mouth when she is close to us.
Last week, as many of you know, it snowed. Wednesday was not a snow day at school, so Jason went to work despite 6inches early in the morning and more all day long. This meant short stints outside, bundling up in all our snow gear, and more time inside than usual. At least we didn't lose our power like some friends, even though we lost 4 huge branches in the yard.
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| View out door Thurs am |
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| Reading with Daddy |
Sunday we got out and went hiking in the sunshine again! This week it will snow again, so we have to get out when it's still hot before to cold front hits...
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| Jason on big rock |
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