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| Snug and Dad love to match |
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Heather Getting Married
Auntie Heather and Jeff got married! It was a perfect day on Oak Creek in Sedona. Heather was radiant. Jeff was cool. Layla was cute. Papa was proud. Michael was minister and Snug was sweet. We are so glad that Snug now has an Uncle Jeff.
Swimeon
Snug loves the water. It doesn't matter where. He loves the bath, the shower, the Big Lebowski (our wading pool) and even the real pool. Next stop is Grandpa Pete's pool.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Camping is More Fun with Friends and Babies
The Mathi let us join them on Petros' first camp out. God-Father, Josh came too.
We hiked up to a rock over looking Skull Valley to watch the sunset
Is that a cave man? No, it is Snug's God-Father, Josh roasting a hot dog over the camp fire. We hope Snug will be like Josh one day.
The next weekend, we went camping with the McDaniels and our new friends, the Ericksons. It rained that evening so we squeezed six adults and three babies in a 4 person tent to weather the storm. We piled our cheese, hummus, crackers, veggies, wine and whiskey into the center of the tent and had a feast. It was one of the best nights we have had all summer.
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| Henry conked out |
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| Charis conked out |
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| Snug conked out |
The tent that housed the party!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Seeing Sedona With New Eyes
Something we've found when traveling with a baby is that we now see things we had never noticed before. We've driven the road up Oak Creek many times over the last 10 years and never noticed a little hide-away called Indian Gardens. It is a market and deli with a shady garden where you can sit and enjoy yummy treats. We had always zoomed past it on our search for bigger and better things. On our last trip through Sedona, we had to stop to change Simeon's diaper. We stopped at the visitor's center which happens to be next door to Indian Gardens. It looked like a store so we thought we would buy some water. Turns out our tribe has been in Sedona all this time. Who knew? They have good coffee, Reed's ginger beer, real beer, dark chocolate with sea salt and other delightful things. Discoveries like this make us excited to take the road more slowly and stop. We are sure there are other little treasures along the way that we have been to quick to notice.
After sipping on treats at Indian Gardens, we took Snug on a little hike down the creek.
After sipping on treats at Indian Gardens, we took Snug on a little hike down the creek.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Tubby Time
Sim loves tubby time. (Not to be confused with tummy time. He hates that) Thanks to cousins Cait and Karissa, Sim's friend, Ducky, keeps him warm and cozy in the bath.
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| "I'll just sleep through the bath" - 1 month old |
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| "I'm not sure about bath time" - 2 month |
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| "I love bath time" - 3 months old |
Friday, July 13, 2012
Snug Goes Camping
We love camping and hope Snug grows up loving camping too. The first purchase we made when we were planning for a baby was actually a 4 person tent. Our good friends, the Mathi, paved the way by taking their little girl camping, biking and climbing when she was just a itty-bitty baby and we wanted to follow suit. So when Snug was about 6 weeks old, we finally felt like we were ready to try it out.
We packed a bit more than we used to but not too much more. Since we'd be car camping we planned on using the table that is built into the back of our CRV. And since we had a table, we figured we'd bring some chairs-- a new thing for us as we are used to just sitting on the ground. We also got a Snow Peak stove in effort to not start the woods on fire or smoke out our newborn with the Sierra stove. Other items new to our camping experience: a lantern and a deck of cards. We figured we would be just hanging out in camp so we thought cards would be a good way to spend the time. Not really a surprise but we found that we aren't really card playing people.
The bulkiest thing we brought was the base of Snug's swing. Why did we bring that? We figured he could sleep in it and it worked out quite well. We dressed him in the footy pj's that don't get much use here in Phoenix, covered his head with a wool beany, wrapped him in his SwadleMe blanket and tucked a down vest around him. It made a cozy little nest that kept him warm when it dropped to 35 degrees overnight. Snug stayed quite toasty and didn't let out a peep. I can't say the same for us. Snug was so quiet that we were up many times that night to make sure that he was warm and breathing. We've found that this sleeping set up works quite nicely and have used it on several trips since.
Our first camp out was good. Snug indicated that he liked camping by sleeping so well. Mike got in a few bike rides. We did a little bouldering (a very little). We took Snug out for a spin in the Chariot (not made for single track). It was a slow paced but good start to having fun with Snug in the woods.
We packed a bit more than we used to but not too much more. Since we'd be car camping we planned on using the table that is built into the back of our CRV. And since we had a table, we figured we'd bring some chairs-- a new thing for us as we are used to just sitting on the ground. We also got a Snow Peak stove in effort to not start the woods on fire or smoke out our newborn with the Sierra stove. Other items new to our camping experience: a lantern and a deck of cards. We figured we would be just hanging out in camp so we thought cards would be a good way to spend the time. Not really a surprise but we found that we aren't really card playing people.
The bulkiest thing we brought was the base of Snug's swing. Why did we bring that? We figured he could sleep in it and it worked out quite well. We dressed him in the footy pj's that don't get much use here in Phoenix, covered his head with a wool beany, wrapped him in his SwadleMe blanket and tucked a down vest around him. It made a cozy little nest that kept him warm when it dropped to 35 degrees overnight. Snug stayed quite toasty and didn't let out a peep. I can't say the same for us. Snug was so quiet that we were up many times that night to make sure that he was warm and breathing. We've found that this sleeping set up works quite nicely and have used it on several trips since.
Our first camp out was good. Snug indicated that he liked camping by sleeping so well. Mike got in a few bike rides. We did a little bouldering (a very little). We took Snug out for a spin in the Chariot (not made for single track). It was a slow paced but good start to having fun with Snug in the woods.
Friday, July 6, 2012
The Evolution of the Baby Carrier
Simeon's first outing was a walk around the neighborhood. He was too small for the front carrier so Michael just held him as we walked. A teen aged boy going door to door saw us walking and said "Whoa! Are you holding a baby? That looks weird." Then he added, "I am selling magazines. We have kids ones. Do you think your baby wants any?" We declined.
Longer walks around the neighborhood helped us realize that normal parents use a stroller so we got out the Snap and Go. Not the smoothest ride but better than carrying Snug in our arms.
Somewhere around the 5th or 6th walk around the neighborhood, we remembered the Snap and Go stroller has a cup holder. We initially thought it was stupid and took it off. Deciding it was brilliant, we reinstalled it so it could hold Michael's beer. On one of the walks, we met some new neighbors. After talking for awhile, the neighbor looked at the beer, then at the baby, then at Robin and asked "Did you bring beer on your walk?"
When Simeon was about a month old, we took him on a bumpy walk on a dirt path around Linx Lake in Prescott with The Godfather, Josh. Thinking that the Snap and Go stroller had served us well, we tried it out on a rocky, dirt path. Not the best idea. The axles are still bent. Snug took his first ride in the front carrier. We went home and promptly bought an infant sling for the Chariot.
The Chariot is the Toyota Landcruiser of strollers. It converts from running stroller to bike trailer and even has attachments for cross country skiing and hiking. We already had a Chariot but a baby needs to be able to sit up to ride in it. The infant sling is a super nifty attachment that allows the baby to recline in the Chariot. Thanks to our local REI Snug could now go off road.
The Chariot is many things. It, however, is not a raft. We learned this on a walk down the beach in Carlsbad, CA. The tide was coming in and we had to get around a rocky point in order to get back to the place we were staying. We made a mad dash while the tide was out. Alas, we didn't run fast enough because a wave came in and soaked the bottom of the Chariot.
Longer walks around the neighborhood helped us realize that normal parents use a stroller so we got out the Snap and Go. Not the smoothest ride but better than carrying Snug in our arms.
Somewhere around the 5th or 6th walk around the neighborhood, we remembered the Snap and Go stroller has a cup holder. We initially thought it was stupid and took it off. Deciding it was brilliant, we reinstalled it so it could hold Michael's beer. On one of the walks, we met some new neighbors. After talking for awhile, the neighbor looked at the beer, then at the baby, then at Robin and asked "Did you bring beer on your walk?"
The Chariot is the Toyota Landcruiser of strollers. It converts from running stroller to bike trailer and even has attachments for cross country skiing and hiking. We already had a Chariot but a baby needs to be able to sit up to ride in it. The infant sling is a super nifty attachment that allows the baby to recline in the Chariot. Thanks to our local REI Snug could now go off road.
The Chariot is many things. It, however, is not a raft. We learned this on a walk down the beach in Carlsbad, CA. The tide was coming in and we had to get around a rocky point in order to get back to the place we were staying. We made a mad dash while the tide was out. Alas, we didn't run fast enough because a wave came in and soaked the bottom of the Chariot.
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