Carry On!

Gregg got this front carrier from his parents for his birthday.  He "practiced" during the week leading up to Callie's birth by carrying around a bag of flour and a few sundry cans of food from the pantry.  At last he was able to carry a real, live baby in his new toy.  HIS real, live baby.  Can't beat it.  :)

Our first Monday Night "Hike" on 1 July 2013, which was actually just a walk to the newspaper box and back, was a huge success:

Callie gets worn around the house, too.  Here she's learning the fine art of gromlet making on 2 July.  She's also helped me with the vacuuming (not pictured):

On the fourth of July we hit an actual trail along the shores of the Black Lakes on top of Vail Pass.  She slept the whole time:

We thought the carrier was a total win until we attempted another, true Monday Night Hike on the East Lake Creek Trail on 8 July.  Hiking was not in Callie's plans for that evening, and we only made it on the trail about a half mile before waving the white flag.  Poor Cal cried the entire time - during the drive to the trailhead, on the trail, and all the way home.  We're slowly learning that our plans no longer matter and what Cal says goes: