The kids and I went with mom's cycling group on a bike ride. I had Elise, Carter, and Lauryn with me on a weekend to St. Louis and I brought my bike trailer along. We hooked it to mom's bike and she said she'd pull it and I put Elise in a double sling on my back.
Mom was such a trooper. The picture below was at the halfway point just before we turned around. We took a little breather :) Not including the trailer, she was pulling at least 95 pounds! You can see Lauryn's face smiling in the trailer window. Go Grandma!
I love this shot of mom emerging out of the tunnel, you can almost hear the theme song from 'Chariots of Fire' in the background! :)
I think I can... I think I can... I think I can...!
This is Elise peaking out of her pouch on my back.
She sat in the sling for the whole 45 minutes while I rode down the trail. She just looked around at the beautiful scenery. Never made a peep.
Okay, give up? It's Elise's ear mark-literally. When she sleeps with me, she apparently doesn't move an inch for quite a while because she very often leaves this amazing imprint of her ear on my upper arm. Wow!
Mom was such a trooper. The picture below was at the halfway point just before we turned around. We took a little breather :) Not including the trailer, she was pulling at least 95 pounds! You can see Lauryn's face smiling in the trailer window. Go Grandma!
I love this shot of mom emerging out of the tunnel, you can almost hear the theme song from 'Chariots of Fire' in the background! :)
I think I can... I think I can... I think I can...!
She sat in the sling for the whole 45 minutes while I rode down the trail. She just looked around at the beautiful scenery. Never made a peep.
Lauryn got a new "ball gown" from a friend of ours and was so excited and wondering where she was going to wear it. Soon, she came running in to me telling me that daddy was going to take her on a date to the "nicest restaurant we could afford" and he was going to dress up and she wanted me to fix her hair and on and on. When the night finally came, it was like she was getting ready for prom. We got her all gussied up and then she and daddy went out to a local steak house. They had a magical time and I heard about all the wonderful details the next day. It was a special memory for the two of them. 
I've used this baby wrap with the baby on the front before and I was waiting for Elise to be old enough for me to do it with her on my back. She loved it and stayed on my back for 2 hours. The first hour she stayed awake while I worked around the house and got tons done. The second hour she fell asleep. It was so cute.
