New Trail

A few days ago, Ian and I blazed a bit of a new trail.

We were looking for a path from our door to a nice snowy, little-used road. We normally have to drive or walk on a paved road to a place where we can ski. I'm hoping that this path will let us ski some more, from our house, with no car or ski carrying required. We may have to carry skis along parts of this path, or snowshoe to our intended skiing location, but that's better than the paved road, I think.

Today we all found our way down there via the partial path we'd carved the other day, and trampled some new trail.

Ian had great fun in the sled, then out of the sled once we got to an easier place to walk.

The goggles are so great. He keeps them on, they stay on easier than sunglasses, they protect his eyes, and protect much of his face from snow, when his face happens to land in snow.

When we got in, it was time for soup and fresh bread for lunch and then a nap. Fortunately, there's entertainment available while Ian waits.

Ian's in another language explosion. He tried to say "grosbeak" (ko bee) today, as he saw his first evening grosbeaks and squeals "Hello dit-dee!" when we see a chickadee. He's working hard at learning colors, bringing us crayons and blocks to identify all the time. I think he's got another growth spurt and two more teeth to keep him a tad out of sorts, too. It's amazing how happy he is through all this!