First time Sledding

We took Avalon sledding for the first time in Jarad's parents back yard. At first she wasn't too sure but she seemed to enjoy it. We've taken her outside on the sled several times since and she really has fun for the first 15 minutes and then she is ready to go back inside. She loves the outdoors, but our North Carolina/California girl is not used to this bitter cold!

Grandma Moeckel pulling Avalon on the sled in Moorhead.


Daddy pulling her a little bit faster, which she seemed to enjoy!

Bundled up in the Snow!

We spent the week after Thanksgiving in Pagosa Springs, Colorado where Avalon had a great time in the snow. We bundled her up and took her to the park and on several hikes. Avalon still loves being outside even all bundled up in the snow! Although it wasn't quite as cold (it is freezing in MN right now), Avalon got a little preparation for Christmas in MN.

Rules of the road

The title for this post is taken from Jeneric's blog. Apparently, like us, they took a road trip for Thanksgiving. The first rule on their list of `Rules of the road' is `Leaving at 4 am just means the children will wake up earlier.' This is so true. We've been trying to figure out the best time to travel with Avalon. The first day of our road trip, we decided to leave later in the day. Our goal was to have Avalon take her afternoon nap and then also fall asleep at night. Unfortunately neither of these worked out very well. The next day we went with the opposite strategy and left early hoping that she would sleep for a while. Of course, she didn't. The conclusion is that Avalon will be awake most of the time while traveling in the car.