our dog presents as menacing. she's 100+ lbs. chesapeake bay retriever. she is a cupcake, a total sweet heart. as her owners, we know this, but someone seeing...
we camped with our first when she was 6 weeks old. granted, it was in my parents' backyard, but it went really well and she (and we) slept great. my kids are...
I have friends who really love Chesapeake Bay retrievers. They've owned several over the years. Some of them have been more laid back than others, but ...
phew! 5 days in the Grand Canyon is enough to wear out many mortals, ourselves included. we took Paul (who is 2 years old on the 24th) down the South Kaibab...
... ### Thanks for broadening the Ranger's spectrum of what parents/kids can do in the backcountry, em. I'm sure her concerns were well-placed for some -- GCNP...
it is my understanding that GC has more rescues per year than any other NP. i was personally appalled at some of the people i saw struggling up (and down) the...
Howdy Emma and All, Sounds like a great trip! Congrats! And to everyone here, thanks for helping to dispel the notion that babies and the backcountry don't...
The beaches around San Francisco and Marin are not pleasant when the weather is nice but the rocks and the cliffs are very dangerous. I grewup there and all...
My daughter was born last July and we took her on a short backpack trip two months later in September. She woke up a few times in the night to feed, but...
Photon LED lights are great! You can get them in various colors, in case a soft yellow or blue is more relaxing than bright white. Stick 'em darn near...
Giver her a glow stick to sleep with in her bag. She will have great fun choosing the colors at the store and since they last 6 or 8 hours you can break it a...
went on a 3 night camp out last week,my daughter enjoyed it but says not to many trips this year.car camped at mt monadnock in NH the weather was good for the...
... (we're not ... to boy ... Actually I think infants are really easy to take camping. They don't move around too much to get into anything. The biggest...
Hello the fire! I just found this group and signed up today. I'm planning on heading out this weekend to take my two oldest kids (8yr old girl, 6yr old boy)...
hi Pat! welcome to the list. and welcome to any other new folks - we're at 77 members now. i can't be of much help to you with your questions about your...
Only you can truly answer whether you are crazy or not, since you know your daughter and we don't. That said, I just took my 8 year old daughter on a ...
Dude bring plenty of treats and keep an eye out for that all too common change in disposition. Treats that seem to work best are candies that can not melt in...
I just took nine 11 year old scouts out camping (with some dads). To keep them occupied after dinner I opened some Pop-in-fresh biscuit dough, each scout got a...
Any suggestions on how to keep hats and sunglasses on an infant? I am trying to protect my baby's eyes and skin, but she removes hats and sunglasses the...
... Superglue? Tape? ... We got some sunglasses that had a velcro strap, and that worked for about two minutes... In the end, we discovered that if we put...
... Staples? Thumbtacks? ;) ... Erskine Fincher erskine_fincher@... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at...
My children never liked wearing hats and sunglasses when they were infants. I don't think any do. They would toss them after a minute or two, so I kept putting...
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Sonjia Leyva
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May 5, 2004 4:15 am
Ah! I remember that age! You'll need to find hats that have chin straps on them. Most will close with velcro, some have snaps. This will work until your...
... ### bubblegum? NO no no no nooo. Seriously: Just remember to keep whatever strap/containment is used *weaker* than 1/2 the baby's weight. (Or toddlers, or ...
Well we did it! We successfully hiked the five miles! The kids were excited about going. I made up sandwiches for everyone and we brought gummy worms,...
How are you caring your infant. I have hiked with all my kids at very early ages. I have found that the sunglasses are a waste of time. If they do not come...
