Sledding!!

On Saturday, Odin went for his first sled ride. Though it wasn't down a hill, rather it was on a river! With our friends Kenneth and Anita, we packed up some snacks and coffee, then headed to their son Jonas' riverboat that is frozen in the middle of the river that runs through Umeå. We walked from their house down to the river and then walked along the frozen river until we arrived at the boathouse (30 minute walk).














Though it was cold, Odin was nice and warm in the sled sitting on 2 layers of sheepskin and wrapped in wool blankets. He fell asleep almost immediately! As Dad pulled him along on their way, Dad thought to himself this is how people in cold climates have been carring children for thousands of years, and it works!














We arrived at the boathouse and Jonus and their other son Nicklas had made a nice fire in the wood stove and it was quite warm inside.













We got some REAL wooden blocks that were made in the Czech Republic of beech wood. Odin loves playing with them, eating them, and knocking them over after we build a tower!














Here is the best picture we've been able to get so far of his 2 new bottom front teeth. He squirmed like crazy when we were trying to get this picture. (click on picture to enlarge).














Eating egg yolks, what fun! and mess! (click on picture to zoom in and see our messy boy.)