Cannibalism, hiking, and traveling

James laughs as I pretend to eat his belly. Honestly, it wasn't that tasty, but he seemed to enjoy what I thought would be a terrifying experience.

Bets and I went for a hike Saturday and tested out a baby backpack donated to us by her sister, Kirsten. After a few miles, my shoulders were sore, but not too bad. The best part? This backpack is 75% less emasculating than a Baby Bjorn! I actually like it a lot. It has many useful pockets, and is really good quality. We even used it again yesterday when we took Bones and James for a walk around the neighborhood. We have another pack that has metal braces for support, i.e. even more hardcore, but it frightens me a bit. I'm working up the courage to try it.

Bets is off this morning to Duluth for about a week. Her mom is having shoulder surgery, so she'll be there for the surgery and a while afterwards to help her recover. James is going with her. I'll miss them both, but I mostly just wanted you to kind of think good thoughts about my mother-in-law's surgery.

Update: I guess Betsy's Mom's surgery was pushed back a couple of weeks, so my family is coming back home! ...and then leaving again in two weeks.