Alaskan Dog Sledding

It's been a while since we've posted, we apologize it's been a busy winter.  January and February I spent in Tinker completing AWACS instructor training.  While I was enjoying balmy Oklahoma City Yvette and Nathan had a great visit with the McRae and Dupuis families in Edmonton.

2 More weeks until the scheduled birth of the newest Considine, Yvette is hanging in there but is ready for the baby to arrive I'm sure.

Nathan and I gave mommy a day off and headed to the dog kennel of retired Iditarod and Yukon Quest musher and Vern Halter with a group of other Canadians. Vern now trains Alaskan Husky sled dogs and also Iditarod mushers plus provides tour packages. It was a memorable day, Nathan and I got to enjoy a ride with a 10 dog team, wow what power.  Nathan enjoyed it so much that when it was done all he could say was "more".  I can't wait to do it again, living in Alaska definately has it's benefits.

Learning To Skate

Well it's about that time in Nathan's life for a life changing, character building experience... no not school, learning to skate. So Thanksgiving Day Daddy and Nathan gave Yvette a break and made a trip to a local sports store to get Nathans first pair of skates.

Monday night we dressed Nathan in enough layers to ensure that the cold didn't scare him away and off we went. He made it through putting on the skates and also his bike helmet (which he's not too fond of). We jumped on the ice and off we went. Knowing better than to just let him go and hope for the best (like his daddy swimming lessons) I helped him keep his balance and move. He didn't do to bad, one tumble and a few tears but all in all a successful expedition. One proud Daddy