Grumbling Griffin
It’s hard to imagine that the little cutie in the picture could be so angry, but Griffin was mad as an old wet hen…at me. I was o nly trying to make sure he was safe, but he saw it as a hindrance to his independence. At Spring Break, the kids were visiting us for a ski vacation, but Griffin was too young to go to ski school, so we took him out to play while the others were getting their ski legs under them. We rode the short gondola in Beaver Creek to the Magic Carpet area. I thought Griffin might like to slide down the slippery slope from the top of the moving sidewalk. So I grabbed onto the back of Griffin's jacket so he didn't fall while getting on and riding up the hill. He didn't like it one bit and even caused the moving belt to stop as we were exiting due to the struggle, but I was able to make amends by helping him slide down the hill on his belly. Once down he wanted to return to the top again, but this time as he was approaching the Magic Carpet, he ha...