Hood off please, originally uploaded by framboise.

Testing out the cold weather suit that Mr Grumpy will be bundled into when we visit family in Vancouver.

The outer water-resistant layer is detachable from the inner fleece lining, which is critical for our hates-to-be-hot grumper. But if you’ve ever tried to put layers on a struggling baby (or dog!), you’ll know that every layer is greeted with more screams. In comes the magic part of this suit: the outer and inner layers are zipped together! One screaming session to put the whole shebang on, with the option to unzip the outer layer later. Trust me, one screaming session per morning is quite enough…