"Hey Anna? I know he's only six months old now, but how would you feel if I took Joseff with me up to the mountains some time while I harvest ice?"

Anna, who was in the nursery with Kristoff and cradling Joseff in her arms, gave her husband a puzzled look. "I'd say that I think you're crazy to want to take him now, especially since he's just starting to crawl."

"Oh, come on, I'd keep an eye on him!"

"How can you? The mountain has no safe measures for a baby his age, and you'd have to tend to cutting ice out of the pond. Kristoff, face it, you can't work and keep an eye on Joseff at the same time. And don't think any of the other ice harvesters will look after him for you while you work."

"I guess you're right. I just wanted him to get his first experience of the ice business at his age."

"Unless…"

"Unless what?"

Anna gave a little smirk. "You let me go with you." Before Kristoff could say anything, Anna added, "Now I'm sure you wanted to just have a 'boys' day out' with Joseff, but face the facts, Kristoff: if I'm with you, you can work and be with Joseff at the same time. When you want to bond with him, I'll harvest some ice for you."

Kristoff chuckled. "Need I remind you that the last time you harvested ice with me, it took you an hour to cut through the ice with a saw and then another two hours just to pick an ice block out of the water?"

"Well…I can always try again, and you can just do most of the heavy work. Besides, you know I like coming to the mountains with you just to spend time with you and Sven, and now that we have Joseff, it's just like another family outing. And when he gets bigger, then you can take him to the mountains without me, and maybe even teach him how to harvest ice."

Smiling, Kristoff said, "Okay, you can come. Yes, I'd love to have a 'boys' day out' with Joseff, but you know I always enjoy your company."

"Thank you," Anna giggled, then she and Kristoff embraced while sharing a kiss.

A few days later, the family was up and about getting ready to go up to the mountains. Anna was just about finishing dressing up in her winter clothing, though instead of her usual black boots, Kristoff had given her an extra pair of his boots so that she wouldn't slip while walking on the ice.

At the same time, Kristoff, who was all dressed to go, was dressing Joseff up in clothes much like his ice harvesting outfit, including a small, dark-colored, tunic, pants, and boots, complete with his own little hat.

Kristoff gently positioned Joseff to sit up. "Well, son, are you ready for your first trip up to the mountains to see Daddy do his job?"

Joseff let out a little baby smile, which made Kristoff laugh. "That's my boy! One day, you're gonna learn to love harvesting ice, just like me." He kissed Joseff, then picked him up from his spot.

Anna came over and took him from Kristoff. Then all three of them headed downstairs and out of the castle and to the stables where the sled and Sven were waiting.

Once they came to the stables, Anna was the first to say, "Hi, Sven!"

Hearing his name, the reindeer looked over and saw his favorite people and began to pant excitedly.

"We're bring Joseff up to the mountains for a little trip, Sven," Anna said. "I bet you'd just love to have his company." Keeping Joseff secure in her grasp, she reached one arm out to pet Sven. Then she opened his gate and led him outside while Kristoff prepared the sled by adding all of his equipment and bags of things for Joseff and everyone else…including carrots.

Sven eagerly sniffed both Kristoff and Anna, hunting for the carrots. "Don't worry, Sven," Anna said. As she reached into the sled, she added, "The carrots are right…here!" She pulled out a carrot, and that was enough to make Sven extremely excited. He eagerly snatched it and pulled it into his mouth, but then he stuck it out to offer Anna a bite.

Anna laughed. "Thanks, Sven, but Kristoff and I will just share one instead."

Sven popped the carrot back into his mouth and chewed happily, while Kristoff held out another carrot to Anna. "Hungry, Anna?"

"You bet!" She took a bite of the carrot and smiled as she chewed it, then Kristoff followed when he took a bite.

Seeing them eat carrots, Joseff tried to reach out for one. But Anna objected, "No, no, sweetie, that food is too hard for you to eat yet. In a few years, when you get enough teeth, you'll be able to eat all sorts of foods like carrots…and even chocolate!"

"Let's not encourage him to just eat foods like chocolate," Kristoff said.

"I know, honey. I'm just saying, since not every kid is fond of foods like carrots, like you are."

"Point taken." Then he paused and finished, "Well, let's get going! The ice isn't going to harvest by itself!"

So then Kristoff attached Sven's harness to the reins and helped Anna climb into the sled, while he also held Joseff as she did, then gave him back to her. Once they were all settled in, Kristoff urged Sven, which the reindeer knew meant to go.

Within the first two hours of arriving at the mountains, Kristoff had created free ice floes in the pond due to him cutting them from the pond by use of his hand saw and coker, which resembled a three-pronged fork. Most of the floes were still very big in size, so he removed them from the water by using a pike pole or grappling hook. Once they were out of the water, he'd cut them into smaller blocks by using a pick axe.

After another hour had passed, Anna finally spoke up, "Come on, Kristoff, we've been here for three hours now and you've done all the work! Why don't you let me take a shot now, like lifting ice out with tongs?"

Kristoff gave her a skeptical look. "Fine, Anna, I'll let you have a turn while I look after Joseff now. But don't be surprised if you can barely lift the ice. I mean, they are really heavy, and I only make what I do look easy because I've been doing it for years."

Anna picked up the tongs, pike, and hook from the ground and walked over to a spot with the ice floes. As she squatted down and prepared to lift some ice using the tongs, Kristoff gestured to Sven with his head, directing him to go to Anna to help her, and Sven did just that.

"Hello, Sven," Anna said once she noticed him walk up to her side. "Are you here to help me harvest some ice?"

Sven smiled and grunted, to which Anna replied, "Well, that's nice of you, buddy. Kristoff thinks I can't do it, and maybe I can't, since I'm not strong or built as well as he is. But I just want to try it out." She gestured to Sven the direction of Kristoff and Joseff. "He wanted to spend time with Joseff today, but I told him he couldn't bring Joseff alone now since he can't harvest ice and look after him at the same time. But one day, Joseff will be big enough to learn the ice business, and he'll be tagging along with you and Kristoff before you know it." Then she turned her attention back to the ice. "Well, back to harvesting ice!"

Anna squatted down again to grab an ice block with the tongs. She quickly had the tongs surrounding the ice, but almost immediately afterwards, it dropped out of her grasp once she tried to pick it up. She tried to grab it again, but it quickly slipped out of her grasp again. Not wanting to try and fail many times, Anna put down the tongs and grabbed the pike. She stuck it into the ice, and using every ounce of strength she had, she pulled it out of the water.

Anna was feeling pleased with herself, and even Kristoff, who had seen the whole thing, was impressed. Still carrying Joseff, he walked over to her. "Not bad, Anna. If you think you can do it, why don't you take some more ice out of the water, then I'll cut it up and put the blocks in the sled, and start all over again to get new blocks of ice."

"All right, but I think we should stop to have lunch soon, especially since it's almost time for Joseff to be fed."

"And hey, well, I know this isn't exactly a moment of family bonding for all of us, but…I'm glad you and Joseff came. I like having you with me, even when I'm working."

"Thank you, Kristoff, I appreciate it."

Kristoff smiled and leaned down to kiss Anna. "We'll leave earlier tonight, because the mountains are coldest when it's night, and even though Joseff is dressed warm, we don't want to take the chance on him getting sick again."

So for the rest of the day, Anna and Kristoff took turns looking after Joseff while one of them worked with the ice. Kristoff did the majority of it, especially with cutting through the ice and hauling it to the sled. But every now and then, he gave Anna a chance to lift ice out of the water and break it down with the pick axe.

A few hours before darkness would come, the family decided to head on home at last, especially since Joseff was starting to doze off. He wouldn't remember today, but Kristoff and Anna would remember it as one of the best days of their lives together.