My wife and I and our two kids (2 years and 4 months) have just had 3 days at the Scout Hut ('BP Memorial Lodge') at Cradle Mountain, along with a couple of friends, and Corvus as the Hut Warden.
It was really hard going carrying all our gear, plus our kids, plus all their gear, but it is only a short walk (took us about an hour). It rained consistently for the entire walk in, and the entire walk out but not terribly heavily. It was also rather windy. We got a snow fall for about 5 minutes on the Friday evening.
Thankfully on the day in between, the rain held off for most of the day, although it was still heavily overcast. So we walked up Crater Peak in the morning, and then down to Crater Lake (via Crater Falls) in the afternoon.
We really enjoyed out stay at the Scout Hut, and will definitely make use of it again (but will probably wait until the kids can walk at least most of the way there, themselves).
On the way up, my wife carried one daughter on her back, and the other daughter on her front, and I carried my 85 litre pack on my back and her 65 litre pack on my front. Although the packs were heavier than the kids, the baby carrying pack was very uncomfortable, so on the way down, we carried a daughter and a pack each.
Sophie loved the friendly currawong (she's already an expert bird watcher, able to name many species by sight, or even just by sound).
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On Crater Peak with Cradle Mountain in the background
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Crater Lake from Crater Peak Lookout
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Sophie's first ever snow play on top of Crater Peak
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Packing up to leave, Sophie helps her Dad with his boots and hat
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Our entire family back at the car park
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...and with the storm cover (which was actually from our pram) removed
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