Beach Baby

In addition to eating sand, while up in Canada last week, Ellie had her first ocean "swim."

It was so hot that the shallow water was like warm bath water.

Our little beach baby loved it!

Family photos, eh

We had such in a good time in Canada. Here are a few pics of Ellie and her fans

Aunty Dena and Oma Uncle Karl

Cousin Jayden Aunty Loreen Aunty Caitlin, cousins Jayden, Brent & Wyatt

Ellie, the 8 month old!

Ellie is 8 months old today! That sounds like such an old baby!

At a pediatrician appointment last week she weighed in at over 16 pounds, which puts her in the 50th percentile. She sits up all by herself . . . stands without assistance when holding on to something like her crib railing . . . she's developing her pincer grasp and can pick up small peices of food (and sometimes even gets them in her mouth!) . . . but she's certainly making no moves to crawl (I have a feeling she may just go straight to walking).

I love these photos of her in Aunty Marilyn's kitchen sink.

What a difference from her first bath, 8 months ago!

Yum, Canada Sand

We just got home from Vancouver Island last night. We had a great trip visiting family and hanging out at the beach. It was actually nice weather the ENTIRE weekend, big improvement from last summer!

One of the highlights of the trip . . .

Ellie discovering sand.

Uh-Oh, Ellie eating sand.

Ellie tasting sand.

A proper mother might have dropped the camera and tried to avoid this gritty experience, but me . .. heck no, I have got to scrapbook this moment!

One year ago today . . .

Since we moved in last week, I can't find my cameras USB cable! That means I can't download all the cute pics I've been taking of our little muchkin.

So I was looking through some old pics and found these . . .

They are from exactly one year ago this week.

We always head up to Canada this weekend and we're on our way again this year.

Showing off what I thought then was my "huge" belly! 3 months pregnant with Ellie.
Annual BBQ . . . Notice my Aunts cracking up in the background (Aunties Betty, Muriel & Marilyn)
Drew and I spent some time in Tofino last year too, which is on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Too band it was January-like weather! Notice the beanie and winter coat!

Family of two!

Now we're a family of 3, it makes me wonder . . . Where will we be one year from today?? . . .

Oooo, Ellie walking and talking! (And, just in case, you're wondering . . . NOT a family of 4, yet!!!!)

Busy bees

We have been very busy these last few days. We are moving into a new condo about 4 miles from mum & dad's house. Moving is crazy but with a 7 month old . . . Wow! It's definitely going to take some time for Ellie to adjust to her new surroundings.

The camera must still be packed so here is a random smattering of photos from last week.

Ellie playing with Daddy's hat after work. She loves any "toy" that really belongs to us.

All dressed up to go out to dinner to celebrate the move.
Daddy stealing a quick nap with Ellie. (Oh, and in case you've been wondering . . . sleep update summed up in 3 words: She still doesn't)

She Rocks!

We got this cute musical toy at a g-sale last week and Ellie loves it. It's so amazing to me how quickly she learns how to make all the gadgets work!

And I especially love how she is rockin' to the music. A musical prodigy at 7 months!