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Ellie Visits the Ocean

Little Miss Ellie got to put her toes into the sand for the first time last week :)

Our family spent a wonderful two weeks visiting family on the ocean coast of British Columbia and it was so rejuvenating to spend time with family.

Sunshine, oceans, mountains, family, and ice cream = great vacation.

Labels: baby, Eleanor, travel

3. Leave Canada - Check?

There are a few obvious advantages of having family in Southern BC: warmth, beaches, and proximity to the border for cheap shopping!

When our family suggested crossing the border for a little retail therapy, I jumped at the chance.

Who would say no to that??

Well… maybe my husband would… but he knows how much I like it!

Labels: 14 of 14, family, travel

Travelling with a Baby

We did it again!

Our first short road trip went fairly well, so when my husband got some time off work we decided to head to BC to surprise some family members and let them meet our daughter :)

This drive feels long and tedious on a good day, so I had no idea what to expect travelling down with a three month old baby.

Labels: baby, family, surprise, travel

Baby's First Road Trip

We did it.

We braved the impossible and took our baby on her first road trip.

At just shy of her three months milestone, we began the 5 hour (usually) journey to Edmonton.

If I didn't already think my baby was the best baby in the whole world, I would now!

She was amazing.

It helped that we left for the drive at 8pm, which is her usual bed time.

She just slept the whole way there, I fed her when we arrived, and she got right back into her usual sleeping routine for the rest of the weekend :)

Best. Baby. Ever.

Labels: baby, Grande Prairie, travel

Annual Edmonton Trip

This past weekend we travelled back into the BIG CITY! aka Edmonton :)

We go every year around this time for my husband's work Christmas party, and it just so happened that the trip coincided with Black Friday this year too!

The weekend went by VERY quickly.

The roadtrip went sloooowly as my pregnant bladder could only last max. 1 hour in the car at a time!

(sorry for all the breaks honey!)

Any downtime I had at my auntie's (which wasn't much) I spent reading this novel.

Trying to knock one last thing off my 13 of 13 goal list!

I also finished these two lovely infinity scarves while on the road!
The purple one was a early Christmas present for my Auntie :)
They are long and warm - perfect for winter dog walks.

(Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of us wearing them!)

Then we got all spiffed up to head out to the Christmas party!

It was a long event - 4pm til ... well... 3am by the time we were home?

Obviously we had a great time visiting with everyone!

Here I am dressing up my baby bump :)

And here we are together :)
That was the final day of the moustache... its gone now!
Thank you to everyone that supported Mr. A!!!

And in keeping with tradition (like all other E-town trips)... we went shopping!

Not sure the husband likes this part as much as I do, but this time he got some spiffy clothes!

Black Friday served us well at a few stores, but mostly we shopped for a few last baby items :)

Here's a pic of our finds layed out in the baby's nursery.... laundry pail, bathtub, extra change pads and sheets, a few neutral onsies/sleepers, a towel, a picture frame, and some homemade elmo blankets, bibs, and cloths from my wonderful Auntie!!

Pretty much ready for baby now... just 5 weeks to wait!

{xoxo}

Labels: family, travel

Edmonton Getaway

Since it was our anniversary this weekend, we decided to get away for a bit.

Although we didn't go far - just a quick 5 hour jaunt to Edmonton - it felt like a mini vacation :)

Any chance we have to get out of town we jump at.

Plus, Edmonton provides LOTS of specialty shopping opportunities that don't exist in GP.

So Mr. A grabbed a bucket of coffee (X-Large at Timmy's), I grabbed an Iced Capp, and we were on our way!

The drive always gives me a chance to start a new knitting project :)

Being able to stay with my Aunt and Uncle is a real blessing every time we go down.

Barry has endless stories to share, Merle cooks gourmet food, and they love our dogs!

This time around there were five dogs in the house (two of theirs, two of ours, and one of their son's).

We entertained ourselves by riding around in the new Jeep!

Apparently the top and doors will stay off until Barry stops seeing Motorcycles on the road - if they can be on the road, so can he! lol.

We took this baby through the drive through at Tim Horton's and got a few funny looks along the way. 10 degrees doesn't seem like the best temperature for the top to be off. Good thing I had my warm coat!