Sarah's first Christmas

We decided to make our trip to Niagara a little mini vacation. We got a hotel over looking the falls. We had to send Santa an updated flight plan but he made it. Good thing the hotel room had a fireplace.

Santa brought Sarah books for her first Christmas.

Getting ready for Christmas

We actually had all of our presents wrapped before leaving for the holidays. Sarah loved checking out the boxes and trying to unwrap them.

Exploring in the kitchen

Sarah loves to stand at the dishwasher and open doors and drawers in the kitchen while I make meals or clean up.

She loves to feed herself

Sarah loves to eat everything and do it all by herself. These are the days before we always used the high chair. Too much work to clean up everything:-)

Hunting Camp

A few weeks ago we made the 15 hour trip to Brad's family's hunting camp. It's really not a hunting camp it's a beautiful house in the bush. S loved seeing her Great Grandparents and Grandparents. Great Grandma taught S how to wave, she's so cute! Brad also got a buck which was great. The last picture is of Sarah in the car on one of our stops. She learned how to blow the horn. The next picture is at a corner store where they sell bait for the deer (it's legal). B and S are ready to go out for the hunt with their orange hats.

November

In the Ford family if it's November it must be dear season. So we went for a walk in the bush today. S didn't really seem to notice she was some place different. She even enjoyed nursing while we walked to B's tree stand. Of course, we did all of that after S had a double double for breakfast:-)

New mat and toy

Nana sent S this mat she made. She really enjoys it and the new toy she is trying to eat. Anyone know what that toy is called?

Halloween

Insert mental picture of S in a very cute pumpkin costume. S was ready for bed when it was time to go out and trick or treat. We put the costume on anyway and went to four houses. I think she will enjoy things more next year. She’s going to be Mickey Mouse.

Special moment

S and Grandma A share a special moment together during my mom’s last trip.

A nice day

We were going to rake the leaves. If you have seen our house you know that didn't happen. Instead we enjoyed playing with S and her friends in the front yard.

Using her big girl potty

S loves to use the potty and read. She is using the big gitl potty Grandma A got her.

7 Months

S loves to stand and can pull herself up from a seated position. She may even become an early walker but only time will tell. We got this outfit for Halloween, I just couldn’t resist. Her actual Halloween costume was a pumpkin but we forgot to take photos. We have some from her photo shoot but none on our camera. I’ll take some and post as soon as I can.

Thanksgiving

S and I had thanksgiving with friends. We really enjoyed ourselves. It wasn't a traditional thanksgiving with turkey instead we had an Italian new years with lobster, shrimp, and all sorts of good stuff. It was excellent! The shrimp were even cooked with their heads on which made them even more delicious. I still have dreams about that meal. I really need to take some cooking classes from my friend.

A trip to Montreal

After hearing about my Dad's trip to Montreal, I decided we just HAD to go. I love to travel. It doesn't have to be far, just fun. We stayed two days and one night and had a great time. It was exactly what I needed. S slept the way there and back which was very relaxing. She loved to be in her baby carrier taking in the sites. We even took her to a steak restaurant. We stayed in the embassy suites hotel in old Montréal. It had a full kitchen and everything. There is a picture of S getting her bum changed in the very nice bathroom. I'm so glad we went.

Visit with Papa

My Dad came to visit while on his way home from Montreal. S and Dad had a great time playing in the living room together. I love the expression on S's face in the first picture. Dad was making some funny faces and I don't think she knew what to make of them.

October - helping Daddy

S loves to be in the kitchen while we work. She had just discovered the dishwasher and came to investigate.

Who do you think she looks like?

While we were visiting, we took a picture of S beside a picture of her Daddy at about the same age (6 months). And here is a picture of me at about 7 months. So who do you thing she looks like?

I think she has her Daddy's eyes and my nose and mouth. Otherwise, she's all S.

Fun with family

We had a chance to spend a lot of time with B’s family while we were down. Here are a few of the highlights. S and RR played very well together and I think they will have a lot of fun at Christmas. S also got to see her cousin A. They are only a few weeks a part. A had the best facial expression when she saw S for the first time. What a cutie!

Three friends, three babies

Here is a picture at my shower of my two girlfriends. We all have babies in our bellies. And here is a picture of our babies. I think this Christmas will be a lot of fun when we all get back together for another visit!

A trip to Leamington by train

After taking the car to my parents I decided to take the train to Leamington in September. It was around 12 hours of pure bliss. S could play, nurse and sleep. That’s the only way I’m going to travel by myself in the future.

The original purpose of the trip was to help my girlfriend with her new baby. She fortunately got one of those babies who sleeps and nurses well. She also had a wonderful birth experience so it turned out to be more of a visit.