We are now halfway through February and longing for spring! It has been cold again and, apparently, Ainsley & I missed a week of warm weather while we were away in Ottawa. Sadly, a few days before we were to leave for our trip to Ottawa, Peter's Grandmother passed away in Nova Scotia. He quickly made arrangements to fly down there, and got on the same flight to Ottawa that Ainsley & I were on. It was good to have him there for Ainsley's first flight. She did so well and didn't seem bothered at all by the changing air pressure. She enjoyed reading the emergency landing instructions with Daddy. 
We had a great trip and got to see lots of friends and family. The first weekend there we drove to Barrie with my Mom & Dad to attend my cousin's wedding. Several of my family members were there who had not yet seen Ainsley, or only saw her when she was much younger. It was fun showing her off and she was a very good girl at her first wedding!
My parents certainly enjoyed spending time with Ainsley and seeing how much she has grown and changed since they last saw her in August.
Ainsley had fun exploring her Grandparents home, and learned some new skills while we were there including hop/bellyflop crawling - its a very unique way of getting around ... but it seems to work for her. She also learned how to get back to a sitting position from laying down, which has added to her new found mobility skills ... and is keeping Mommy & Daddy (and Fletch) on their toes! Ainsley got quite spoiled while with her Grandparents in Ottawa .. lots of clothes and a giant stuffed panda bear!
Of course, she made sure to keep lots of time slotted for napping ...
It was nice to come home too ... Peter took 3 days off last week so we had lots of family time. For Valentine's Day, Ainsley had a special outfit to wear for the day. She also got a pink bear from her Nannie & Grampie Connolly with a recorded message just for her.
Ainsley & Daddy were happy to be able to spend some time together again.
And, of course, Ainsley & I are back to having our usual fun during the day when Daddy is at work!
Tomorrow Peter is having surgery on his hernia ... they will place a netting over it to keep it from popping out again. He will be under anesthetic so I have to be there to pick him up when he is done. He'll then be off for a couple days recovering; we're hoping the surgery will go well and he won't be in too much pain afterward. We'll let you know how it goes!
Team PM & Ainsley
2 comments:
The pictures are awesome. You know I just wait to see them! She is just a sweetheart,and certainly loves the camera....So sad that I didn't get to see you this time.
Glad you liked the pictures - I had to put quite a few, it was too hard to narrow it down to just a couple! I wish we could have seen you too - next time; in the mean time you have to keep reading the blog so you can see Ainsley grow! : )
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