Our big girl!

Here are some shots I've taken of Ainsley in the last few days. Some are of her first ponytail : ) The others were just some cute ones of her I took while we were playing outside earlier this week - it was beautiful outside, about 12 degrees (which is pretty great for Cold Lake in November!)

Playing ball with Fletch, her 'brother' : )


'Mom, look at all the rocks I found!'


Being coy


After washing off some rocks with her mouth ; )


Ready to go inside for supper!


Ainsley let me do her hair the other night. I've been wanting to try a ponytail for awhile since the back is long enough for it now. We thought it looked so cute and the first thing Peter said was 'wow, it makes her look so old!'





She is our sweetheart and we just love watching her grow and learn! Her vocabulary is getting pretty impressive and she likes to try and repeat everything we say : )

Team PM & Ainsley

Olympic Torch Relay in Cold Lake!

We were very fortunate to have the Olympic Flame stop by Cold Lake a couple weeks ago. They ran it from the base down to one of the elementary schools where a huge crowd gathered to welcome it. It was a very cool experience ... Peter unfortunately was in Greenwood at the time and so he missed it! Ainsley & I went out with Jamie & Olivia to check it out. Here are a few shots, some are blurry because it was nighttime and I didn't have my flash on. There was live music, an F18 fly over and fireworks! It really was a great night, but the temperature sure dropped fast and I'm not sure we were ready for it!




Me & a torchbearer ... and the torch!



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Halloween : Take two

This year was Ainsleys' second Halloween ... she still didn't go trick or treating, but she did attend a Halloween party with her little friends. A friend of mine (and mom of Griffin), planned a huge, amazing party for the little ones at a hall just outside of Cold Lake. There were toys, balloons, food, music and even a cute little photo op spot all set up and decorated for Halloween. Here are a few photos of Ainsley enjoying the fun.


As you can see, Ainsley wasn't the only ladybug this year - little Tess was also a ladybug. Sawyer (sitting on her mom Jaimie's lap) was a skunk!


I didn't manage to get a good shot of Ainsley here ... she kept looking down to get off the chair!


Here are some of the other little cuties in their costumes (I didn't get a picture of everybody.)

Hailey and her mom Dian - a bumblebee and a ladybug.


Landon - the little devil who is just learning to walk : )


Linden and his mom Rachelle: two chickens!


Brody the golfer - missing his clubs (he had to put them down in order to properly explore!)


Evan and his mom Stasha - the princess and the dragon (he's the cutest dragon I've ever seen!)


And, last but not least - Olivia the little butterfly/fairy.




In case you'd forgotten - or never saw photos from last Halloween, here they are: Ainsley, the cutest little cow (with a mascara tipped nose!)




Piece of trivia: the black shirt that Ainsley wore under her cow costume last year - she wore again this year under her ladybug costume! Believe me, she HAS grown, but apparently her torso isn't that much longer!

My, how she's grown in one short year ... no longer a baby, but now a real toddler! Must be time to have another baby ; )

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