Ashley's First: Swim

Lucky little Ashley had her very first swimming experience in the warm wonderful ocean waters of Turks & Caicos.  She seemed to really enjoy swimming.  Many times she actually fell asleep while we were in the water!

Ashley's First: Hotel Stay

At the Sheraton attached to Toronto's Pearson Airport:

4 Generations

Ashley is the first grandchild for both of our families.  She is also lucky enough to have both a maternal and paternal great-grandfather.  I think it's pretty special to see 4 generations of a family together.

4 Generations of Christopher's Family:

4 Generations of Nancy's Family:

Ashley's First: Flight

It was a 10:55pm flight from Toronto to Calgary.  Since Ashley normally sleeps at this time, she just slept the whole way while mommy watched movies :)

Playdates

At this age playdates often look like this:

and this:

Babies are so much fun!

Ashley's First: Dim Sum Lunch

2 Months Old!

Happy 2-Month Birthday!  I love you twice as much as I did last month.  In actuality, probably way more :)

You certainly have changed alot over the past month:

• mommy & daddy love to see your more frequent smiles and hear your coos.  After we hear you coo we often coo back and say "do it, do it" to try and get you to do more because we love hearing them so much
• diaper changes are actually not that bad anymore and sometimes you'll even smile during them!
• wet/dirty diapers and clothes that go on over your head don't seem to bother you as much these days

Red Egg & Ginger Party

To celebrate Ashley's 1-month birthday my parents hosted a Red Egg & Ginger party at their house.  It turned out great!  It was an open house style event on a Sunday afternoon, which worked well since there were lots of little kids in attendance and it didn't conflict with the popular June wedding season.  Around 100 people showed up! 

Ashley loved meeting everyone.  She was a perfect angel the whole time (no spit up or diaper explosions thank goodness!).  Everyone took turns holding her and she didn't cry at all - even when my mom cut a lock of her hair and rolled the red egg over her face!  I am so proud of my little girl.  I loved showing her off :)