Thinking of Justin

On our way home from Oshawa yesterday we stopped by our friends Jenn and Greg to visit their baby Justin who was born 3 days after Avery but he was actually due to come out on March 28th. As you can see they are both very cute but Avery looks like a tank next to him even though he has doubled his weight since he was born. Avery is now 11 lbs and 13 oz and Justin is 6lbs 11oz. It was great to see them together and we look forward to many more visits together and Avery and Justin becoming good friends.
Unfortunately, after we left Oshawa Justin had a bit of a rough time and is back in the hospital. (I am sure the 2 events are unrelated) Our thoughts are with him and we know that he will continue to keep up the good fight.

Who does Avery look like?

Everyone is always asking if Avery looks like me or Craig so I thought I would try to settle the matter once and for all. The first photo is Avery the second is my and the baby in the third photo is Craig. Feel free to vote and let us know who Avery looks like the most. I will admit that as her eyebrows darken up you can see more of Craig in her.

 

Back in Ontario

Well it was a bit of a fiasco but we did finally make it home safe and sound from the Great White North. Due to a multitude of factors we ended up missing our plane out of Whitehorse but thanks to North Air we caught a flight an hour and a half later and made it home a total of 2 hours later than scheduled. Craig was extremely happy to see us. Much more than the photo demonstrates. The other photos display the sewing projects I did for Meghan while we were visiting. (Oop, I just realized I forgot to rotate one of the photos) She is especially thrilled with her needle holders.
Craig and Avery's Grandpa had fun discovering the changes in Avery over the past 2 weeks. We now heading from Grandma and Grandpa's home to London and then we will be on the road again as we head to the cottage for Easter weekend.

Last Days in the Yukon

Here are a few photos from our last days in the Yukon. We went out to Swan Haven which is a spot where migrating swans stop to eat. There were 420 swans there but they were pretty far away and you had to use a telescope to see them. Still pretty cool. Then we went to Inn on the Lake for dinner. It is the place where Meghan and Mark are getting married this summer. It was beautiful with yummy food.


 

Last Group of Swimming Photos

This is the last of them, I swear.


 

More Swimming Photos

I'm sorry, I just can't resist posting lots of photos of our visit to the pool.


 

Avery Goes Swimming!

Today's activity was swimming for Avery. She handled the water pretty well. Mostly she looked at us like "What the hell are you doing to me?" She didn't cry or even poop her little swimming diaper. Meghan's friend Jen loaned us a swimsuit that was way too big but we thought she looked so good in it we kept it on her anyways. Enjoy the photos!


 

A Cloudy Drive to Skagway

Well, yesterday Avery added BC and Alaska to the list of destinations she has visited. It was a stunning drive to Skagway, gorgeous scenery. It would have been even better if it was bright and sunny like every other day we have had in the Yukon. The town was fairly deserted but we managed to find some stores open and scored some good deals. Avery once again travelled like a star (thank god).

Walking in the great outdoors

Another beautiful day in the Yukon so we went for a walk out to a frozen waterfall. Avery seemed to enjoy it despite the fact that she looked like Maggie Simpson in her snowsuit. She continues to be on her best behaviour and enjoying her time with Meghan and Mark. She does miss her Dad but I think he is missing her more. Today we are off to Skagway and then for a sushi dinner to friends of Meghan and Mark. Gotta run.


 

Avery in Action

So I am getting really high tech now thanks to Meghan and Mark's friend Dave. If you look to the left under the links you will see an Avery on Video link. If you click on that it will take you to a website and you can view some short videos of Avery. I have 2 videos there so far. The other option is to go to this website http://vimeo.com/user=csadkins/ and that is where the videos are. We look forward to your comments, keep them coming!
I will be posting more Yukon photos shortly.
(Craig - sorry it took me so long to get this done)

Tales from Whitehorse

We're back with more great photos from Whitehorse. Meghan and Mark have been enjoying spending time with their niece. They tell me that she gets cuter by the day. Carl and Kitty are adapting well to Avery although Carl is not so fond of her crying. I can't blame him really. We have been keeping busy so far with a variety of different activities. These include a craft show, National short track speed skating competition, an hour and a half walk into town and sleeping through games of Settler's of Catan. There are many other outings on the agenda and we will keep you updated. I have to go now the baby needs to be fed and we are having a potluck of stuff food.


 

Some photos from the Yukon

Well we have arrived in the Yukon safe and sound. Avery travelled fairly well on the plane. She had some trouble when descending on 2 of the plane rides but otherwise was a trooper. She has been a ray of sunshine since arriving in the Yukon. Much happier than she was during her overnight stay in Edmonton where she visited with Mark and Jill. She enjoyed treking through the West Edmonton Mall, sleeping soundly for most of it. It was great to see Mark and Jill, they are looking forward to moving into their new house in about 6 weeks and so far construction is going well.
I have more photos to add so I am going to start another entry.