We survived our big trip across Canada! We flew to Ottawa, Ontario from Vancouver, BC on February 25. We returned home on March 13. Because of Transport Canada regulations (and good regulations too), I had to fly with another adult with the boys. I flew out with Donna because she was going to Ottawa on business. And mom flew back with me so she could have a visit here too.

Here are some of the photo highlights...

Tyler and Auntie Donna, getting ready for take off! We almost didn't have enough time to get to the plane. Definitely not time enough to change the boys out of their sleepers! They were great on the plane out. Napping at appropriate times and not being noisy at all. I don't think they even cried during the whole flight!! COMPLETE opposite for return flight!!!!

All set for our big walk down the road in the snow. It was sunny but COLD! I got the boys all bundled up and we went for a walk down the road to the cemetery (to see Lewis!!! ha ha!!!) with Grampa. It's a good thing we walked this day because it snowed soon after which meant I couldn't roll the stroller, and then it got bitterly cold for a few days (-29 celcius BEFORE the wind chill!)

Grandma & Grampa have "happy hour" every afternoon. Grampa likes his Rum & Cokes! Apparently so does Hunter.

Grampa after the Rum & Coke! :-)

We got all dressed up for Uncle Tim's Birthday. We can't tell you how old he turned (we really can't count yet), but we CAN tell you that the local fire department was on alert when we lit the candles on his "hippy pappy bthuthday thuthday" cake.

(Dad looks very funny without his eye glasses! Cataract surgeries are in progress.)

We turned 7 months when we were in Ottawa and had a great big party. Here's us on our way to the party.

Just before we left we got to visit with special friends: Carol & Bob Southern. Here's a picture of Tyler with Carol (AKA Flipper!)

Things we learned while we were away:

• snowsuits are a pain to put on. You get really hot and it always means that you're going out somewhere cold!
• we don't like hats
• transfering toys from one hand to another
• exersaucers are bouncy
• how to sit up, but have lots of pillows around us because we aren't very stable
• rattles are hard and hurt when you drop them on your head
• cousins are great babysitters (Thanks Arianne & Edward!)
• how to take a napkin off our face (thanks Uncle Tim - that's a great game!)
• how to hold our bottle (well, Tyler learned that one. Hunter still needs to learn it)
• sleeping more than 2 hours in a row is no fun
• Gramma and Grampa's water isn't good for our little bellies. Bottled water works much better.
• Grampa pretends that he doesn't like babies, but he has a lot fun with us
• there are lots of people in Ottawa who love us!