Happy Halloween!

Ava is 17 weeks old today and we're going to start trying her out on baby rice and porridge. I really need to keep on top of these updates more frequently than once a month! It's just so hard when I barely have time to make lunch let alone sit down and type away on the computer.

During October we've been very busy. Ava went on her first plane ride on the 6th of October. We went in Graham's plane from London to Belgium where we picked up his boss's mother and then we all flew to Blackpool for one night. The next day we did the trip in reverse and when we got home around 7pm we had to hurry and pack our bags because Ava and I were flying to Canada early the next morning!

We spent Thanksgiving in Canada and Ava got to meet the rest of the family. It was such a nice trip and it was great seeing my family again. My mom has spoiled us rotten and even through a beautiful baby shower for Ava and I the Sunday before we left to go back to the UK. It was really great to see everyone and show the baby around. She got so many gifts that I actually had to leave half of them behind! When I finally packed everything into my suitcase and weighed it, it came out to 60 pounds and I'm sure that about 55 pounds of that was all Ava's stuff.

Here are some pictures from the past month:

In Blackpool at Pleasure Beach theme park

Having a look out over the water in Blackpool

This is one of my favourite pictures :)


They had some sort of light festival going on

I think they called it the Illuminations or something

At some point in time this was the largest rollercoaster in the world

This was the hotel we stayed in. The rollercoaster actually went past our window, only about 6 feet away.

The biggest disco ball I've ever seen.


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Ava's first trip to Canada
Ava doing her best Daddy impression

My highschool friends at the baby shower

(L to R) My Grandma Bowman, my neighbour growing up Edith, and my Grandma Reid.

(Great) Grandma Bowman

My Aunt Debbie

Me with my good friend Jenny

(L to R) Christina, Jen, Me, Saba, Lisa, Sarah and Carli


Saba and I with our babies. Her little guy Rayyan is 8 weeks younger than Ava

Mom (a.k.a Grandma Karen)

(Auntie) Ruthie, Edith and (Great) Grandma Bowman


Ava and a very sleepy Rayyan

We had a great time in Canada and are very much looking forward to going back again at Christmas, and this time with Daddy!