We had a fantastic first trip of the year. The weather was perfect, around 25 on the Saturday, and a little warmer for the Sunday morning. Surprisingly, the bugs weren't too bad. Although Paige would tell you otherwise. She spent a little bit of time outside by herself playing with her dinosaurs (as we watched her from the screened in porch). While she was out there she got bit around the ears and hairline by blackflies. Her ear is quite puffy still. Because of the bites, she was very scared to go to bed at night. The first night in the new bed was a bit of an adjustment, and because of the bugs, it took a lot of coaxing to get her to go to sleep the second night. She thought that there were bugs and butterflies on her ceiling. She even asked to go home. Once she was asleep she was fine for the most part. She had a ton of fun over the weekend spending lots of time outside, playing in the water with Daddy, fishing, and colouring and playing with playdough. The weather and water temperature were better than any weekend last summer. I hope it continues! Paige, Rose and I are returning to the cottage next week with Grandma and Grandpa while Daddy is at a conference for the week.
Rose pretty much did the same things she does at home while at the cottage, but particularly enjoyed a nice sleep in her bouncy chair on the porch on Sunday morning...the warmth and fresh air did her good. The car rides went well and both girls slept from home until Weber's where we woke them up for dinner. After that, Rose slept on and off and I sat in the backseat to keep them company. The ride home was similar. I sat in the backseat the entire time as Rose was a little more alert. Paige, on the other hand, slept quite a bit from the swimming and the dose of Benadryl for her puffy ear!
All in all, a successful trip! I assume that with more trips, Paige will get used to her bed up there, and less nervous around the bugs.
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