For the last week of February, we spent time with the Ottawa grandparents down in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Our days consisted mostly of walking on the beach, watching the Winter Olympics, and looking out for dolphins or alligators. Lil’ Fitz had a great time taking in the warmth (as did his parents) and there wasn’t a minute of the day when he wasn’t being adored by someone.
ABOVE & BELOW: Our trip from Toronto to Hilton Head started at the ungodly hour of 4am. Fitz has an especially poor night of sleep which meant so did his mom and dad (check out Carly’s expression above). Despite this, Fitz did amazing on the two flights down south: he fell asleep before take-off and showed no signs of his ears popping. These images are at the gate of Toronto International Airport as we wait to board our 7:30am flight.
ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz out for a stroll in the warm weather.
ABOVE: This photo is awesome simply due to how Fitz is wearing his hat and the ‘tude he is giving off.
ABOVE: Fitz and Aunt Donna.
ABOVE: Fitz already trying to ignore his father.
ABOVE: No baby has been happier to go on a walk, or so you would think.
ABOVE & BELOW: Our second day in Hilton Head also coincided with the semi-final game of mens hockey at the Olympics. Canada dominated the US team, winning 1-0. We put the flag out of the porch after the win and we overheard passersby say, “Those Canadians are just trying to be annoying.” After the gold medal game we also wheeled Fitz around Harbortown wearing the CANADA Roots hoodie, much to the chagrin of a few sore losers.
ABOVE & BELOW: Fitz hangs out with Grandma Dunster; he has also become consistently excellent at sitting up and tummy time (he chose this trip to master the roll-over from stomach to back).
ABOVE: Fitz loves the peek-a-boo game.
ABOVE & BELOW: Carly and Fitz on the beach.
ABOVE & BELOW: Carly anf Fitz also spent time together in our jumbo-sized bed.
ABOVE: While we do brag about Fitz’s sitting-up abilities, he is still face-planting often.
BELOW: Fitz definitely prefers to be upright as much as possible these days.
ABOVE: We were placed at the back of the plane on two of our four flights. But on our last flight the two seats beside us were empty so we got to spread out.
Hello Carly and Mat and welcome Fitz. Oh Carly he is adorable. I finally got on the website(computer illiterate). Now I am a little worried Dennis and Lee seem a bit disinterested in Fitz…what’s with that! Kidding. Beautiful photos Mat and sure hope to meet the co-creator of Fitz. So happy for you guys and cannot wait to see you in Van. I will call you this week, Maureen Dunster and Patrice Blais, toodles.