month 10

Another month has flown by and Beatrice is now 10 months old.

Beatrice still continues to be a very happy baby. She loves to babble and sometimes says words. We have heard: "hi", "mamama", and "dadada", among other things. [I would love to understand what she is saying because she really thinks she is telling stories!]

She is a very busy baby, prefers to be on the move to just sitting still. [Which means, we spend a lot more time on the move too.]

Her hair is finally long enough to sustain an upnotch for more than just keeping hair off her face while eating. She still only has the same 2 teeth, but has started cutting a third one.

Can't wait to see what next month will bring . . .

baptism

Finally, after many months of planning, Beatrice was Baptized. In a very unorthodox fashion, Beatrice was able to stand on the altar. [We thought she might be walking down the aisle too, but she's not quite there yet.]

Lucy brought her baby, Grace, to be Baptized too. Grammy bought both of the babies pretty white dresses for the occasion - Thank you Grammy!

It's nice to finally have Beettris Grace, [as the Priest pronounced it] Baptized. [Even though there is no fear of Limbo any more, I am sure her grandparents are pleased.]

By the way, can anyone tell me what white stands for?

and jax



In honor of this auspicious occasion, I got some baby Jax for Beatrice. Like a true member of our family, she thoroughly enjoyed them . . . and really, why wouldn't she?

donkeys, chicks, and bubbles

We went back to visit our old friends at the farm. Of course our day started with a visit with the animals. Lucy was a little shy of the big animals and didn't want to feed them cookies*. Trix, however, got right in there, and even wanted to eat the cookies herself. Lucy preferred to entertain them by blowing bubbles.

Lucy and Beatrice both loved the baby chicks! And liked patting them too. They really are soft and fluffy.

Lucy had a great time with her old friend, Marnie. She held her hand as she took her down to see the llamas; donkey; kittens; turkeys; and of course, Lucy's favorite - the chicks.

*cookies = dog biscuits

beach trip

We went to the beach for a few days. Both Lucy and Beatrice loved it!

Lucy is a regular beach bum and liked playing in the sand and water. She made lots of new friends and built all kinds of sand sculptures. She much preferred building crocodiles and water dragons to plain old castles.

Beatrice mostly enjoyed the people-watching.