hard at play

This is serious basket-emptying business.

Bea's new thing

Bea is into just about everything lately, especially climbing into and on top of things. She likes to violently empty out the basket and then grunt and climb in. I'm ok with this plastic basket, it's the standing and bouncing on the rocking chair that might be problematic. No fear.

esme's bday

We're back! A misplaced camera means this post is old news. We celebrated Esme's birthday a couple weekends ago. Happy birthday Esme! All the ladies had the same idea with tights and patent leather shoes, but Bea's was a one time deal. They were so tight that she couldn't move without them popping open.

in the blink of an eye

If you look closely in the previous post, you can totally see the two new teeth coming in on the bottom. How we never noticed is beyond me, and now those choppers are pretty much in. That makes eight teeth! If the teeth don't make Bea look like less of a baby, the walking certainly does. She has been taking a step here and there for a week or two. This past weekend turned into the real deal. I'd say the longest run has been about 5 feet before she takes a tumble. Hopefully we can catch it on film soon, but I left my camera in El Segundo. I gotta get, I got-got ta get it.

baths are so boring

the dock

Montrose Beach finally opened up their version of Castaways - finally - and it's called The Dock. Summer came and went and we just never made it...until this Saturday. It was perfect. The service was a little slow but the atmosphere made up for it. There was a band setting up and practicing, a wedding, dogs and chickadees eating Beas crumbs. Needless to say Bea was loving it, except for that one picture above. I can't remember why she was irked but it didn't last long. Afterwards we walked around the outskirts of the bird sanctuary and down the breaker. On our way back there was another band, and another wedding!

rough nights sleep

You may notice that Bea has some dents, bumps and red marks on her face and head. This is why.