Fun With Cousins (and aunts and uncles and grandparents)

 

We did a trip to Newport Beach with my (Anna's) family last week and had SO much fun! Beth had a blast playing on the beach with cousins, but that wasn't all she did. We also...

 

got pedicures with all the girls,

 (I wish I could get a good picture of her toenails. They are the cutest neon pink! And I wish I could have filmed her getting them done--she just sat there like a little princess. What a woman!)

 

 practiced tummy time with Baby Caleb and Andrew,

 

rode the ferry with Pops,

 

goofed off with Lucy,

 

goofed off with Aunt Melba, too,

 

played in the sand with Grannie,

and SO many other fun things that I didn't get pictures of. Everyone was so cute with her! Some of her cousins were even accused of having crushes on her because they were always wanting to play with her. Now that we're home, I think she's a little lonely!

So thanks to everybody for being so fun and sweet! Can't wait to play again soon!

Beach Bum

 

Yet another Beth loves: THE BEACH! We took a trip to Newport Beach and had a great time. I was nervous about how she would react to the sand, the waves, the water, the sun, etc. But she seemed to love it all! She would squeal and screech in the waves, sing as we walked on the beach, and stuff her mouth with sand whenever possible (aka Mom wasn't looking). 

 

 

 

 

Yet again, she seems to be a girl after my own heart!

 

 

 

For a girl who detests her car seat, being stuck 45 minutes in a traffic jam was the best thing that ever happened on a road trip! She had SUCH a great time pretending to drive, playing with mom and dad, crawling over the seats, and even charming some of the other drivers stuck in the jam.

 

And, of course, she made it quite a bit more fun for mom and dad, too :) 

Thanks Beth!

Cherries!

 

Look at that delicious face!...and delicious hands and arms and legs and neck and bib and chair...I gave Beth some Cherries and she went to town rubbing them everywhere. Two days later, I was still finding pieces of them behind her ears and in her neck. But she had a great time...what else matters?!

(Although, her diaper that night was a sorry experience. I'll save that story for only the strong-stomached!)

FAVORITE HANG OUT SPOT

 

Lately, Beth LOVES hanging out in sinks! She especially loves the bathroom sink with all the cool "toys" around it (toothbrushes, combs, soap, etc.).  Will y'all think I'm a terrible mom if I tell you she probably spends about an hour each day hanging out in one sink or another?

 

Hey, at least she's happy!

PLAYING IN THE RAIN

Beth was introduced to monsoons a few weeks ago: as we came out of the grocery store, a huge downpour started. Just between the door of the store and our car, we were completely drenched. So I decided to take advantage. We spent the next 1/2 hour splashing in puddles and dancing in the rain. Beth was really cute--cooing and holding her hands out to catch the rain.

  

 When it comes to rain, she's a girl after my own heart :)

Beth on Video

Beth had her first "solid" meal this week: Rice cereal. MmmmHmmmm! She LOVED it! Her only complaint was that Mom and Dad couldn't keep it coming fast enough. We finally started using two spoons to try and speed things along. Still, she wanted it faster!

We also caught her as she was fighting against sleep. It reminds me of my Geography days....

 

 This one is from a few weeks ago when she was really discovering her voice:

 

This one is cute because babies doing tummy-time are always cute. But wait for her cough at the end--she is SUCH a girl, a dainty girl!

And finally, this one is of her laughing. I just love her laugh! I find myself doing the most ridiculous things all day everyday, just trying to get her to laugh! Someday I'll have to thank her for humoring me so often :)