Boob Tube?

Bethany and Jonas are such goofballs when they get on the playground. Jonas will go back and forth in the tube way more times than can possibly be amusing, and Bethany just loves the slide. And Grandma will do anything to keep both of them happy!

Story Time

Bethany and Daddy enjoyed a relaxing story together before Bethany headed off to bed. "Fifi the Fish" - which, by the way, is Bethany's new favorite book.

Cold Day!

Bethany was a very happy girl today. She played with Grandpa a lot, and was having fun being the "big" cousin showing Jonas how to work his exersaucer. She's also gotten in the habit of trying to put his pacifier in his mouth for him, which is quite entertaining to watch!Bethany's trying to keep an eye on Grandpa over my shoulder the picture below. It's one of her favorite games!

Pebbles Moment

This is my 200th post to this blog!! Today we had fun playing with Bethany's gorgeous hair. I don't think she noticed the new do, but I loved it. I'm thinking we'll have to get the pony tail going for church tomorrow morning.

How big is Bethany?

I looked at my blog today and thought, "I really need a picture of Bethany with her daddy." So here you go, my two favorite people. Matthew's working on teaching her how to high five... which at this point is her just slapping your hand repeatedly. She's getting there though.
I love this picture, too. My baby is "so big!"

Basket O' Fun

Bethany and her grandpa discovered a new toy today - the laundry basket! Bethany had fun laying in it, crouching under it, and sitting in it. She tried pulling herself up on it, too, but it wasn't quite sturdy enough. Despite that, it entertained her plenty!

Pebbles

Just thought this little side-by-side comparison might be fun. Does Bethany make a great Pebbles or what?

Trick or Treat

Bethany's first Halloween!!! She had lots of fun trick-or-treating. Here's the basic rundown of our day:
1:00 We started out trying to figure out how my little Pebbles was going to have the little poof of hair on top of her head.
2:00 Yay! All ready to start our adventure!2:30 First stop - visiting Daddy at work. All his co-workers thought Bethany was the most adorable baby in the world. I would have to agree.3:00 Off to UB to show everyone our fun costume. We visited with my school group, and got stopped plenty of times by admirers! Then we bundled up for the long walk back to the car!5:30 Met up with Bamm-Bamm (aka Jonas) and Aunt Sarah. Had a little bit of a photo shoot, and dinner, before heading out again.7:00 Off to Aunt Marie and Uncle Larry's . They were having a little party in their garage with all their neighbors. Apparently Pebbles is not a good costume to be wearing if you're actually going to be outside. Bethany had to cuddle up with Grandma. (And Mommy got some candy!)7:30 Next stop: The Center to see Great Grandma. Bethany had to visit all of Great Gram's friends and pose for more pictures. We did a little line dancing, and Mom got some more candy before heading out.8:30 Final Stop: Jonas' grandma's. She had LOTS of fun Halloween decorations that lit up and made cool sounds. Bethany thought it was all very cool. Once again, Mom stocked up on candy before leaving for home!9:00 Bethany got home, had a bottle, and went right to sleep. Now Mom and Dad can enjoy the benefits of Bethany's trick-or-treating. I love having a baby.

Show off

Bethany's been hanging out with her cousin, Jonas, quite a bit. He's a crazy boy. She's pretty jealous of him at this point - at least she is when her mommy's holding him! We took the 2 babies to the mall today to show them off. They cruised around in their huge double stroller, Bethany sat in front with her arms permanently outstretched to grab anything within arm's reach. She loved it. She even stayed pretty content while Jonas borrowed her bottle... not bad.
Another new development - Bethany's almost crawling! She's rocking up on all fours.. she just can't figure out how to get herself to move forward yet. Hopefully in a few days I'll be telling you all she's done it!Storm update: A lot of branches have made their way to the sides of the road - it looks like a tornado hit! (The picture above is of my grandparents old yard.) There's still tons of people without power - we're one of the lucky ones. No school for me tomorrow! Yay!