Bethy = puppy?

Fun Times!

Mommy and Me put sleeves on our heads. Just the sleeves. Don't ask.
Cold air tastes good!
Papa plays the harmonica for me sometimes. I like it. I'm not very good yet, but just you wait!
Hi!
I like playing with my cup! I really gotten a hang of these "finger" things lately. If you have them, I suggest using them to grab whatever you can reach! Thanks for that tip, Tessa!

Bears, birds, walking and maps.

Nose-to-nose with a baby bear statue. I won the staredown.
Mommy found this whistle that sounds like a bird. I'm rather taken with it. Someday, I'll learn to play with it like Mommy does.
This is me and the Fam at the Holiday 5K Toy Run. We walked together. Mommy and I walked it last year (I was still RB then, so this was my first go at it "on the outside"), and Papa ran. We all look a little sleepy--it was a relatively early start for all of us!

This is me helping Papa to read a map. I am quite the cartographer, hopefully better at maps than Grandpa Joe!

Merry Christmas!

This is me and Mommy in front of the Christmas tree in our apartment. We're pretty!







This is me and Papa on Christmas Eve. I met a lot of Great Aunties and Great Uncles and Second Cousins and a puppy!












This is me all dressed up on Christmas Day. It was a low-key day compared to Christmas Eve. It was so nice to get to spend time with my family!

I heart Daddy!

Daddy and I always snuggle and play on the floor. He makes fun noises, and tickles me.

This is me growling at Papa. He calls me Little Bear, sometimes just Bear. So, I've been working on my growl. I'm getting pretty good. I should have teeth soon, which I'm sure will make me a much more intimidating Bear.
Papa also is the one who usually feeds me non-Mommy foods. We've had pears, green beans, and squash (You can see me helping him feed me in the pictures).I hear rumors that apples are next. My friend Tessa told me about banananananas. I don't know what they are, but she says they're yummy if I can get my hands on them.

I heart Advent

Mommy says I'm not allowed to "heart" Christmas yet, because it's only Advent and I haven't really experience Christmas yet. So, I am having a very fun Advent.
This is Nick. He worked for Daddy last year and really loves penguins. I have issues with his hat, but we at least have the penguin thing in common.
Here's me on my rocking horse, and in a Santa hat. I don't know who Santa is. Mommy said he's kind of like a Grandma with a beard and reindeer.

I think Grandma's and Grandpa's are going to give Santa a run for his money this year!

I heart Christmas Trees!

As I understand, it's getting close to Christmas. Apparently, one of the traditions is to bring shrubbery into one's home. So, Mommy, Daddy, and I went to a tree farm and lopped down our very own shrub. Here is a picture of Daddy next to the tree, and one of Mommy and me trying to cut it down.








This is me with a me-sized tree!
This is Bea with a tree on her head!

As you can see, this was a real family affair.

We all had a really fun time and I look forward to this becoming an annual thing!

Sitting Baby!

Here I am leanin' back in my crib.

Here I am, sitting up on my own. It is so easy, I guess I wanted to make my parents beg before I did it.

Ok, so maybe I'm not perfect at sitting yet but I am getting the hang of it.