Mimi Visits!

Hi all,
We just wrapped up a wonderful visit with Mimi! Thankfully, the weather cooperated and we were able to get out and about town. We spent quite a bit of time at various neighborhood parks, sending Bea up and down the slide and watching her get totally filthy. We picnicked at Greenlake and Bea and I took a dip in the lake. Mimi and I strolled through the Japanese Gardens, which never fail to leave me feeling peaceful and refreshed. With Mimi's departure, it feels like fall is really here - back to school, back to work. On the bright side, Bea seems to like daycare. She doesn't bat an eye when I leave her now!

Update on Bea's development: She took THREE steps yesterday, totally unawares. It seems food is a motivator for walking...are we surprised? She had been struggling through her first nasty daycare cold and has sprouted at least four more teeth, in addition to the seven she already has. Amazingly, she's been in good spirits through it all. The curls are really coming in now and I'm hoping it will be any day that she can sport cute barrettes. That's about it. More soon.