Bea has been really sick for the past couple days - high fever, extreme fatigue, vomiting, the works. Here is she, still managing to look as sweet as an angel, taking a nap on flat-bear. She is much perkier today than she was yesterday, so hopefully she is on the mend.
It feels like such a cliche to say that it just keeps getting better, but it's true! Bea is SOOO much fun these days. She amuses herself to no end tromping all over the house. Our daily game of 'chase' has become more like the real thing since she can pick some serious speed. I'm beside myself that she can wear dresses now - when she was crawling she would face-plant getting caught on the hem. Here is a smattering of a day in the life of Miss Bea (in a dress!).
Bea is banging on the bathroom door with a vengeance. Potty-training already?
If it's possible, Bea was even cuter this year all dressed up as a bee than she was last year! It must be one of parent's greatest indulgences to dress up their kids in costumes. We had a great day and she tolerated her costume happily for hours. We stopped by a neighborhood Halloween fest for tots in the morning, went to Nana's house for "trick or treating" in the afternoon (mostly just to show off our costume) and then on to our friends' house for a party. She was a hit at Nana's and the party, but was totally overwhelmed at the neighborhood event and refused to venture more than a few inches away from us. I was temporarily excited by the mini bouncy castle for wee ones, but tossing her in would have been torturous...maybe next year. 
Sorry, no Bea pics this time! I just got back from a fantastic weekend in Chicago. My mom, Aunt Margaret, cousin Peg, and I all flew in to throw Jules a baby shower. Julie is due January 7 and is having a girl!! Lots of fun tea parties and slumber parties in the future for Bea and her cousin.
