This past weekend we flew down to Phenix, Virginia to visit Dale's parents--Papa and Grandma Mary--for Dale's dad's birthday. Bea had a great time. She flirted with their dog, Odie, went swimming for the first time (in the same town pool her dad swam in at a similar age), and watched fireworks (in person!) also for the first time.
She liked to call Odie a "tat" (cat) but whenever we called him a dog, she would "woof-woof-woof." We tried to teach her how to say "Odie-odie-odie," and she did a pretty good job. She would kind of flick her tongue our of her mouth repeatedly while making an "oh" sound.
I need to get swimming photos from Grandma Mary, so check back for pictures of Bea in her very adorable strawberry swimsuit. She liked the water but was very nervous when her dad swam the length of the pool underwater then popped up in front of her with his hair all matted down on his forehead and his eyes squinty with pool water! (I won't have a photo to share of that.)
She liked to call Odie a "tat" (cat) but whenever we called him a dog, she would "woof-woof-woof." We tried to teach her how to say "Odie-odie-odie," and she did a pretty good job. She would kind of flick her tongue our of her mouth repeatedly while making an "oh" sound.
I need to get swimming photos from Grandma Mary, so check back for pictures of Bea in her very adorable strawberry swimsuit. She liked the water but was very nervous when her dad swam the length of the pool underwater then popped up in front of her with his hair all matted down on his forehead and his eyes squinty with pool water! (I won't have a photo to share of that.)
Here are the photos--thank you, Grandma Mary!
We decided to brave the fireworks and I am glad we did--it was a really good show (with a surprisingly large audience, given how rural the area is). Bea was VERY VERY tired. The fireworks didn't begin until after 9pm. But once they began, she was transfixed. I held my hands over her ears so that it wouldn't be too loud and she stared at the lights, bouncing up and down on my lap occasionally. There was a mid-display finale-type extravaganza that ended with audience applause and this elicited a huge smile on the little one. But as soon as it was over, she was out. Here she is asleep in the car on our way home. It took 45 minutes just to leave the parking area. As I said, there were lots of people.
One of her favorite activities during the visit was taking long naps on her Grandma Mary's lap on the front porch swing. Here she is dozing on the porch with her Grandma and then enjoying a rain shower with her Papa.
On our last day we went to visit Bea's Great Grandma Haley (or, Granny). There was a fantastic plastic wheeled horse at the house, not to mention goldfish-type crackers, "Ocean Creatures." Needless to say, Bea had fun on this visit too.
We decided to brave the fireworks and I am glad we did--it was a really good show (with a surprisingly large audience, given how rural the area is). Bea was VERY VERY tired. The fireworks didn't begin until after 9pm. But once they began, she was transfixed. I held my hands over her ears so that it wouldn't be too loud and she stared at the lights, bouncing up and down on my lap occasionally. There was a mid-display finale-type extravaganza that ended with audience applause and this elicited a huge smile on the little one. But as soon as it was over, she was out. Here she is asleep in the car on our way home. It took 45 minutes just to leave the parking area. As I said, there were lots of people.
One of her favorite activities during the visit was taking long naps on her Grandma Mary's lap on the front porch swing. Here she is dozing on the porch with her Grandma and then enjoying a rain shower with her Papa.
On our last day we went to visit Bea's Great Grandma Haley (or, Granny). There was a fantastic plastic wheeled horse at the house, not to mention goldfish-type crackers, "Ocean Creatures." Needless to say, Bea had fun on this visit too.
