56. Birding at the beach

Last weekend our friends Amy and Doc (a.k.a. Matthieu, a.k.a. The Tall Guy) came to visit and on Saturday we drove down to the Audubon center in Milford, CT. It is right on the L. I. Sound and it is lovely there. We spent a bunch of time peering at shorebirds from atop a tall tower (and preventing Bea from climbing down the iron spiral staircase). Then we skipped across the street to the beach.

We weren't prepared with beachy supplies, which was too bad because Bea was itching to go swimming. Last time we were at a beach she was wary. This time she was eager. Although we didn't have towels we did at least have a change of clothing for the sandy, wet, wee one.

Wet shoes, dirty hands.

Let me go swimming NOW!

55. My Fair Lady

Earlier today, at the Bridgewater Fair:

54. Ahoy, baby!

Bea really seems like a toddler now, rather than a baby. When did that happen?

She says please, "th-th-th," all the time now--a BIG improvement over "ERGH!ERGH!ERGH!" Her favorite activity is going into the yard to check on the tomato plant and pick flowers. So whenever we are in the kitchen (which we are a lot) she stands at the back door asking, "Th-th-th?" It is hard to say no.

Yesterday, Grandma Fox was babysitting while I got some work done in the office. They had already been outside three times. Grandma Fox was taking a moment to enter something in her laptop. Bea wanted to go outside again. She pointed at her shoes, "Th-th-th?" She pointed at Grandma Fox's shoes, "Th-th-th?" Grandma Fox tried to tell her "no" nicely, and picked up the shoes and put them out of reach. She returned to her laptop in the dining room. A minute later, little Bea lumbered in, a big smile on her face, clutching one of her Daddy's clunky gardening shoes. Grandma Fox insists Bea knew she was being funny.

This past weekend Bea made her first trip out on her Grandpa Griff's boat. She was a little nervous at first, but once we were out on the water she was happy. She was very interested in the spiders that take up residence in the boat while it is docked. (It is on a lake.) She really had fun once we picked up a little speed toward the end. She has always loved the feel of wind on her face.