Goin' back

We made the trek back to Old Nassau for Zach's 10th Reunion. I think Beatrice was awed by the amount of orange and black, but her absolute favorite was the bouncy castle. She spent THREE HOURS in it one day.

Friday we took Beatrice around and showed her the sights of Princeton. Just to play it safe, she didn't walk in or out of Fitzrandolph Gate.

And we enjoyed Hoagie Haven at the E-Quad. Beatrice hitched a ride on Daddy's shoulders most everywhere.



On Friday night we got to see Matilda, Beatrice's internet buddy. We look at their blog at least once a day. Usually more. So it was wonderful to get to meet Matilda and Kristen (& Nardo too, but we already knew him, just not as Matilda's Daddy). Our internet friends!


On Saturday Beatrice got to walk in her first P-rade. While she enjoyed the 3 hour lead-up, she didn't actually manage to stay awake for the walk. Given that she was 2 hours overdue on her nap, we weren't that surprised!


I think Beatrice enjoyed the costumes, but her favorite part of the whole affair was MATILDA!



Post P-rade we were off to Charter for dinner and more hanging out.




The last night we gathered to watch the fireworks. Beatrice was a bit scared at first, but soon joined in the festivities and danced to the music accompanying the fireworks.

See you in another 4 year Princeton!

Visit to SSI

Beach babe Beatrice had a great visit to St Simons Island.  Her favorite part?

I hate to say it, but it was probably Mimi kitty...followed closely by her adoring grandparents - Grandma Wibs and Granddaddy Bill:  "Gwanma Wibs 'n Be-ull - where is 'em?"  was a constant refrain.

She helped get the mail and recycling.   

She stalked Molly kitty.

She picked blueberries with Grandma Wibs.

She picnicked with the Grands and made fun of Daddy for dressing like Dada.

She showed off her new Wonder Woman bathing suit to Mimi kitty.

She went swimming with Daddy (and "shishing" with the noodle)

She sewed, she read.

She loved on Marshall and Kaitlyn.

She watched TV with Be-ull.

In short, Beatrice had a blast in Georgia.  And Zach and I had a blast too...naps everyday, lots of good food, and built-in babysitters!  What more could we want?

During our trip we noticed Beatrice's interesting sentence constructions..."Where's Bill is?" was a favorite.  I never caught it on camera, but I did catch a snippet of "ahboo" with Granddaddy.

We went to the new park near the pier a few times.  The play structure was something else.  And Granddaddy Bill bought us blue snow cones.  Yum.

The last night we went to Ziggy's to watch the very start of Granddaddy Bill's set.  Beatrice had a blast.  She took over the dance floor and wowed the crowd.  Herb, a local 83 year old man, enjoyed dancing with her for a number of tunes!

Miss Saint Simons Island

Beatrice, Zach & I went to St Simons to visit Grandma Wibs & Granddaddy Bill the last week of May.  We had a fabulous trip.  One day soon I'll get the pictures up online.  Till then, Dada - watch out, we have a new Miss Jekyll Island!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Glen!

We helped Grandpa Glen celebrate his birthday a bit early with a cookout, fabulous pavlova, and naked children running round.

Amy, Adrien, Alexis, Erica and Anastacia joined in the festivities too.  Only Adrien joined in the ducky fun in the tub!

Happy Birthday Mary Ann!

We celebrated Nanny's birthday on Sunday with much fanfare and this incredibly delicious cake Ellie made...YUMMMMMM.  I didn't take that many pictures, but then Tom sent out his photos of the kids from the event:

Beatrice, Eero, Anna & Eleanor - I think Tom had to roar for this picture but still only got 2 of them looking at him.  Still all of mine have flailing limbs or eyes half closed.  

It was a lovely party.  Happy Birthday Nanny!

B-U-T-T-E-R

Beatrice decided to help in the kitchen on Saturday morning.  S-C-A-R-Y!

We knew she knew some letters, but really...she can spell now?  Zach's been enjoying my fright and having her spell out everything she sees in all caps (lower case are still a mystery).  We especially enjoyed the following sign:

                FOR

               SALE

spelled, "S-F-A-O-L-R-E"

She definitely reads left to right, but also up and down!

"I'm a big girl"

"I'm a big girl.  No need potty seat.  Big girls no need potty seats."

That was the end of that.  No more of the handy plastic kids' size toilet seat on the adult toilet.  Beatrice told us she was done with all of that a few days ago.  I think it had something to do with the fact that Eleanor doesn't use them either...

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JVR came to visit with her new puppy Violet today.  After some initial hesitancy, Beatrice was in LOVE.  Oh goodness, I can hear it now, "Big girls need doggies."