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Bethie is no longer a little baby. She is moving way too fast towards little girl in my opinion, but we are enjoying each new stage and accomplishment. She now has her four front top teeth and the two middle on the bottom, and here is a video of her newest trick: scooting! It is not quite crawling, but that won't be far off. Every time she is on her belly she rocks onto her knees, so expect to see some crawling soon. She is such a joy and a blessing!

Bethie's First Halloween

Our little princess was a fairy princess for Halloween, and very cute. We took her to a pumpkin patch to get some pictures, and although she is not old enough to really play with anything there, we had a good time. It was a gorgeous day - a definite upside to Texas is the weather this time of year - and it was fun to have a family outing.

Later on, we took her to a few neighbors' homes around here. I think the excitement, and the cotton candy, was a little too much for her, though. She woke up no less than 5 times last night, and kept both Jeff and I up for far too long. She also does did understand that we were supposed to get an EXTRA hour of sleep today!

In other news, I decided to do a good deed, and I donated my hair to Locks of Love. They cut off more than 10 inches, and it is VERY short. I like it, but I do miss the long hair. I really felt called to do this, though, so hopefully a child will get some use out of my mane!

Play Time at the Funny Farm

While there are no new milestones (wait, did I tell you about the three teeth and that Bethie can sit up by herself now?!), we get to see this happy, joyful baby every day. She is so much fun, and such a good-tempered, smiley little girl. I just thank God every day for her!

Race for the Cure

We were so proud of Jeff today! He ran in the Race for the Cure in Dallas today with our friend Theresa. He said there were over 30,000 people running and walking. I didn't get a picture of him walking as I was home with Bethie, but here is a shot of the crowd. Here's a cute one of Bethie, just because!

Bethie's Tooth

Here's a picture of Bethie's first tooth! She has two on the top that are still too small to photograph, but they are not the middle two. They are the outer two, so she looks like a vampire. :-) She is also getting a second one on the bottom next to the first one. My little girl is growing up so fast!

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Bethie's newest trick!

Crazy Little Pirate

I know you've seen Bethie in her jumper, but it is her absolute favorite place to be these days. As you can see, she can jump even higher now, and is even more animated than she was before. She will happily play in there for an hour or more, which means that Jeff and I get to have dinner at the same time, and actually finish our meal! She is so funny to watch, though, that we forget to eat half the time.

I don't know if you can tell from the video, but she is wearing her Halloween outfit. There is a pirate skull on her shirt, and little skulls on her pants. I never would have thought I'd dress my daughter in skulls, but she is awfully cute!