Bear

Cate received a Boyd's bear from some friends as a gift when she was born (thanks to Andrew and Danielle Shull). Somehow that bear ended up being her companion everywhere we go. She adores him and takes him everywhere with her. She has named him Bear and he has quite a unique personality. He likes to dance, play school and occasionally sit at the table with her. Bear is very dirty, but he isn't much for taking a bath. I am sure that he will fall apart one of these days in the washing machine so we've already got a plan to take him to a seamstress for some repairs.

To be honest, there are times that I am sure we have Bear nearby because it's the quickest way to calm her down. If Cate gets really upset, she sucks her thumb and rubs Bear's paw and pretty soon, things are better.

I was taking a few photos the other evening and Cate insisted on posing for a photo with Bear. Too cute.