Rachel is Growing Up!

Brian Here!

Rachel has been growing up! She now sits in her high chair while we eat dinner and she's pretty good at staying quiet and content while we eat. Today during dinner I kept touching her nose and she smiled at me a lot when I did it. It was pretty cool! I'm really excited for her to do that sort of thing a little more often.



Last week she also went 5 nights in a row of sleeping all the way through the night. Of course, the last couple nights she has woken up at 4:00 am wanting food. But those 5 nights were SOOOOO nice. And when I go in to pick her up I can tell she knows that I'm going to change her and then she will get fed because she quiets down really quickly.

Wonder Where We Were a Year Ago?

Brian Here Again!

Last year at this time were in Disney World on our "Last big trip before getting pregnant" trip. It was a really enjoyable vacation with lots of fun. I'm not sure how long it will be before we get to go again but it's certainly going to be a while because Rachel needs to be old enough to really enjoy it before we go back.

Happy Birthday Sean!

Brian Here!

Just wanted to throw a shout out to Sean who has been my friend for 23 years. Happy birthday Sean!

Thanksgiving is Coming!

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Brian Here!

I haven't posted for a while so I figured it was time to let you all know how excited I am that it's coming up soon. And one of the best parts of Thanksgiving is getting sweet potatoes! You can practically see how good they taste in the picture!

Of course, the best part of Thanksgiving is getting days off of work and spending them with family. And this year we don't even have to tile the floor first! Woo Hoo!

Only 4 more work days left for me!

Welcome Fall

It is finally starting to feel like fall to me now that the weather is cooler and the leaves are falling off the trees. This weekend we weeded, mowed the lawn, reseeded some bare areas in the grass, cleaned out the gutters, and raked leaves. By we I mostly mean Brian; although, I did help a little while Rachel was napping. Growing up I always thought raking leaves in a huge pile and jumping into it would be tons of fun. I have since learned it is not. You do all this work to rake up leaves and by the next day the same number if not more leaves have fallen. Also if you jump into the pile it does not stay a nice neat pile and you have to rake it up again. In spite of these complaints I love that the leaves turn such beautiful colors and fall of the trees because without that it just wouldn't be fall. As an added bonus this year our little pile of leaves made another great photo op for Rachel.

The Elusive Smile

Within the last couple weeks Rachel has developed a social smile. It is adorable and melts our hearts, so of course we wanted to share this milestone with all of you. Not so easy. I thought it would be cute to put her in her "grandma makes me smile" bib. She was fed, changed, and smiley until the camera came out. She is still cute even without her big toothless grin, and still loves her grandmas.



I attempted to catch that elusive smile the following day. Once again she was fed, changed, and smiley. This time I had the camera ready. Success!



I love her smiles. She brings us such joy. It is amazing to watch her grow and change on a daily basis. Thank you God for entrusting us with this precious little girl.

Rachel's 1st Halloween

We kept Rachel busy this weekend celebrating her first Halloween.



I made yummy gluten free peanut butter cupcakes on Friday and frosted them on Saturday.



We carved pumpkins on Sunday. As you can see I went for a simple design this year because Rachel demands a lot of attention which I am more than willing to give. She is worth it.



Sunday night we all dressed up and headed to our church's harvest fair. Thanks Aunt Sarah for the fabulous Arizona State cheerleading outfit! Rachel had a great time watching all the excitement at the Harvest Fair was a hugely popular.