Oof. 3 months since I've posted. I'm tres behind and I apologize. I have a few stories and lots of photos of Rachel to share. Let me start with the most recent and work my way back.
A few days ago Howell informed me the washing machine was broken. In preparation I pulled a lot of my stuff out of the laundry room and into the dining room. Included was my laundry cart. I was sitting in the living room watching tv on my phone while Rachel watched cartoons when she left the room. She does this often to get a snack or play with Papa. A little while later she came into the room wearing MY BRA. I had no idea she'd go through the dirty laundry in the dining room, let alone pull out my unmentionables! I'd like to think I don't embarrass easily, but this one left me feeling so silly. I asked Rachel what she was doing and she told me she was playing "dress up" and she wanted to be an "animal." I thought Howell was going to explode he was laughing so hard and trying to be quiet. I had to leave the room or I'd have broken into a fit of giggles myself. It was so hard to keep my composure! I was too mortified to take photos. However, I was relieved she does this embarrassing stuff at home and not in public!
Here are some photos that may or may not be considered "recent". The below photo is of Rachel and Jason playing around in the yard. This was after we'd opened a pumpkin to carve....and Rachel refused to put her hand in it. So....I cooked it instead!
Oh look! Another Elsa! I was somewhat relieved she didn't choose this as her Halloween costume this year. However, GramE got her this while we were visiting one weekend and she was SOOO excited!
Our annual trip to the pumpkin patch! This was actually a pretty neat place. It wasn't too cold and Rachel ran herself silly with all the activities. There was a 20' slide, a big jumping thing, and even a zipline she could ride!
Look at how big those headphones on her! She's finally big enough to wear the headphones in the car when we travel to Indy. Jason and I are thrilled. We're REALLY tired of the usual DVDs we have in the car!
And of course, 3 weeks ago it was 90°. One week ago it was in the 60's. This past weekend? 4" of snow. Ah Indiana.....if it weren't for our families living here.....we'd be OUT OF HERE! Anyway....Monday I needed to take Jason to the airport so we decided to take Rachel in to school a little later than usual, which gave her time to play in the snow while it was still fresh. She was beyond excited. I needed to start work so I let her play outside in the backyard by herself for a bit. Every time I checked on her she was running down a hill, eating the snow, laying on her back looking at the sky or just running in circles. She was squealing and giggling the whole time. As soon as she was out the door she exclaimed, "Mom! It's Elsa's snow!!" Closer to time to leave I headed out and took her out in a sled and pulled her around the yard. That night when we got home we had just enough daylight to take the sled to the side yard (which has an almost treacherous hill to sled down) and I took her down a few times. Not a hill I'm ready for her to slide down by herself....it even scared me a little bit. We went down a few times and now that it's Wednesday the snow has already mostly melted. One good thing about living further south: You don't have to deal with the snow for as long!
As we drive through town Rachel is always looking for Christmas lights. She's been doing this since around the beginning of October when people put out lights for Halloween. Closer to Halloween we were on our way home when we noticed a new batch of lights and she said in a really funny voice, "ohhhhh, Christmas lights! What time is it? Is it Christmas?" I had to inform her it wasn't even Halloween yet!
The other night as she sat on the couch I looked over at her and realized she has gotten so long! When she stands up she doesn't seem taller, but just seeing her sitting on the couch I can actually see that she's taller.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.....and quite honestly all I have time for right now!
A few days ago Howell informed me the washing machine was broken. In preparation I pulled a lot of my stuff out of the laundry room and into the dining room. Included was my laundry cart. I was sitting in the living room watching tv on my phone while Rachel watched cartoons when she left the room. She does this often to get a snack or play with Papa. A little while later she came into the room wearing MY BRA. I had no idea she'd go through the dirty laundry in the dining room, let alone pull out my unmentionables! I'd like to think I don't embarrass easily, but this one left me feeling so silly. I asked Rachel what she was doing and she told me she was playing "dress up" and she wanted to be an "animal." I thought Howell was going to explode he was laughing so hard and trying to be quiet. I had to leave the room or I'd have broken into a fit of giggles myself. It was so hard to keep my composure! I was too mortified to take photos. However, I was relieved she does this embarrassing stuff at home and not in public!
Here are some photos that may or may not be considered "recent". The below photo is of Rachel and Jason playing around in the yard. This was after we'd opened a pumpkin to carve....and Rachel refused to put her hand in it. So....I cooked it instead!
Oh look! Another Elsa! I was somewhat relieved she didn't choose this as her Halloween costume this year. However, GramE got her this while we were visiting one weekend and she was SOOO excited!
HALLOWEEN:
For Halloween this year we went out the weekend before. Here in Newburgh they have a "walking parade" where the kids go into businesses to get candy rather than door to door. It's an amazing and sweet thing all the businesses do. In about 15 minutes you've walked the entire downtown area and the kids have baskets just full enough of candy. It's safe, and it's a great way to get into some of the businesses you might not have time to see (at least in my case, I was thrilled). The weekend before Halloween it was 90° outside. That's not an exaggeration. That's seriously how hot it was. In this photo above? I'm wearing a sweater and I was absolutely drenched by the time we walked home again! Rachel decided to be Belle....and that dress is one Aunt Cindy picked up a year ago for her to play with. She wears it constantly. But she was thrilled!
This photos below was a costume I picked up last year on clearance (it's the only way to buy costumes, amiright?) It's a Raccoon costume she wore for a birthday party we went to at the local YMCA for a pair of twins from her school. That's right! We actually got out and did something social! Usually I'll opt out of it, but I knew Rachel would have a good time and she did. They painted bird houses, ate cake, then went into the game room to play games. She loved it!
Look at how big those headphones on her! She's finally big enough to wear the headphones in the car when we travel to Indy. Jason and I are thrilled. We're REALLY tired of the usual DVDs we have in the car!
As we drive through town Rachel is always looking for Christmas lights. She's been doing this since around the beginning of October when people put out lights for Halloween. Closer to Halloween we were on our way home when we noticed a new batch of lights and she said in a really funny voice, "ohhhhh, Christmas lights! What time is it? Is it Christmas?" I had to inform her it wasn't even Halloween yet!
The other night as she sat on the couch I looked over at her and realized she has gotten so long! When she stands up she doesn't seem taller, but just seeing her sitting on the couch I can actually see that she's taller.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.....and quite honestly all I have time for right now!
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