BK Crown

Ok. So. Dan thinks I'm crazy sometimes with the camera--and maybe he has a point (how many pictures do you need of a girl wearing a BK crown?)--but still--I couldn't narrow them down. SO here they are. Sorry if you think there are too many. Decisions are not my strong point.

I love this one--I am wearing one of the crowns (trying to get her to put it on) and I think her look just says it all--"are you sure you should be wearing that, Mom?!"

Let me show you how it's done

See? Cute.



Super cute.

To the side

Peek-a-boo!

Daddy's turn

First Cookie

Can you believe that Rachel just had her first REAL cookie (that I know of anyway)? With chocolate chips and everything. She enjoyed it I think...though she is no cookie monster. Also, can you believe this girl has NO teeth yet? Not one. Oh well. I guess I should be glad we haven't had to deal with teething yet.

Tub Time

Hannah really likes to help wash Rachel. She especially likes to rinse her hair.

This smile is classic Rachel. She always has her tongue hanging out.

This look is also classic Rachel; it's the "pick me UP!" look.

Go Karts!

A few weeks ago Rachel learned how to turn her little cart. Since then our house has become a race-track. Rachel is loving her newfound freedom and I love watching my little girls play together!

Library Trip

While Dan was working on Saturday the girls and I took a little trip to the Bellevue library. I think that Rachel loves the library even more that Hannah (if that's possible)!

She had a great time crawling all over the whole library. She had a few librarians following her around because they thought she was so cute. One even insisted on giving her stickers.

Botanical Garden Lights

We took the girls the the Bellevue Botanical Garden to see the Christmas lights last weekend.

Rachel loved all the lights. She kept saying "oooooohhh"

A few new photos

I got a new camera for Christmas! Yea! I've only taken a few pictures--and am still figuring it all out. But here are just a few new photos. Hopefully I'll have more to post soon!

Hope you all have a happy new year!

Dinner Time

Just a little video of the girls--(cause it's been a while)--for the grandmas.

Girls Night In

A few weeks ago Hannah and I had a girls night while Dan was working late and Rachel was sleeping. We had popcorn and watched a movie together. Thanks Hannah! I had so much fun with you!

New Do

Rachel has this funny habit of pulling her own hair while eating. It often results in a very stylish hair-do...and at least one bath a day.

Family Photo Shoot

Here is our attempt at a family photo. For some reason I was unable to post the slideshow on Blogger. But I did post the "winner" here for you.

Thanks Grandma for the CUTE dresses!

Dancing Hannah

This girl cracks me up!

Rachel is 9 months!

plus a few weeks (but hey--who's counting?)

Rachel weighs 15 lbs. 11oz. (3rd%) and is 27 3/4" long (75th%)

She is a crawling machine. She pulls herself to stand. She creeps along the furniture. She wants to be a big girl and only eats "real" food. She STILL hasn't said "mama." She LOVES to play with Hannah. She has the cutest smile I've ever seen. I love her. Happy 9 month's Rachel. We love you!

Pumpkin Carving

Grrrr. I wanna complain about blogger. I hate that it no long allows me to edit the order of the photos! I hope someone out there is doing something about it. Because it makes me mad.
So here are the photos from our pumpkin carving this year (in reverse order).



Hannah wanted to wear the witches hat and insisted on holding the rat.


Poor little Rachel didn't enjoy pumpkin carving very much.

She did try to play along for a while.

Hannah was a little unsure at first. But then she really had fun. She didn't want to touch the guts, but she did a great job with her spoon.

Hooray for pumpkins!