Rachel hiding

Maybe I should take her Christmas stuff back and get her bags.

Rachel has learned to write her name

I started teaching Rachel about a week and a half ago to write her name. She had the R down pat and was writing R's on everything. Every time she brought a paper home from school or church, there were R's all over them. She finally got the rest of it and is now writing her name. So proud!

Thanksgiving

I didn't do a very good job with pictures this year for Thanksgiving. This is the only one I got. This is Rachel at Bass Pro Shops Thanksgiving morning. We went there early and then to Curt's aunt's house with Curt's side of the family. We had my side's Thanksgiving the Saturday before. We had a great time with both families.

My first smocked dress

A lady in our church started a smocking class on Sunday nights so I decided to go and at least try it out. After the first class, I decided that I didn't have the time or the patience to smock a dress. The girls there encouraged me to stick with it so I decided on a Christmas dress for Rachel. I picked an easy pattern that didn't have much stitching to make sure I would be finished in time for Christmas. When my Nana passed away in February, I was lucky enough to get all of her thread she used for embroidery. I used her thread to stitch the dress.

Rachel loves her dress and can't wait to wear it to go see Santa.

Anna Kate's 2nd Bday Party

Anna Kate didnt want to open presents, she wanted to eat cake.

Rachel playing with her great great aunt Sandy