Random Thoughts...

I have several posts I'd like to do to get "caught up", but I have not been feeling well for about a week. So just some random thoughts/photos for now. I will post pictures from Rachel's other two Sear's photo shoots, our Houston trip, our trip to the Apple Farm and our almost trip to the Pumpkin Patch which turned into a fun little trip to Starbuck's instead due to too much rain and mud! I hope you will enjoy these and check back soon...

One afternoon, after Gymboree Class, Rachel and I were browsing around Pottery Barn Kids...just for fun. It is "kid-friendly" for her to play a little while Mommy browses. It was so funny. When we walked in the door she immediately started backing up and shook her head "no"! We had been in there before and she liked it, so I did not know what was wrong. I looked behind me and had to just laugh...there was a very real looking, very tall...much taller than Rachel...Rocking Horse! Well, she wasn't having any part of it! I even picked her up and took her over to it so she could pet it...nope...clung to Mama:)...

This is Rachel with her new, adorable Teddy Bear.

His name is Oatmeal and he is one special bear.

You see, half of what you pay for him goes to St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Rachel has several Teddy Bears, but I just could not resist...

This is just because I thought she looked adorable:)...and...

...this is what I got from her when I tried to take some pictures!
I guess she wasn't in the mood?!

Checking her "email" after breakfast with Mommy...

I was in the laundry room doing laundry and instead of helping like she usually does...

she and Sheena were hanging out in the doorway...

reading and mugging for the camera...

Rachel...just hanging with her #1 guy...Da-Da...

Oh, this was sweet and the photos truly do not do the experience justice. I was trying really hard not to get other kiddos in the pictures and it was hard to do in our Gymboree music class. Our current lesson plan music is "The Beatles"! Mama's having FUN with this one:). Here we are doing a "dance" to "Yellow Submarine". The kiddos each got a small hula hoop to use as their submarine. We traveled in a circle in our submarines moving to the music and the teacher filled the room with bubbles...so cute! The little ones really seemed to have a good time.

I LOVE the sweet look on Rachel's face as she listens to directions and for the movement and music to begin...
The bubbles distracted from our "submarines"...
"We all live in a yellow submarine..."
or green in Rachel's case;)...
Too cute...
Just hanging out this weekend
on the sofa
watching The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse...
(I have to admit that I love that show...
"Oh, Toodles!")
One of my most favorite things to do...
watching Rachel and her Daddy hanging together, reading together, playing together etc...
warms my heart, brings tears to my eyes...
makes me so happy...