Racel is THREE!

Our sweet and spicy Rachel turned THREE! She seems to be growing up right before our eyes, and the older I get, the faster the years seem to fly by. Our little Lou is so fun to have around, even though you can hardly take your eyes off of her without fear of some type of mess being made. She's always telling a story, singing or dancing. Rou is very affectionate, and tells me she loves me daily. She loves her big brothers and they think she's pretty great. Rachel is a busy girl, but she will slow down for a few minute to play with play-dough, color or read books. She loves to play pretend and she spends a lot of time "cooking" and taking care of her babies. Watching her discover the world is a joy and I'm looking forward to seeing who she becomes.

New Stats:
Height- 37.5 inches (55%)
Weight- 30 pounds (40%)
Clothes- 3-4T
Shoes- size 8

Favorite Things:
swimming
playing outside (looking for lizards and bugs with Nate)
helping to take care of the chickens
reading books (especially Fancy Nancy, Pinkalicious and the story Bible)
taking care of her baby dolls and dolls house
playing with her horses or barn/farm animals
cheese (and eating in general)

Dislikes:
being rushed
not being allowed to choose her own clothes
when her brothers try to control her (cue the loudest, highest pitched screams)

An Interview with Rachel:
favorite food: cheese, eggs, strawberries and watermelon
favorite dessert: pink ice cream
best friend: Claire, Kate and Camdyn
favorite toy: babies
favorite book: Fancy Nancy
favorite place: NRH2O
favorite tv show: Pinkalicious
Best thing to do with/about Levi: pretend
Best thing to do with/about Nate: slide on the playset
Best thing to do with/about Joel: play on the beach
Best thing to do with/about Mom: help mom cook
Best thing to do with/about Dad: swim
favorite color: pink
favorite game/sport: pat a cake
what do you want to be when you grow up?: a mommy
favorite song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

To celebrate Rachel's birthday this year we had the family over to eat lunch and swim. Rachel chose a menu of macaroni and cheese, watermelon and sausage followed by a pink and purple, chocolate butterfly cake. She melted my heart by saying, "Mom, it's perfect" in the sweetest whisper when I showed her the cake for the first time! The party was a big success as Rachel loved swimming with her cousins and was thrilled with each of her gifts. We sure do love our big three year old!