Video - Rachel 8 months of videos

I put together clips of all the videos we have taken of Rachel. Those of you that live far away and haven't seen much of Rachel will probably enjoy it. She is a very sweet and happy baby. We love having her with us.

Hope you enjoy the video!

Pony Ride

This morning we took a trip to Shelby Farms so Mary could take her first pony ride. We have been waiting for her to be both big and brave enough. At breakfast we asked her if she wanted to ride a horse today and she replied "no". Murray compared it to someone asking if we would want to ride a lion. Puts things in persepective. We decided we needed to take her and just put her on. It worked because she didn't resist and was excited. It was so fun to watch her ride this pony, she held a serious face the entire time.

Thanks for coming with us Rhylan!

Giggles

I put the girls down for a nap and after a bit I heard some giggles. Mary had crawled into Rachels crib and was looking through a photo album with her. This is starting already?

A hat?

My girls don't want to wear clothing. If they had it their way they would run around without any. I told Mary to go put on some underwear and she did but just not the way I intended her to.

Then she got Rachel in on the fun. Rachel thought it was pretty funny too. Thank goodness for cameras.
FYI Both pair are clean!

Reading the Paper

While I was getting lunch ready Mary grabbed the newspaper and was "reading" it to Rachel.

Mary also has a new friend named "Bob" and he is invisible. He has gone everywhere with the family. Mary asks me to hold him when she needs to get into her car seat and tells him to eat his food all gone at each meal. This started a day or two ago. I asked her what Bob looked like and she said "he's a cute boy". I need to be more careful because Mary has told me I sat on him a few times. She told me I needed to tell him I was sorry.

Two Teeth

Rachel has had two bottom teeth for a few weeks now. She has a very cute toothy smile!

Rachel enjoys bath time, bouncing in her jumperoo or exersaucer, playing with Mary, being outside, eating, being tickled, sitting in the grocery cart, practicing standing up, bubbles and sucking on a wet washcloth.

Rachel doesn't enjoy having her diaper changed, wearing clothes or having her clothes changed, teething or fevers.

We love you Rachie!

Quiet Time

Mary has a difficult time wanting to take a nap every day. She has always resisted sleep. I can understand how she feels. For her it is as though she is going to miss something fun and as for me I would rather be getting things done than take a nap or go to bed early. Mary really needs to have some time where she rests. Otherwise she is literally walking into walls. I borrowed an idea from another mom and made a poster with stickers. I explained that we were going to have quiet time every day. This meant Mary had to stay in her room and she could choose from a few quiet activities. Mary has almost always chosen to sleep. I peek in on her when I think she is asleep and this is one way I found her. Social even while snoozing.

Do As I'm Doing

Mary and I had a great day shopping at the outlets with some friends on Friday. While we were there I pushed the girls around in the double stroller and hung clothes to try on over the handle. The next day Mary was running around the house pushing her stroller with a teddy bear in it. She had pulled her swimsuits our of a drawer and hung them over the handle. I didn't think anything of it at first and then it hit me. This little one is incredibly observant and when you pair that with her great memory, it scares me sometimes!

Just One of the Missionaries

Mary has really been into all things missionary related. At bed time she wants to hear stories from Murray's mission and look through his missionary photo albums. She loves singing "I Hope They Call Me on a Mission", "Called to Serve" and "We'll Bring the World His Truth." When we had the missionaries over for dinner she ditched sitting with the family at the table and took her small table and chairs over by them. Mary just loves the missionaries!