Pumpkin Carving

The Patels

Sleepy time friends.

When Rachel was little we use to go into her room and check on her every night. Then she started waking up when we went in so our nightly visits stopped! A few weeks ago she was taking a long nap so I peeked in on her knowing that if she woke up it wouldn't matter anyway and this is what I saw (the picture on the left). She looked so sweet and precious sleeping with "kitty" tucked under her arm. Up until she moved into her big girl bed she never really had any friends of the stuffed variety but now she has her favorites - kitty (from Papaw), big bear and bear (two of my bears from high school if you can believe it!). The picture on the right is one I took a few days later - if you look closely you can see both bears tucked under the covers on each side of her.

All Smiles

This may not seem like a big deal to you but the fact that Anna is smiling while sitting in her little Fisher Price swing is a HUGE deal! For the first six to eight weeks of her life she cried every time we tried to put her in here (which was every meal if she was awake). She is almost twelve weeks old and has only fallen asleep in her swing once. Rachel loved this swing and we're hopeful that these sweet smiles are indication of changes to come!

Look at me!

The State Fair!

We went to the State Fair a couple of weeks ago and had so much fun! Rachel loved the rides and she got to enjoy them with her friend Ryann. Fun times for the Patels and Aycocks (although you notice we didn't get any pics of the adults).

"Mommy, take a cheese"

As you can imagine with having a new baby sister, Rachel is really into babies these days. She likes to nurse them, change their diapers, check their heartbeats, and the list goes on. The other day she was trying so hard to swaddle her baby and finally let me do it (she is also into doing everything herself and asking "why?" all of the time!). So, after the baby was swaddled for the 3rd time she finally sat beside her and said "Mommy, take a cheese!" It took me a few minutes to figure out what she was saying but when I did it made me laugh. And as you can see she has her "cheese" smile on.

October 7, 2007 - 2 months old!

Pumpkin Patch!

Here are pics from our annual visit to the pumpkin patch.

I'm the Big Sister

All wrapped up

Foot Day at Preschool

Each fall at Rachel's preschool they have "Foot Day". They set up stations outside for them to step in, on, etc. to experience the different senstations/feelings. I was able to go an watch and take pictures. She had so much fun!

Sweet Anna

Family of 4!

Smiles

It is one of the sweetest moments when your children begin to smile. I remember when Rachel first started smiling and it was so incredible to see her respond to me in that way. Anna started smiling a few weeks ago and it just melts my heart when she looks at me with a big smile! Catching it on camera is no simple task but I've been trying. Here is a small glimpse of the smiles to come!

Anna's friends

These mobile bugs are Anna's favorite friends of the stuffed variety. We love to watch her as she watches them go around and around. She kicks her legs and coos at them. Of course, she would rather spend her time with Mommy, Daddy and sissy but the bugs keep her company when we can't be right there.