Rachel wants to grow up as fast as she can. She often asks me if she is grown up yet. It seems to be taking forever in her opinion. Yesterday she went and got out my makeup case for me. If any of you have seen me do my make up you can see who she is mimicking. (Althought I am not sure why she chose brown for her nose) Rachel herself was thrilled with the result and was rather disheartened when I had her wash it off.
Today I thought it was such a nice day, and the snow was melted enough to play outside for a bit. Rachel and I got out her bike and she rode up and down the street. She is getting pretty good. It was really difficult for her last year when she got the bike, but her practice is really paying off. When I told her it was time to go in she got really upset and cried. She was actually pretty tired from a long day and fell asleep shortly after stopping crying. I think that we are going to have a bike riding fool on our hands this year!
Here we have pre-Christmas preparations as Rachel uses her cook book to make some special Christmas treats. (most of which she ate herself)
Rachel was so excited to go to the park. She seems so much older than last year. She can do all the climbing and everything by herself and I only need to watch from a bench. She does like to swing. I pushed her for about twenty minutes where I was constantly requested to push faster and faster. Rachel was so pleased, she said "I'm as high as the trees!" Then she saw a little girls swinging on her stomach and she had to try it for herself.
