Adam, Tonya, & Rachel

Big girl bed

After having some sleeping problems the last week or two, Rachel decided she was ready to try a big girl bed. So far she seems to be loving it.

Rachel's 2nd birthday party was a Dora themed fiesta. We tried to keep it as small as possible and only invited immediate family as well as 3 of her other good friends. Here's a pic of the food spread...

The kids made Dora themed tamborines out of paper plates and jelly beans and decorated them with stickers, etc.

Rachel and Cade on her new glider swing...

Rachel being shy before blowing out her candle (with some help from Cade)...

She really enjoyed the cupcake! A special thanks is in order to Ms. Alison for decorating all the cupcakes!

The birthday balloons...

Laura being stylish as normal...

Laura giving the birthday girl some love...

Kassidy and Cade in their cool shades...

Rachel on the morning of her actual birthday. We made cinnamon rolls especially for her since they're her favorite. She ate two!

Then we went to Monkey Joes and her friend Josiah joined us too! They had so much fun!

Picking the perfect book and "Pinky" the cat as gifts for her birthday. The book was from Ms. Alison since she gave her some money for it...and she picked out "Pinky" as a gift from me and Adam in addition to her new swingset. We ate at Red Robin with Papa, Mimi, Uncle Nate, Aunt Lalo, and Kate before going to Books A Million to pick out her gifts.

2 years old and having fun

February Fun!

Rachel playing with Kaley when we kept her one night for Rup and Andrea to go out to eat for Valentine's Day...

Rachel reading her Bible before church one Sunday morning...

Playing piano...

Playing peek-a-boo over the couch...

Spending time with her cousins at Nana's house...

Aunt Bren lovin' on the girls...

Cade playing at Nana's...

The girls...

Sweet Laura...

Rachel saying "cheese" and wearing the dress Nana made her...

Singing Happy Birthday to Ma...

On the glider at Nana's (on a different day)...

Showing Mama Elaine some love...

Visiting with Papa Charles...

Valentine's Day 2011

We had a very enjoyable Valentine's Day. We started the celebration by going to Brent & Rachel's the Saturday night before the big day. They made an awesome Valentine's dinner for us and another couple. We had pork loin stuffed with spinach, awesome mashed potatoes, and tangy green beans...plus cheese and chocolate fondue for appetizers and dessert. It was wonderful! Rachel and Lilli had fun playing together too!

Lilli playing in her new inflatable...