Love at first sight

Tyler got into a wreck a while ago... nothing major, not his fault. SO, when we took it into the shop, they gave us THIS to drive. Except ours is a crew cab. YES!!!, even sweeter.

Needless to say, I LOVE IT! love love love love love.
It has to go home tomorrow. Sad day.

Whatcha Think?

Before
where's Jess?
HA! There she is! (can you tell I've been playing peekaboo a lot?)
After
Momma and cub... Can you believe this nightie size is 18 MONTHS! I've got a big girl! She's strong like her momma! :)


It's so dadgum short!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cut off 10 inches!!!! It feels kinda weird, but I think I like it. It feels good. :)

Hair Today.... Gone Tomorrow

HAH! I knew that title would catch your attention! ... I haven't actually cut my hair yet. It's gotten sooooooooooo long and pretty. BUT! ITS ANNOYING AND TANGLE Y! I've been planning to cut it short (somewhere between a bob and shoulder length) for ages, and finally the moment draws near... and I'm beginning to chicken out.

Have you ever heard this... "When people have babies they cut their hair short.... AND TURN INTO MOMMIES." NOw... turning into a "Mommy" is awesome... but having a "Mommy" hair cut makes me feel like... i don't know... nervous. haha LIke I'm gonna turn all stuffy. Also.. will cutting it short make me look fat? hahahaha

I need some encouragement... some confidence from you! ANd if you don't have it... don't say anything at all! haha.

And just a random thought I had the other day... Does anyone else sneeze when they pluck their eyebrows? That is if you pluck yours... I have to! OR I look like Oscar the Grouch or some vodka drinking Russian

Baby Swing

Rachel loves being outside. Lately any time we go outside she starts giggling with joy. Jessica was pretty sick today, so i took Rachel to the Park. One of her favorite things to do is to swing in the baby swings. She could stay in those swings for hours. She has even started to use her charm on her daddy so that she can stay a little longer.This is the expression she has on her face during the first 15 minutes in the swing.

This is how she lets us know that she is simply to cute to be taken from the swing.

This is what happens when we take her out of the swing. The slide is just not good enough.

And this is the "Oh no!!! Daddy is coming to get me, look distraught and cute at the same time! Maybe he'll leave you alone for another couple of minutes." After this, she normally hangs on for dear life and will not let the swing go. The rest of the story is not nearly as sweet.

Little Pumpkin

We had a fun halloween trick-or-treating! Rachel was the cutest little pumpkin ever! She has now been crawling like a pro for about two weeks! Her favorite things are paper, trash, and cords. :) haha. I love being a Mommy.

Just what I needed.

Tonight after Institute Tyler and I had planned on going running. We were gonna bring Rachel in the jogging stroller, but then friends of ours volunteered to watch her while we ran. It felt so great to go running just the two of us. Then I spotted some puddles... and then running turned into mud wrestling and slipnslide. It was terrific. We all go through rough patches... where we just don't know how things will ever work out,or if we'll ever be able to conquer certain demons in our lives. And well I must say, mud certainly helps. :) Thats all I have say. Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down.

She's 6 Months OLD!

Rachel got her 6 month check-up today. She is 27 3/4 inches long and 17.5 lbs. heavy, which means she's in the 95% for height and 75% for weight! Wahoo! It's hard to believe how much she's grown in just 6 short months... I feel like tearing up... holy smokes woman snap out of it! haha. Really though, she is such a blessing in my life! She is my sunshine. :)