Rachel is One!

I can hardly believe that it has been a whole 12 months since our cute little Rachel was born. She has brought so much joy into our lives and made our home a much happier place. Her smile just lights up a room, and no one can resist her. We are so very grateful to her birth parents for their sacrifice in behalf of our family. She is truly a blessing beyond measure.

Rachel's "Stats"
-She has two teeth, on the bottom.
-She is our most talented climber. I am constantly pulling her off of chairs and tables. Scares the heck out of me.
-She loves music. When she hears it playing, she starts dancing. She crawls into the living room as fast as she can when she hears her brothers practicing the piano. She loves listening to them, but she really loves it when they let her play!
-Her favorite foods are sweet potatoes, apples, crackers, cheerios, and milk. She likes most table food, but has a hard time chewing so a lot of it gets spit back out. Poor toothless girl-just like her brothers.
-She sleeps about 9 hours at night, and has a 2-3 hour nap in the morning.
-She adores her daddy and her brothers. Her favorite part of the day is when they come home.
-She loves talking to her daddy on the phone. She gets so excited when she hears his voice.
-She likes to play peek-a-boo and will put blankets on her head and pull them off.
-She loves books. Just about the only time she will sit still is when I am reading her a story. She likes the ones with animals best.
-Her favorite songs are: "Wheels on the Bus", "Patty Cake", and "Old McDonald"
-"Hi" is the only word she says on a regular basis. She waves and says hi to just about everyone, even strangers at the store. It is adorable! She will even say "hi" when we talk to her on the phone. Cutest thing ever.
-She has toys, but she prefers to unload drawers and cabinets, pull things off of shelves, dig through garbages, empty kleenex boxes, and take off the heat vent covers. Our house is in a constant state of disarray.
-She is fascinated with the washer and dryer.
-She LOVES being outside. If anyone goes outside without her, she will stand at the door banging and yelling till they come get her.
-She is a social butterfly. She loves meeting new people and smiles at everyone.
-Everywhere we go people stop me and tell me what an adorable baby she is. I agree 100%.

Happy birthday sweet girl. We just love you to pieces!!