If I could record it all....

Rachel is talking up a storm these days. She makes us laugh a lot. When we were pulling out of the driveway on Sunday morning, she pointed at Greg's truck and said that truck is yucky. We asked her why and she told us it's dirty b/c it makes Daddy dirty. She's slightly obsessed with cleanliness and always ask Greg if he is "all clean and had shower" when she sees him in the afternoon.

R-A-C-H-9-10

While Rachel is in the bathtub, she asks us to write different names with her bath crayons. She always wants us to write, Rachel, Mommy, Daddy, Bucky, Chubs, Ga, and Papa. If she has seen someone else that day, we may write their name too. Lately we have been asking Rach how to spell her name. A couple weeks ago she came out with R-A-C-H-9-10. We busted out laughing and wondered where in the world that came from. On Saturday September 24th she got it right. When she was signing Nona's birthday card she was writing her name and she said, "R-A-C-H-E-L" as she drew lines. We're continually amazed at how quickly she picks up on things.

A Good Night

As we put Rachel to bed tonight and gave her kisses, she looked up and said, "Goodnight Daddy and Goodnight Mommy." I think Greg and I both teared up a little. Our baby is growing up so fast!

Playing House

Rachel loves to play with her doll house lately. She put the mom in the bed and then picked up the dad and put him in the bed too. She quickly took him out and said, "No, daddy sleep in the dirt." Greg and I started laughing and told her that Daddy works in the dirt but he doesn't sleep there. Since we laughed, she repeats it all the time!

Apartments?

We drive down Highway 55 all the time. There are some newer apartment buildings on the left side of the street as you are heading into Durham. On our way to see Cailyn & Lisa today, Rachel looks over and says, "Dats a big house, mama." I laughed for awhile before I could tell her they were called apartments!

Daddy's idea

Rachel wanted to watch a movie so Greg went through a bunch of titles trying to find the one she wanted. After each one she would say, "No!" Finally when he got to the bottom of the pile he said, "How about Backyardigans?" Her response, "Dat's a good idea, Daddy!" Love her!!!

Baseball

Last night, Rachel and Daddy were playing cars in the living room while I was cooking dinner. Greg had the TV on ESPN. They were showing baseball highlights. All of a sudden, Rachel runs in the kitchen and goes to the cabinet with all the pots and pans in it. She grabs the metal strainer and puts it infront of her face and says, "I play baseball." Maybe we have a future catcher in the house.