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Rachel Lately

My little Rachel is something else these days. I love the things 4 year olds think up to say. Here are some of her current favorite phrases:

• "Are you insane, are you crazy?"
• "Whaaaaaaaat?" - long & drawn out just like Mama says all the time.

She talks about her boyfriend Owen every day. She talks about her best friends Courtney & Brynn all the time. She is full of stories about the daily happenings at "friends" aka daycare.

Rachel still loves her sister very much. The last few nights she has said she is "too scared to sleep alone" so Olivia sleeps with her in the bottom bunk.

Rachel is funny about clothes. She loves to wear dresses. Hates to wear jeans. She must look beautiful every day. Her favorite is a little ballet leotard she got for her birthday. I'm not exagerating when I say, she wears it every night after she gets home from daycare. Every night. Here she is modeling it.

Santa Visit & Christmas Decor

We went & saw Santa Claus yesterday. This year was a smashing success. No tears by either girl! 

Olivia was very shy. She wouldn't say what she wanted right away. But eventually he got her to tell him what she wanted.

Rachel wasn't scared at all this year. She went right up & told him exactly what she wanted.

The girls & I, or just me, decorated the house for Christmas last weekend. It looks great.

The tree. Best pic I have so far. With flash doesn't do it justice. Without flash & it ends up a little blurry. 6 of 1 & half dozen of another. Oh well....

I need to get a real wreath so I have the pine scent in the house. I miss that having a fake tree. What I don't miss is the bazillion pine needles on the floor.