Family

The three of us joined Gran and Granddad (Johnson) for part of their annual Texas Tour. We met them in Abilene and were able to visit with Grandmama Adams and then headed to Lubbock to visit Great Granddad and Grandmother Johnson. We also were able to visit with the aunts and uncles - James, Lesa, Tim and Darla. It was a great time because we do not see them much being so far away. Rachel quickly bonded with Great Granddad and grandmother and held hands and walked with them. As you can see from the picture she went on a mini stroll with Great Granddad out the front door while waiting for the "bus" to take us all to dinner.

Fun in the Sun

They weather has been beautiful in Rockwall so we have been working a lot on the yard. Pulling weeds, re-mulching the landscaping and adding a few plants. Rachel spent the time riding her tricycle up and down the sidewalk. Then as daddy sprayed the yard down she wanted to be "squished" as she calls it. It was great fun.

Sports

We have said many times that Rachel has a great balance of being a girly girl and a tomboy, only time will tell which will dominate in her future. Her preschool will come to a close at the end of May, so we have been researching what summer programs we can enroll her in. We have narrowed it down to a dance class or a soccer class. She loves to dress up and dance around the house, but she also loves to be outside kicking the ball and running around. We decided to let her choose. We asked -"Rachel, do you want to dance with your friends or play soccer with your friends?" She thought about for a little bit and said "I want to kick the soccer ball with my friends." So that is it. We will enroll her in the Soccer Tots program this summer. We took a trip to the dollar store today, and told Rachel she could pick out a toy. She chose a plastic yellow baseball bat and ball. She was so excited and ran to the backyard as soon as we got home.


She is a natural! She can not only hit the ball, but does pretty good at pitching, and of course she loves to pose for the camera.

Daddy's Girl

Rachel is a total daddy's girl. She shadow's him everywhere presses her face against the glass when he goes out to get the mail. She smothers him with kisses, hugs and love each and every day. She is a mamma's girl also, but daddy holds the key to her heart for sure.

Outdoor Fun

The weather is getting nicer and Rachel is wanting to spend some time outside, which is great! So last night the three of us spent a few hours cleaning off our back patio to create some room for her chalk projects. We moved off all the extra bricks from our house being built, we moved our smoker/grill, we moved our hose, we cleaned out all the leaves, dead grass, and such. We moved our lawnmower and some other yard thing into the garage. Rachel was a big helper. But by the time we finished we were all 3 filthy and it was getting late so Rachel could not stay out but had to go straight to the tub. So this morning the first thing she wanted to do was go outside with her chalk. Not even 5 minutes later I found her covered in pink chalk...so of course....it was right back to the tub.