Lights

When Rachael goes upstairs to get ready for bed at night, she turns on the lights as she goes.  Every. Single. Light.  There are five, including her bedroom and bathroom.  Except for the bathroom, I have to turn them all back off.  Every. Single. One.


(I should also be thankful for batteries... I had to take this picture without the flash because the batteries in the camera were running too low to run it!)

Roses

I love it when my roses bloom in the spring! This one opened up completely a day after I took this picture.

Sprinkler

We have a sprinkler in the center of the garden that will water the entire garden.  And apparently, a six year old head.  (I love the water droplets on her hair!)  I wonder if we can grow some more cute girls this way...

Mother's Day

This morning Rachael made her bed all by herself, then put some "surprises" on it for me.  The surprises were a card, a bouquet she colored and cut out, and a picture of her with a poem.  She worked on all of them at school this week.

After her morning surprise, she asked if she could fix me breakfast. Here is a recap:
Rachael: Mom, what would you like?
Me: Probably cereal, since we have to leave for church soon.
Rachael: OK, what kind would you like?
Me: Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Rachael: Can you get a bowl for me?
Me: Sure.
Rachael poured the cereal in the bowl,, then said: Can you please get me some milk in a cup, so I can pour it over the cereal?
Me: Sure.
Rachael pours the milk over.  Then she put a spoon in it all by herself.

The best breakfast prepared by a six year old! It's nice to be loved.

Good Example

This sweet young man is a friend of our family.  He turned 8 not too long ago and was baptized a member of the church today by his dad.  I'm glad for his example to his family and to ours.  It was fun witness his special day!

Fashion Princess

The kids had their own version of the Derby race at school today.  This morning, Rachael got up and put a dress on and insisted on "fancy hair" for the day.  (We did two reverse french braids).  She came in second to last in the race, but she was certainly the best dressed.  Red carpet winner!

Gardening

She loves just playing in the dirt... we might have to leave some empty dirt for digging!  Right now she is playing with a tiny earthworm she dug up.

Playgroup

It's a Rachael train! Rachael, Alex and Blake are playing with the sisal jumprope she made in Nauvoo.  Rachael is the engineer, Alex is the coal car, and Blake is the caboose.  I love it because they invented it completely on their own.  Choo choo!

Fishing Buddies

Daddy is teaching her to use her brand-new pink spinning rod.

Backyard Garden

It's looking GREAT so far this year!