Ok, has it really been nearly 2 months since my last post? That's lame, but then again, I have 3 official followers; so I'm not letting too many down.
I turned 42 this week, but the real highlight was that Rachel started taking independent steps and walking at 9 1/2 months. She carefully takes few steps, arms outstretched like Frankenstein, before plopping back down on her bottom. Another new trick is shaking her head "no".
She seems to enjoy her new daycare with her other 8 baby friends, but her face still lights up when Cara comes to visit. Her grandparents enjoy watching her every Monday; I get to feed her everyday on my lunch hour.
Rachel loves being outside in the yard and on the swings at the Lakes Kids park. She also loves bathtime. She now has her 2 top front teeth and 3 on the bottom, with a 4th breaking through now. She loves books, eating crushed ice, and emptying cabinets.
Julia keeps Rachel entertained with her silly antics, and Madi provides lots of gym time for her. We spent a good 6 hours in the basketball gym this week as Madi's team won the a tournament on the Salt River Pima Indian Reservation.
Both Madison and Julia are doing great in school. Besides completing their PACE projects on Germany and Spain, Madi is now working on her Gerald Ford report, and Julia on her Olympic Snowboarding project. On MLK Day, the girls went to neighbors collecting shoes for Soles for Souls for victims of the Haitian earthquake. We also put a box at the clubhouse for a week. They delivered 67 pairs of shoes. They also had their annual orange juice stand on Super Bowl Sunday, grossing $35. They seem to keep busy with friends, sports, schoolwork & riding RipSticks every day, but still find time to fight.
