The Land of Eternal Summer

We are loving life here in Arizona! It is so nice that it hasn't really gotten cold yet. Sometimes it is a little chilly in the mornings but even then it isn't cold enough that I need to put shoes on to run dirty diapers out to the trash.
We have been speding a lot of time outside with our Rachel girl. Here are a few of the things we've been up to.

Getting sprayed down with the hose and playing in the water:

Looking at the airplanes that are constantly flying overhead:

Eating, I mean playing with chalk:

Sharing:

Eating popcicles:

and sharing some more:


I love my funny little Rachel girl and I love that we live somewhere that we can play outside with out freezing.

Uh Oh...

My little one is learning how to get into things. The other day Jacob and I were just chatting and realized we hadn't heard from Rachel for a few minutes. I went in search of her and this is what I found.

I love it that she is learning and trying to discover new things. She is so busy and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Crafts

I've been feeling really crafty lately which if you know me is REALLY weird. Blame pinterest. Blame being stuck in the house all day long. Blame what ever you like, but I have been wanting to make everything! New foods, clothes for Rachel, clothes for me, signs, decorations, anything you can think of, I want to turn into a project and make. 

 Here are a few of the crafty things I've done recently:

 And on the back:

I've made a few other things, a skirt and shirt and multiple pajama pants for Rachel, pajama bottoms for Jacob. I've tried out tons of new recipes some of which were yummier than others and I have plans for many many more crafts. Anyone want to come get their craft on with me?

Get Me Outa Here!

If you came to my house this morning, this is probably what you would see. 

                                 

 If you were leaving my house, you might get this view!

My silly little girl gets so stir crazy being cooped up in our house all day. I have to make sure I take her outside at least once a day for her (and my) sanity! This morning she kept taking me to the front door and knocking on it so that we could go outside. What a funny baby! 

Halloween

Okay, time to play catch up a little here. I've been a slacker blogger as of late but I'm repenting. Mostly the next few posts will just be some pictures I never got around to posting.

We had such a fun Halloween Weekend with our little family! We are just having a blast being together! Rachel's favorite part of Halloween? The chocolate! She quickly figured out what it was we were giving out to all of the other kids!

We didn't take her trick or treating and actually we didn't even dress her up on Halloween. We went to a trunk or treat for our ward a few days earlier and another Halloween carnival here on base and that was good enough for us.

Doesn't she make the cutest lady bug you've ever seen?