Almost

Rachel had an "almost" sleepover for her 8th Birthday. An almost sleepover is such a great idea. It is all the fun of a sleepover, without the actual sleeping over!

Here is Rach, all "PJ'd" up waiting for her guests
Mom and Caroline made a stinkin cute cake!

Here are some highlights of the partyBag decorating...

the telephone game...

present opening...

sleeping bag relay...

and Rachel's favorite- freeze dance!
We also went on a neighborhood scavenger hunt with flashlights in the dark! That was a big hit:)

She did get to pick one friend to actually spend the night, so of course she picked Ava!
What a fun party:)

Blue Angels

We got to go see the Blue Angels! Jeff loves air shows (of course) so it was really fun to go as a family."Fat Albert" getting ready to take off
Blue Angels flying in formation

Looking cool in their shades!

Happy Birthday Rachel!

I can't believe my little baby is 8! How can it be?She got to have a birthday "season" as we like to call it in my family:) She started off her season with a little family party.
She got a new desk from mom and dad (pictures were too dark!), and a purple bean bag chair from Nana and Pop Pop!

8 cupcakes because she's 8

Happy Birthday sweet Rachel!

Sparklers!

Rachel is in a cute new group called the Sparklers! (think Girl Scouts) A bunch of mom's from the neighborhood decided to form a little girls club, where we all meet once a month for some fun, service projects and learning. This is our first meeting...getting to know you games...





Trick or treat safety...

and pumpkin decorating...

It's going to be a fun year!

Pumpkin Patch

Here are some highlights of our annual trip to the pumkin patch! Rachel would spend the whole time feeding the animals
We stop long enough to go on the hay ride

Happy fall!

Soccer!

I am not sure if I mentioned this before, but Rachel LOVES soccer! This season her little soccer team went to the big FCDallas game. Kids and parents had a great time!Rachel's team being silly!
Rachel and her best friend Ava, before the game with matching hairstyles!

So cute!

Back to school 2010

Rachel and Preston are ready for a new school year! Rach posing outside of school. She is excited to be starting second grade:)

Mom frantically trying to grab my camera as Preston speeds away to start his senior year:) (gasp!)