Beach Trip

Becky, Grant, Rachel and I went to the beach last week. It was cloudy and cold the entire time, but we still had a really good time.

I would tell Rachel to go surfing and she would hop on the boogie board and dance.

Grant was so happy to play and dig in the sand the whole time. He really didn't like the water too much.

Rachel loved the beach. She wanted to run out into the waves and be in the water. She didn't like when the seaweed touched her feet and would lift them over and over until she could get it off of her.

It was pretty cold, but she didn't care.

She wanted to be independent and play in the water by herself.

She doesn't quite have the balance yet though and would get knocked over.

Quite the pose.

We filled that bucket almost halfway with rocks. She was really enjoying collecting different rocks.

Rachel got a bit of a sandy face. This picture doesn't quite do it justice...but it was nothing compared to Grant.

Nope, those aren't freckles. Even though the poor little guy had sand in his eyes, it didn't seem to stop him.

Rachel Meets Gran

Rachel finally got to meet her Great-Gran Molly. Bryce's mom just got here from New Zealand and got to meet Rachel for the first time.

They are chillin on the couch watching some TV.

The girls all went to the mall to do some shopping and eat some lunch.

Rachel wasn't quite passed out, but was definitely tired.

Sea World...Again

Rachel got to meet the Sesame Street characters last week at Sea World. When they were dancing on the boat, she was dancing along with them.

When she actually got to meet them, she was a little unsure and so mommy got to be in the photo too! She wanted to touch them and kept petting Elmo when he would put his hand out for her, but she didn't want to take a picture by herself with them. I think she still did a really good job!

Rachel loved the Shamu show. She was dancing and watching them the whole time. She was reaching for them even though we were pretty far away. I took her to 3 shows that day and Shamu was by far her favorite.

Play Time with Kitties

Rachel has been enjoying playing with the cats a lot more recently. She loves her kitties. She gives them hugs all day long.

She also plays "fishing for kitties" with them as you will see in the video and thinks it is hilarious. She is playing with Sarabi and gets mad when Kitten comes in and grabs it.

Mission Bay

Becky and her family went camping at Mission Bay and Rachel and I went out and joined them.

I wasn't sure how Rachel would react to the water and sand, but she absolutely loved it. I couldn't drag her out of the water.

She was absolutely freezing, her lips were turning purple, and she was shaking, but she didn't care. What fun!

Sea World as a Family

We had a good family day today. We went to Sea World, just the 3 of us.

When Rachel eats something that she likes these days, she says Mmmmm and makes this face.

We went and saw the Pets Rule show and there were lots of dogs in it as well as loud music that Rachel was dancing to.

"Look at the buppies, daddy!"

She liked the feel of the ice wall after the hot show, but wouldn't keep her hands there too long.

This walrus was really putting on a show. He kept doing circles in the same spot and then would go up to the top and splash around while he was making noises with his mouth the whole time. He did it over and over again. Rachel was a bit nervous of him and wouldn't get too close.

She had a great time in the kid zone.

She spent most of her time in this area and was surprisingly steady on her feet. The ground is squishy and jumpy, so I was really impressed she stayed on her feet as much as she did.

At the end of the night, she was sporting mommy's cool glasses. She sure does think she is hot stuff!

She Sure Does Love Dogs

We went to another teacher's house yesterday for lunch. She has 2 Golden Retrievers. Normally, Rachel is a little nervous at first with animals, but she jumped right in with these dogs.

They played catch. If the dogs came up to lick her, she would put her hand up in their face and they would walk away. I think that she really liked that she had that control and it made her feel safe.

We had a great lunch with great friends and Rachel really loved running around and touching everything in the backyard.