Halloween Party

This afternoon we went to a fun Halloween party at the Ahern's.
Here Rachel is trying to eat some piece of rotted fruit she found among the leaves:
..and decorating a Haloween bag with mom:

We also carved our first family jack-o-lantern (for some reason we didn't do one last year):

Boo!!!

On Saturday night we went to a Halloween party at the Clearfield Aquatic Center. Melinda, Caleb, Corbin, Uncle Matt and Grandma Cindy went with us. They had a lot of fun games, food and other activities.

Here is Rachel trying to decorate a cookie with Mommy (Mostly she just tried to eat the icing):

While we were waiting to watch a Halloween play in one of the fitness rooms, Rachel decided to pick up some weights and get in a quick workout:

Here she is, all decked out in her new Halloween outfit:

Also, the weather on Saturday was terrible for about the 5th week in a row. We had our first snow that stuck on the ground of the year, though it had all melted by Sunday afternoon. (It actually got much worse after we took these pictures.)

Birthday Pictures

Here are some pictures from Rachel's Birthday Party Yesterday:
Look at all those presents!!

Reading a new book with Mommy:

Eating her new socks:

Eating birthday cake:

What a mess!!!

The Big Party

We'll have pictures of Rachel's 1st birthday party soon. I just wanted to say that it was so fun. Obviously, she didn't realize that everyone was celebrating her, but she enjoyed the commotion of everyone. We had a lot of food, music, presents, and friends. She'll love to see it all through a nice scrapbook someday! :) I think her favorite things the day after to play with are (1) the balloons from the party, (2) Limbo Elmo from Mom and Dad, (3) The Wiggles movie from Grandma Cindy, and (4) food matching game from Aunt Jan. She can only play with so much in one day. The other fun things are in her toy box waiting for her. We are very excited for her new books especially her new Quiet Book from Aunt Melinda (very impressive). Maybe they will give us a bit more variety so that we don't have to read Elmo Loves You again. :)

Thanks everyone for coming and sharing Rachel's first birthday with us. I can't believe that she is 1 year old. Amazingly, it really was a fast year, and she has grown and learned so much. We love to watch her as she becomes a brilliant little lady.