New Car

So the last few months we have had to put money into Scott's car to keep it going and I was getting so frustrated about it because I knew we could buy a used "new" car that wouldn't nickel and dime us to death.  So we went out several times car shopping with Rachel and all I can say is that is like a slow death with little kids.  She wasn't very patient at all during this so I started to do research online.  I found 3 cars that I thought I would like at Dennis Dillon so that night we went to go look at them.  I really wanted to get a Honda Accord or a Toyota Camry.  That had both on their lot.  We looked at two of the three I had printed off to look at.  Well the Toyota Camry was just turned in and so it was still going through the inspection and body shop.  We told them we would come back tomorrow to look at it.  I happened to see that there was a Hertz Car Sales across the street and they had a Camry on their lot also.  They were already closed and so the next day I called them to find out the information on the car.  It was a 2001 Toyota Camry that was just turned in by a little old lady.  It had 140,000 miles on it but everyone tells us that's okay.  Scott had this day off so I got us a babysitter and Scott and I went to test drive cars again.  We went to Hertz first and drove the 2001 Camry.  It was really nice and very well taken care of.  We drove it and liked it.  We told the Salesman we had one more car to drive.  So we went across the street to Dennis Dillon and the Salesman there said the car was still at the body shop and locked behind the fence and he meant to get it out before it got locked up but didn't get to it.  That made Scott and I ticked off.  So we were able to look at the exterior and the interior through the window.  Scott and I left there and went to talk about the pros and cons of each car.  It finally came down to Scott didn't like the color of the other car and we could pay cash for this car.  So we went back to Hertz and bought this Toyota Camry.  We LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

So these are the pictures.  I told Scott I always look down and I'm never driving the speed limit because it feels like you are going faster than the speedometer says.  Its very interesting. So we love it.  Yeah for a new car for me till at least Scott get's out of school or we get his truck paid off and then I really get to get a new car.  :-)

Rachel hanging

Well Rachel wasn't feeling very good today and so she got her "blankie" and went to the couch to watch her Elmo.  She was even able to figure out how to get the blanket on her to cover her up.  Most the time she asks us to help her but this time she was patient enough to do it herself.  It was so cute and I was trying to get a picture without her knowing but she saw me as I rounded around the couch.  She she totally cheese'd this picture but she's sure cute when she does it.

Random stuff with Rachel

Rachel's saying that have made us laugh the last few months:
I'm too busy(She says this when she doesn't want to do something)
I'm not grumpy I'm tired (Said while we were on vacation)
No Never (Says this also when we want her to do things)
Please go to timeout (Says this when she's tired of sitting in sacrament meeting)
I go to work? (Said this when I got home from work and Scott was heading to work)  Needless to say I told her to stay a child as long as possible because working isn't fun.
I'm a silly Goof.  It used to be I'm a silly goose and so now she has shorten it.
Aye Matey!  Walk the plank! (Its so funny we are going to try and get her to say it on camera but she gets shy telling anyone so I'm not sure if she will say it for the camera).

I also decided on Sept 6th to measure Rachel.  She has started to hit her head on everything lately.  Things she used to walk under she now hits her head.  So I went and measured her on the wall and she has grown 1 3/4 inches since her birthday.  Its exciting but also sad at the same time.  She's growing up so fast and becoming so independent.

We have also tried several times to potty train Rachel but she has been really against it.  So after a complete and utter meltdown we decided to wait again.  She's just not ready to do it.  So we are still in diapers and still trying to help her realize that she wouldn't end up with a burned bum from her acidic poop if she would use the toilet.  Hopefully by her birthday we will be able to get her to do it.

A couple nights ago I had gone in to see if Rachel was okay before I went to bed.  I do this every night and when I went in this is how she was asleep in her bed.  I don't know how her legs didn't fall asleep.  The day before this though I tried to get a picture of her in bed again because she actually was on the other side of the crib with her legs straight up the wall.  Silly Girl.

The next few pictures are her telling me to take a picture of her.  I was trying to get it while she was saying "Cheese" but she was to quick for my camera so I got all these goofy pictures.

 In her cowgirl hat.

 The next three are me trying to get her before she moved while standing against the wall.  She went to the wall her self to have the pictures taken.

 Finally I got one with her smiling.  Yeah.  Look how cute she is.

 She asked for her picture taken again today and said I need my hat.  I said okay.  She also went to get her purse to go with her outfit. 

 The final outcome of her going through her toy box.

Laughing while eating the string of her cowgirl hat.  I don't know why she thought it was funny to do this but she was laughing so I took the picture.

Hot Air Balloon Festival - Boise ID

September 3rd 2011 I got Scott to get up early with me to head down to Ann Morrison Park so that we could let Rachel see the hot air balloon's lift off.  Rachel thought it was really cool.  It was a good thing it only took about 30 minutes to get all of them off the ground because that was about as much sitting in a stroller Rachel was going to do.  She was in her PJ's and it was a little bit cold so we stayed only until all lifted off and then we went to get breakfast as a family.  Here are the pictures we took of the morning lift off.

Walking towards Ann Morrison Park at 7:30 in the morning.

Susan & Rachel at the Hot Air Balloon Festival, Boise ID 9/3/2011

 Scott & Rachel at the Hot Air Balloon Festival, Boise ID 9/3/2011

 Lots of balloon's getting filled up and lifting off.

We have lift off!

 Lift offs were so fun to watch.

Trying to take our own picture.

 Of course there is a BSU balloon there.  They played today Georgia so there was lots of excitement when this balloon lifted off the ground.  P.S.  They beat Georgia 35-21.

 A Rocket balloon.  Pretty cool looking.

 This was the balloon we were closest to as we watched all of them lift off.

 Some up in the air.

 

Idaho Lottery Balloon

 A look at the sky with lots of them up there in the air.

 USA Balloon

 Yep had to get a picture of the Coca-Cola balloon.

Coca-Cola balloon lifting off.

 At the end with all the balloons off the ground.  It was pretty cool to see that many up there.  Would love to go up in one but I'm also a little bit scared I might freak out.  I'm not really to big on heights so it might be a little bit scary.