Cooking with Mom

Rachel sometimes love to come help me make dinner.  So the other day I totally let her help me stir the soup.  It was pretty cute.  Here is Rachel helping me make Taco Soup.

March 4th - Today was another cooking day with Rachel.  We ended up making some muffins and some cookies.

 Mixing up the ingredients.

We had to use our hands since we don't have a really cool mixer.  She loved being able to use her hands and then eat the dough off of them.  I had to take it away because as I turned away to stir our dinner she was actually eating the dough right out of the bowl.  She's a girl after my own heart but I think she would have ate the whole bowl if I hadn't stopped her.  ha ha ha

1st Made Easter Decoration

We went to Idaho Falls this last weekend because Scott went to a Nurse Practitioner conference.  Rachel and I went along so that we could hang out with Kristi at her house.  Whenever we get together we end up making a craft and this time was no different.  We didn't have anything planned but Kristi had found this craft on pinterest and we took two different ideas and made them our own.  I love love love the way it turned out.  I have to say this is probably the first time I've had a craft turn out that I totally love.

A close up so you can actually see the ribbon and buttons on the eggs.  That made them so cute.

How it looks actually hangs on a door.

This was so super easy and ended up being so cute.

Rachel's 3rd Birthday Party

Rachel's 3rd Birthday party was on February 18th at 1:30.  We had Scott's family here for the weekend and my parents.  It was lots and lots of fun.  Those that attended are: Wuthrich Family, Grani and Bop, Brad and Tracy Schaffer, Kylee Hanson, Dennis and Sue Ellen Hobbs, Nelson Family, Kristin and Meridian, Peterson Family.  Rachel started to open the presents when everyone showed up.

 Bubble Bath, Bath Soap, and a sponge.

 New Dress up Dress.  She had to have it put on as soon as she saw it.

 New Cowgirl Boots.  A little bit big but she will grow into them.

Another dress up dress - Snow White.  She totally loves this one and wore it most of the day even though it was so big on her.  She wouldn't even try on the other two.  She also got a frog towel and new shorts.

A new tea set.

 This was made by Rachel's "Mema".  It is so cool and she spent so much time hot gluing these little beads all over this letter.  It's so cool.  I just love it and it looks so cool on Rachel's bedroom wall.

Rachel's new sandbox.

The sand in the crab.  Scott and I can't decide on a place to put it so right now it's sitting on the porch until we can get that decided on.  Rachel said to me and Scott, "I have a sandbox now I don't have to dig in the dirt."  I laughed and said, "Yep you are right."

 New Belle Dress Up.

Tinkerbell Dress Up.

New Poncho made from scratch. :-)

 Rachel is into Tangled and so we decided to get her a Tangled cake.  It was white with strawberry filling.  Oh it was so good and so cute.

Blowing out the candles.  

This year she got the hang of actually blowing out the candles.

AND
This is what happens when you don't take a nap and you've had such a fun eventful birthday.

She totally couldn't keep her eyes open any longer.  I was laughing as I watched her start to bob and weave before finally she just pushed her plate away and laid down on the table.

Random Pictures from Rachel's birthday Weekend

We had several of Scott's family here for Rachel's birthday weekend.  Rachel had a great time with her cousins since we don't get to see them all that often.  Here are some of the good pictures from the weekend.

This is called Double Trouble.  Karlee and Rachel were best buds the whole weekend.  Where one was the other one was also.  They got into so much mischief.

Playing on the stairs.

Rachel's cousin Kylee dressed in Rachel's tutu that Rachel doesn't like much.

You can probably see where this is going to go.  I'm sure they are scheming with each other in their own little words.

Yep saw this coming.  Let's walk all over Uncle Keith.

Helping me make a salad for everyone.

Not at all surprised to see Scott catching a cat nap.  I don't know how he does it with all the noise but he can practically sleep anywhere.

Another time when they got out of site of the grown ups and the other cousins weren't paying attention to what they were doing.  Hanging out in the bathroom playing.

Lexi decided to put all these hair bows in Rachel's hair.  Almost every little bow we have is in her hair.

Ready for church in my new Valentine's Dress.

 

This is Bop & Grani.  Great picture of them.