Talking!

This morning Rachel was out of bed and looking at some of the presents she brought home from school yesterday. She proceeded to make sure everyone knew they belonged to her and no one else. She talked all morning. "It's blue, not red. It's got pink on it. It's a girl. Like Rachel. I'm a girl. It's got green on it. It's for girls. It's mine." It was great to hear her talking. It took her forever to eat, but she dressed quickly, only complaining that her pants are too big (they're really not). She then covered her bed with books and magazines and pens, and has been talking to them all morning. It's nice to have her talking and happy!

Yesterday Daddy and I had our anniversary (27 years!) so we spent the day together. Rachel's brother was kind enough to get her off the bus, feed her dinner, etc. When we came home at about 9:00 she was happily watching a movie. Brothers (sons) are awesome! We brought home doughnuts. She loves doughnuts with sprinkles, but she only ate half of hers and didn't want the rest. She went to bed fairly happily.