We really just have some random pictures from November. Of course, Thanksgiving is in November; however, we forgot to take pictures on Thanksgiving. We do have some pictures from a trip to Crystal Bridges with Monte, but those will be in a separate post.
There's an early episode of Reading Rainbow called "On the day you were born." Given that I'm pregnant, Allie has been fascinated by the episode. She has watched it three or four times. It shows a woman having a baby, though you can only see it from the side. It is not graphic at all. But because of this episode, she understands very well that I need to go to the hospital to have the baby. I've explained to her that our baby will come out differently, that they'll cut me open, and she seems to understand.
Yet, one morning when I got up later than everyone else, I walked down the hall and found the girls like this in the front entry. Allie was in the corner, waiting for Dr. Rachel to come deliver her baby. If you look closely, you can tell that Allie had a baby under her pajamas. Dr. Rachel was actually in the process of putting her baby in her pajamas when I snapped the picture.
Rachel with the baby in her "belly"
Allie has some awesome fashion sense sometimes. It occasionally reminds me of when I was little. Though, some days Allie refuses to pick out her outfit and wants me to do it for her, and others she is very opinionated on what she will wear, including her accessories. Below is a picture of Allie showing some bling, some large Mardi Gras beads we had received from a friend, with her cute sweater dress, tights, and tennis shoes. She insisted on the tennis shoes and the necklace. It made me smile.
The girls really enjoy building with blocks. Allie has always enjoyed building temples. One day, she even included a couple getting married inside of the temple.
Rachel continues to be our goofy little girl. She loves to get smiles and laughs out of people. The goggles she is wearing have been a favorite item to wear, for her and other little girls before her (Allie and their cousin Hailee).
The week before Thanksgiving, we had a dinner at church. Jared invited a coworker, who accepted and ended up coming with us. Rachel was extremely tired and at one point climbed into Jared's coworker's arms. She fell asleep there. He held her for quite awhile, but his arms eventually got tired, so we put her down on the table. She slept there for the remainder of the program. There was a talent shoe after the dinner, too. She woke up when we tried putting her coat on. It was too cold for her to go without.
Asleep on the Table
I mentioned above that we had Thanksgiving at our house. My sister and her husband came, as well as my younger brother, Monte. Maria and Jon's kids were at their exes' houses, so they came with their dogs. Monte, who unfortunately ended up working for a dishonest man in Nashville after graduating as a chiropractor, was able to get out of his contract and was able to stop at our house for Thanksgiving and a few extra days on his way back to the Seattle area. It was wonderful getting to be with two of my siblings. I wish it were possible for all of us to get together more often, but it is hard when we are all spread out.
The only pictures I got from Thanksgiving day were a few of Rachel helping Auntie Maria make breakfast. They made us some mini spinach quiches. I can't remember all they had in them, but I remember that they were delicious. Rachel loved helping Maria make them. She even got to crack a few eggs, something Mommy has been a little too OCD to allow.
Our Thanksgiving meal turned out great. To us, it seemed that everyone worked together to get it ready, and it was all delicious.
Near the end of November, Allie consistently weighed in at 40 pounds. We were waiting for the four years old AND 40 pounds to let her transfer to a booster seat. She was thrilled to finally get to use her pink booster seat.
Rachel was equally happy to move into Allie's old seat. We got it from Maria, and it is super easy to adjust the straps, so we are all happy that she is in it now instead of her old one. The picture is a little blurry, but you can see that she is happy.
Inspired by a page on Facebook, or something shared on Facebook, Jared decided to pose the girls' dolls a few nights in a row. The first night, they ate some of Rachel's left over pancakes from dinner. (Don't mind the messy table.) Allie got a kick out of it the next morning. Barbie also helped paint the girls' room. It was fun to see Allie's excitement and confusion. Rachel didn't quite catch on.
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