A frustrating refusal

So in the past, Rachael has been a VERY good eater. Not such is the case anymore. I think she is coming to the realization that I am attempting to wean her and she is not a fan. No matter what I put in front of her, it ends up on the floor or in her lap. Little pieces of ham, turkey, potatoes, peaches, broccoli, all of it goes to waste. She WILL eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, on which I smother the PB for some protein, and she'll drink whole milk out of her sippy cup, but that is it. I tried to do a turkey and cheese sandwich. No go. Agh! And she won't eat anything off of a spoon unless it is sweet so I get sneaky and mix fruits or yogurt with oatmeal. Sometimes I go so far as to tease her with pizza or whatever I'm eating and then rush a huge spoonful of healthy food into her mouth. I'm so nice...

There was one precious night that she ate some simple meatballs and tomato sauce I made for her with parmesan cheese (Nate calls this gourmet) but last night all she did was suck the cheese and sauce off and place the meat to the side (that is the little pile to the left). What a stinker!

Is it too early to start the "If you don't eat what mama makes, you don't eat at all" rule? (I'm kidding of course)

Holy Posts!

I've been kind of slacking on the posting lately, so here are a ton. My mom is also going through baby withdrawls from being in Canada and not being able to get pix messages, so hopefully I'll keep up on it. Enjoy!

Birthday Party!!

Rachael got invited to her first Friend Birthday Party. My Relief Society President has a little girl who Rachael occasionally plays with. Her name is Lexi and Rachael was so cute. We got the times a little mixed up, so Rachael ended up having a nap before. She actually fell asleep on me which rarely happens anymore so I took a picture of it. Awww....

Here is Rachael playing with Lexi's new toy. Rachael had some issues with sharing, and actually pinched the Birthday Girl! I put a stop to that right quick. Its starting already??

Here is Lexi and her mom opening the presents. We gave her some bows that I've been making lately. Lexi's mom is actually going to teach me how to make a different kind of bow soon, so I'm really excited for that!

Birthday Cupcake! I feel like Rachael is going to go to town when we give her a cake to tear into. I'm pretty excited for that!

Fourth of July Outfit

This cute outfit my mom bought Rachael for the 4th, including the cute sparkly flip flops. It was tough to get a good picture because by this point, our camera was broken (see next post). She even bought me some ribbon to make her a patriotic bow. Love it, thanks mom!

The Fourth of July

Nate's nephew, Josh, turned one yesterday so we all went down to Twin Falls for his party but went a day early to celebrate the 4th, one of Nate's favorite holidays. He loves to buy fireworks and light them for everyone to enjoy. We also went to a natural Hot Spring called Nat Soo Pah and did some swimming which was so much fun. We also enjoyed playing with our new waterproof camera. Let's not talk about how our camera is now broken and in the mail being shipped to be fixed. I'm ticked. Beyond all reason. If I don't have that camera for when we go to Canada on the 18th and for Rachael's birthday on the 31st, my fury will know no bounds (only directed at the Olympus company, of course). It was fun while it lasted!

My sweet little baby with her adorable teeth :)

Cute little Josh!

Kimball was a good sport to humor me in my underwater photography pursuits.

Elise and our niece Abigail

The Drive In

Last Saturday (I think...) Nate's little sister Elise was sweet enough to babysit for us so we could go to the Drive In Movie with some friends. We saw Night at the Museum II (SO good) and Land of the Lost (biggest waste of time and money EVER) with our friends Chris and Tani Bree Stevenson. It was so fun to go to the Drive In. We haven't been since we were dating because they closed it down but just opened it again this summer. Nate was in the middle of being sick so he didn't have a voice, which made that a better memory. I love going on dates with Nate, and we definately need to make this a weekly thing. Elise?? Just joking!

This was Rachael right before we left. She loves taking baths! And this cute flower towel was a gift from my mom, and I love it!

Mr. and Mrs. Tippits

Last weekend my good friend from hair school, Lexi, got married to her missionary, Case. Yay! It was so much fun to stand around the manikin tables talking about her future wedding and how much fun our families would have, and now it can happen! I love you Lexi and I'm so glad you're so happy! I was so sad that I couldn't go to Salt Lake for the ceremony, so my other friend from school, Jaleesa, took me and Rachael down to Star Valley with her. If you want to see beautiful country, go to Star Valley. I truly was amazed at how beautiful it was. I want to go camping there just so I can look at it.