April 20th - April 26th

Rachel is getting to a wonderful strong-willed stage. That is our nice
way of saying the Terrible Two's are approaching. She is really funny
with some of the things she does like copying hard works but not
repeating some of the easy stuff. She is learning the hard way that
she can't hit or throw things when she doesn't get her way and has
spent quite a few minutes in timeout. She loves playing outside and
would probably spend all day on the playground if I let her. She is
really cute with her dolls and will wrap them up in the blankets and
bounce or rock them.

Monday 20th - I woke up feeling awful and Rachel still wasn't feeling
great.  I still had a lot to do though so I let Rachel just play and I
finished cutting out 3 car-seat covers and 3 nursing covers.  At nap
time Rachel was acting super tired and cranky but despite all that she
played in her room instead of ever taking a nap which meant I didn't
get a nap either.  John stopped at Walmart to pick up some oatmeal for
Rachel and some Tylenol for me.  We spent the evening together.  After
we put Rachel to bed she had a hard time relaxing and just kept
sobbing no matter how many times we went in.  Finally we went in gave
her some Tylenol and John gave her a blessing.

Tuesday 21st - Rachel and I spent the morning at home.  She played
while I worked on sewing.  After we both took naps and I got a little
more work done we headed over to Terry and Gloria's.  I got a pattern
for burp clothes from Gloria and then Rachel and I stayed to eat
dinner since John was tutoring.  John got home a few minutes after us
and hurried to eat and change before heading out to do Elder's Quorum
visits.  I gave Rachel her bath and we cleaned up and John made it
home in time to help tuck Rachel into bed which always makes her
happy.

Wednesday 22nd - I went to the office in the morning to pick up my new
business cards. I spent the rest of the day working on car-seat and
nursing-covers with a small break for a nap.  Rachel had a very cranky
day as she is still trying to get over her illness.  After John and I
got Rachel to bed we spent some time relaxing and watching Survivor
and CSI-Cyber.

Thursday 23rd - John got up early and went for a 6 mile run. Rachel
woke up before he left, and was sad when he left. After we got ready,
Rachel and I went to Walmart to pick up a couple items, and then we
stopped by Costco to fill the car up with gas. My parents drove up so
that they (and we) could go to my cousin's wedding. When John got
home, we headed over to the wedding. Rachel had a lot of fun running
around and eating as much dessert as we would give her. We had to
leave a little early to get her home to bed. My parents came a little
later. We hung out for a little bit, and then headed to bed.

Friday 24th - John went to work in the morning. I spent the morning
frantically packing for Rachel and myself. I left for Jodi's house a
little after 2 and took Gibson with me. Gibson and a couple of our
cousins rode in John's car and I drove Rachel and me. It worked
perfect so that Rachel could get the nap she desperately needed. We
went through the Payson Temple open house and it was absolutely
gorgeous. It was the first open house John had ever been through and I
was excited we got to go together. After the Temple we headed to Costa
Vida for some dinner and then John headed back home and the rest of my
family headed for home. My mom drove my car for me since I have such a
hard time driving at night. We spent the first half of the trip with
Rachel asleep and then spent the last hour singing to Rachel who was
having bad dreams and tired of being in the car.

Saturday 25th - My mom and I spent most of the day running lots of
errands so that I could spend the rest of my visit just working. We
got a bridal shower gift for my friend and a super cute outfit for
Rachel's 2 year old pictures.  That evening we watched Amazing race
which I always enjoy. John went for a 12 mile run in the morning and
in the evening he went  to his brothers house to play games and had
tons of fun.

Sunday 26th - We headed to church in the morning but Rachel and I only
stayed for Sacrament meeting since she is still sick enough I didn't
want to take her to nursery and I was feeling pretty crummy.  We both
took a super short nap (mine was thanks to Rachel's) and had a nice
dinner. We spent some time relaxing and watching Rachel play and we
even watched Meet the Mormons which I hadn't see before. Rachel and I
FaceTimed with John while she was in the bath.