4 years ago today Rachel Lauren was born into the family. She was born at 3:16am weighing 7 lbs 11 oz and was 20 inches long. Her birth was pretty quick and to the point, we went to the hosiptal around 11:30pm and 3 and half hours later she was here. I would say she was probably my easiest baby. She did not cry too much and was just happy to be where everyone else was. I remember carrying her around in my arms and she would just smile and laugh. It was because of her that I convinced Daryl that we needed to have another one.There is so much to say about Rachel. She just finished her first year of preschool and loved being there especially if she was in the lap of Mrs. Styles. There is so much about her that I love. My favorite thing about her is probably her personality. She is fun loving, dramatic, lovable, funny, happy, stubborn, and she will talk to anyone. She will walk up to anyone and talk to them and become their friend. When you look at her you just can't help but smile or laugh. She always has something to say and it is normally with attitude behind it. The funny thing is the things I love about her the most are also the reasons she gets in trouble most of the time. Rachel's favorite place to be is sitting with her daddy with her fingers in her mouth, blanket (aka her pajama bottoms, yeah that is a entirely different blog entry) in her hand watching a movie or food network.
Rachel, your mom and dad love you more than we can put into words. You bring us so much joy. The last 4 years have been wonderful and we have had so much fun watching you grow into the beautiful little girl that you are. Our prayer for you is that you will love God all the days of your life and that you will run after Him with passion and determination. We pray that you will bring joy to everyone you come in contact with, for God has placed that gift inside of you . Happy Birthday sweet Rachel!
