Family of Four

Rachel Emily

After much indecision on my part and patience on Jeff's part, our little girl will be called Rachel Emily.

I grew up hearing stories about my great grandmother Rachel Emily. One of my favorite stories was when my great grandpa pushed her to church in a wheelbarrow because she needed to play the organ at church, but was too pregnant to walk there. They lived in and ran the Thomas Mercantile that you see as the only building when driving through Swan Lake, Idaho (between Downy and Preston).


Rachel has lots of soft dark hair. Nothing is softer than newborn hair. She has dark eyelashes, small puckery lips, long fingers and toes, and short legs. Our family (and my joy) feels more complete with her.

I love being a family of four. James has been so "soft" with Rachel and likes to "help her" when she cries.

Thanks to our moms, James has fared very well with our new addition. He sees himself as grandma's equal and chatters all day about how to do things. His recent cuteness includes reading "If You Give A Moose A Muffin" and then promptly asking for a muffin for him to eat. He is so proud of himself for making the connection between a book and real life.

He also loves to imitate Jeff whether that be fixing a turned-over chair with a screw driver or sliding down the stairs on his tummy face first. He loves to play horse with Jeff after work.