Rachel in the fall

This summer we were fortunate enough to have 2 girls her age move in on our street.  They keep Rachel from being lonely during the school day.    When the weather was a bit warmer than it is now (in Feb), Rachel and I went to the farm with the girls. 

It was a fun time with friends- here they are telling what they think of the pig barn!   

 

 And here's a picture of Rachel holding up her broken thumb.  She had the cutest accident imaginable.  Sounds funny, but true.  She was wearing a blanket cape and running around.  She wanted the blanket cape to be fast looking and float up behind her, so she was fluffing it up as she ran.  Then her thumb got caught in the rails as she ran down the stairs.  I am not the best at spotting broken bones, but I figured if her thumb was swollen and burning hot after being iced for 10 minutes, something was up.  Sure enough- it was cracked at the base.  After taping it for a few weeks, it's good as new.