Rachel Quotes

Rachel put on a large pair of sunglasses, and in all seriousness told me, "I'm Agent Pwetty. I fight evil and pwotect people."

"Mom, I'm still hungwy for a bowl of ceweal. And, I went down the stairs backwards and upside-down."

This happens at least once a day:
Rachel will call from the bathroom, "Mom!"
"What?" I'll call back from wherever I am in the house. 
"I love you!" she'll shout back.
"I love you, too!" I'll respond in kind.
"And you're beautiful!" she concludes.
"I think you're beautiful, too!" I answer.


Rachel had a long afternoon nap, and she doesn't usually nap. She couldn't find her baby doll at bedtime, so I let her take Benny, my childhood teddy bear, to bed. As expected, she eventually snuck down the stairs. I invited her to sit on the couch with me while I read email. At first I was more focused on the computer, but then her chatter about growling keeping her awake caught my attention. Playing along, I asked if the growling came from outside. "No Mom, it was Benny. He growled and woke me up." Then she told me all about how annoying Benny was acting and how he wouldn't listen when she asked him to stop growling. She had built up quite the story. When I finally put her back to bed, I had take Benny away so he wouldn't bother her anymore. I gave her another stuffed animal who, according to Rachel, "always whispers and doesn't wake me up."