the lake

Grandma and Grandpa live near Lake Erie.  One night after dinner Rachel got to go to Lake Erie with Grandma and Grandpa (Rebecca and I stayed home because she was alternating fussing and sleeping).  Rachel had a great time!

One of the days we went to a children's resale store.  They had a ton of halloween costumes out.  One of the things I found while looking through them was a Mulan outfit.  Rachel loves the movie, Mulan, and goes through periods of obsessions with all of the various princesses, including Mulan.  Mulan's dress isn't one you can find in the stores--I've only seen it at the Disney Store once, and it cost a small fortune.  Well, Grandma bought it for her that day at a fraction of the cost, and Rachel couldn't have been happier!  (She's decided that she doesn't want to be a vet or an astronaut or a teacher anymore when she grows up.  She wants to be a Chinese Princess and live in China.)

Here's our Chinese Princess.