showing off for Daddy

Today was spring picture day at school.  Rachel and I went shopping over the weekend for a dress--I had picked one out, but she didn't like it, so I took her with me to return it, and we picked one out together.  The ones she liked I didn't, and the ones I liked, she didn't.  So this dress was a compromise.

This morning when she put it on she was SO excited and couldn't stop looking at herself in the mirror, just thrilled with herself. 

When she came home I told her she needed to change her clothes before she ate lunch.  She didn't want to take it off and said, "But Daddy won't get to see how pretty I look today!"  I told her I'd take her picture so he could see.

So here she is (minus the sandals, which she had already taken off)....

And here's Rebecca, just because when I took Rachel's picture, she wanted her picture taken, too.  She wouldn't back up, so here's a close up of a sweaty Rebecca, after playing outside in this crazy-warm weather!