A little less than 11 months ago the family took Rachel out for a special dinner to celebrate her 13 birthday. As a parent we fear the teenage years, but surviving this first year with a teenager has been a breeze. Rachel is kind, loving and respectful to everyone. She puts her all in to everything she does and with a smile on her face. Some of the events of the past year have been:
We went to a Diamond Backs game
A much awaited visit from Uncle Clint in November. We hung out, played paint ball, visited and had a fun dinner at the local steak house. We look forward to future visits!
We spent Christmas in California with Grandpa and Grandma Arnold. Her main gift was a trip to California during Spring Break and while there she saw Wicked with Grandma Arnold and Aunt Amy.And while she was in California she got to spend a couple of fun filled days with her cousins Sabrina and Jake. They hung out, went to the beach and shopping. She had a memorable week (thank you Terry and Leanna)
Among continuing to participate in the school choir and trying out for soccer, Rachel thoroughly enjoyed being on the track team where she was most successful in the long jump. She made us very proud as she diligently practiced every day and as usual, put 100% in to it.
Gabe, Rosie and Mia moved out to Arizona....and one of our favorite family past times is heading up to the lake and riding their ATV's.
Rachel worked really hard this year to get good grades and it paid off. We couldn't have been prouder of her accomplishments. 
She just returned from girls camp where for the third year in a row had a great time. She made some new friends, came back closer to her old friends and church leaders.
It's hard to believe, but we have 3 weeks to get ready for high school and seminary. We are very proud of the choices that Rachel makes and look forward to a rewarding and successful high school career
2 comments:
It was fun seeing Rachel while at Terry and Leanna's. I'm glad that it happened to work out that Rob and I were there too. :)
Rachel sounds a lot like her mother. What beautiful girls you have, both inside and out. I hope someday I can share with them how much I valued their mother as a friend. She was such a good person to the core. Such a pure heart and loyal. I'm sure she can see they are in good loving hands.
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