Rachel ~ 8 years old

"A daughter is a gift of Love."

Today our beautiful daughter celebrates being 8 years old. Wow! The years go by fast. Rachel is our oldest daughter and one of our best surprises ever. Not only because she was our first girl after 3 boys, but because we found out we were pregnant with her when her brother was only 6 months old.

And what a difference a year makes!

Last year Rachel wanted a Barbie doll. This year she wanted me to take her shopping at Justice for clothes.

I must honestly say that I enjoyed this year's gift. It was fun to go shopping with my little girl. She walked around the store with a huge smile on her face and then went into the dressing room to try on everything. She made me wait right outside the curtain so she could "model" each outfit for me. We had fun and she didn't take advantage of the situation. She picked out a few items and didn't "spoil" herself. She was happy. I was happy. We had a wonderful time together.

Now this weekend she wants me to take her to the new Justin Bieber movie.

I have to think about that one.

Rachel is 8 today.