What we've been up to.....

We have been enjoying summer the past few weeks and laying low. Zachary and Ethan have been doing swimming lessons, Brandon has had scouts and is now getting ready for scout camp on the 24th. We've done lunch a few times, a little shopping and summer movies. We have just enjoyed being home and together with no real schedule. Rachel has been busy learning all sorts of new tricks. She still isn't crawling but can scoot about anywhere. Especially where she shouldn't be. She LOVES to pull herself up and stand at the couch or the end table. I often walk away from her playing nicely on the floor, and come back to her standing somewhere. I have had to lower her crib yet again since she is usually standing when we go in to get her. This week she learned to clap also. You would think that we have never seen a baby clap before. We will all sit around and do anything to get her to clap. Below are a bunch of pictures, and a video of Rachel and her new tricks.
This is where I often find her:

See how proud she is:
And yet again:
Just because she looked cute:(she is mid clap here)
Here is a video of her clapping and then crawling off to climb up the couch.