My Fridge Runneth Over

I just opened my fridge, and I don't think I have ever seen it that full....it looks like a winning Tetris game!

We hosted 16 people for Thanksgiving, and had my family in from Colorado and South Dakota...it was such a great time!

Not many people in this day can host with both their family and in-laws and have everyone enjoy their day. We are so thankful to have had both our sets of parents here.

We'd love to hear about your weekend--did anyone do any crazy shopping trips? Any cooking disasters? Any new family traditions? Let us know!

PS We learned a new game of Speed Scrabble....totally addicting!

Happy Halloween

We did an old fashioned Trick or Treat tonite, and stayed in our neighborhood. The night is beautiful, and we got lots of treats, and even one trick. At one of our friends home, the 6th grade boy was hiding in the bushes and jumped out in a gorilla mask, much to Jenna's dismay!

Jenna got to dress up for school, since it was "Story Book Character Day". Wyatt, seeing her in costume, insisted on wearing his all over town today too. He did, however, decline any photo opportunity.....

Clydesdale Ranch

My dad came into town last week, so we went up to the Express Personnal Clydesdale Ranch. It was a beautiful day, and those horses are unbelievable. Wyatt has become quite fearless, and kept saying he was going to ride one of them. I really think he would have, had they let him.

The ranch is in a old Amish Barn, surround by white PVC corrals. Yep, they keep Clydesdales in plastic pens. (With an electric wire on the top panel)

We had a small picnic in front of the barn, sitting on the rocking chairs. When we sat down, Wyatt looked around and said, "So guys. How was your day?" I thought my dad was going to choke, laughing so hard.....

Toothless

After working on the since June, Jenna finally lost her 2 front teeth within a week of each other. Incidentally, she learned to whistle (been trying for a year!) this morning by sucking in through the hole!

Any ideas on what she should ask for at Christmas?

Swimming

This is my first attempt to put a video on the blog, so hope it works! This is from Sunday at the Curry's pool.

My Favorite Time Of Day

Every afternoon, Wyatt and I head out the door to the bus stop to pick up Jenna. This is the view I see as Wyatt blitzes down the sidewalk on his beloved tricycle. He has ridden that thing so much, I think the odometer is about to turn over.

I love watching him so happily riding, and Jenna is always so glad to see us. We come straight home for a snack and sit and talk about the day, and it just feels right.....

It's one of those Defining Mom Moments that pop us at wired intervals in my life. There have only been a few: the first time one of her little friends was sitting in the back seat of our car and said, "Mrs. Curry....." and the time last year when I was given a sign with Jenna's name in huge letters to put in my car window for after-school pick-up. Don't know why these random moments stick with me.

First Day Of School

Though the past five years have crept by, it doesn't seem long ago that I was leaping off the school bus to run home for a snack! In fact, just to remind me that I have not yet grown up, both of my parents and my sister asked me if I remembered to take a picture...as if!

Jenna had a very successful first day of first grade today. It was her first time going to school all day, so I wondered how she'd be at 3:45, but she arrived no worse for the wear. She gave us a full report, and deemed the day, "Great!"

I took her this morning, and my efforts to make her self sufficient have worked...perhaps a little too well. I had her lead the way, so she can find her class tomorrow. She anxiously walked about 10 feet in front of me, and before she even hit the door of her class, she had the nerve to throw over her shoulder, a "See ya, Mom." No hug, no longing look, no nothing! So I speeded up to give her a hug, but I was was ursurped by dear Mrs. Kirk, who was already waiting with arms open for a hug (in her knitted teacher sweater, complete with apples, nontheless!). So I was dismissed from duty for a few hours.....

Jenna has 2 dangerously loose teeth, so I expect a zip-loc bag from school any day containing one, or both!

Wyatt and I had a busy day filled with important things like building a garage for his monster truck. He was thrilled to get to pick the music in the car and what to eat for lunch.....he's going to like first grade alot, too.