Olive YOU!

The night before Thanksgiving, Jack completed a rite of passage that marks the end of babyhood and the entrance to big kid territory! Just look at those olive fingers! He was so excited when Mommy showed him that olives taste best when eaten off the tips of your fingers. Seems most adults I know remember "olive fingers" on Thanksgiving with such fondness, but I have to admit is was even better being the parent and watching my child get such joy out of such a silly tradition. Can't wait til next year! I also included a couple of pics from the most beautiful rainbow over our house the day before turkey day. I wish I had been on a mountain top so that I could have captured it in its entirety. It was so big and vivid and you could almost see where it began(Gilbert) and ended(Queen Creek). Forgive me, but it seemed to be talking to me. Bryan and I shared our first home in Gilbert and we are now moving to Queen Creek. Seemed sort of symbolic in a way. Hope your Thanksgiving was full of family, laughter, joy and .....thankfulness.

I am NOT an animal!

This morning before the sun even came up, Jack wriggled his way into our bed. I reached over to smooth the hair on his head and he sat straight up. I could tell he was annoyed even in the dark. Then he said, "Mommy, don't pet me! I am not an animal!" I laughed so hard. What a way to start my day!

Puppies and Backhoes

Jack and I visited our dear friends, Janie and Rhett, yesterday. They live in Coolidge and have a wonderful farm with lots of animals and veggies growing everywhere! The invited us out to make pizzas for lunch and to see their 2 week old Kelpie puppies. They were so adorably cute and the boys really enjoyed holding them. What they enjoyed even more was being able to have their picture taken in Rhett's Daddy's backhoe scoop! What a dream come true for Jack! It is such a joy to see these two boys play together. Janie said that the boys will get to have a ride on the bobcat next time we come to visit. What will she think of next? I will have to stay on my toes or Jack may decide to adopt a new(and much more fun) mommy who has better toys! Thanks for the visit!

On Sunday afternoon, we went to Schnepf Farms for their annual Pumpkin and Chili Festival. It is turning into a Schwieger family tradition to take a picture of our little pumpkin in their pumpkin patch! Jack had fun trying to find the biggest and littlest pumpkins he could find and then it was on to dinner. We enjoyed chili, cornbread and corn on the cob on the farm and then took in our of their famous pig races! The louder the crowded yelled "suey!", the faster the little piggies ran! Their special treat for winner were double stuffed oreos! Well, I guess they don't call them pigs for nothing! We took a really fun train ride around the farm, rode the swings and then the rollercoaster! It is an old-fashioned coaster that is great for little guys while still giving adults a thrill! Bryan was quick enough to catch us with the camera! As you can see, Jack is becoming quite the coaster afficiando!