All I Want for Christmas is........

This was my daughter at 7:30 this morning, as we shared a muffin and juice at the Muffins with Mom morning at school. That tooth cracked me up every time I looked at her......have you seen Nanny McPhee? It totally reminded me of Nanny McPhee's snaggle tooth before her transformation.

Today was all about grocery shopping and cooking to get ready for my family's visit this weekend. I decided to make stromboli, and my mom brought broccoli cheese soup and white chicken chili. Hayden and my little sister, Haley, helped make the stromboli--we made ham and cheese, turkey, pizza and taco.....thanks, Haley, for the help.

We then headed out to my husband's last football game of the season. Rainy. Cold. Sleety. Windy. Did I say Rainy? We only last half of the game, though my Dad was a trooper and sat through the entire game in the rain. In the first quarter, as we were shivering and trying to say somewhat dry, my older sister, Kendra, reached into Kennedy's mouth, wiggled the tooth a bit, and VOILA.......my little girl has no front tooth! And to think I almost left my camera at home because of the rain. And the other tooth is very loose and will definitely be out before Christmas. Kennedy was so excited.....I, on the other hand, was frantically thinking whether I had gotten enough cash out of the bank today to cover the $10.00 Tooth Fairy bill......inflation, you know, and this IS a front tooth!


After the game, we enjoyed a great meal and fun conversation. I love it when we gather as a family for no real particular reason.....just to hang out and eat and enjoy each other. Today will bring some shopping with my sisters and hopefully some time at a pumpkin patch and apple orchard. I also have to start getting my kids' Halloween costumes together.....where, oh where, has October gone?

PS--For those of you waiting for the prize drawing, I'm just a little behind with all the festivities of the last day....I will draw tomorrow and announce the winner Monday morning. Thanks for your patience, and enjoy a great Saturday.