Frozen Peas Anyone?

Getting my girls to eat green vegetables has been a huge struggle. The both like corn, but haven't eaten the green veggies well since they(the vegetables) were mashed in a jar and spoon fed.

We had cheesy rice with broccoli tonight and Nate and I brought out every trick in the book to try to get Jenna to eat the broccoli. We only asked her to eat one bite, and she usually does, but not tonight.

So, I told her that I'd make her some other green vegetables. She suggested frozen peas. I was a little confused, wondering where she had eaten frozen peas before. Apparently, one of our sitters got her to eat peas if they were frozen!

She ate more frozen peas tonight than all the peas she's ever eaten, I think. Abby apparently likes them too. She asked for some and ate an entire bowl as well.

So if any of you are moms out there who have trouble getting their kids to eat green veggies . . .try frozen peas. My kids eat them like candy ! Who knew?

It's Jenna!

Jenna has brought home many colored pictures and projects from preschool already, but this one is, by far, my favorite. Her teachers cut the people, clothes, and hair out and the kids got to choose the colors and buttons to go with the outfit.

Purple is Jenna's favorite color, so she picked the purple dress, but the hair has to be my favorite! Such cute red hair!

This is a keeper:)

First Day of Preschool

Last Wednesday was Jenna's first day of preschool, and it was a day that we all have been looking forward to for a long time!
A friend asked me if I thought I was going to cry when I dropped her off at preschool. I really was so excited for her to start this part of her life that I could only think of being happy and proud and anxious to watch her learn.

And that is exactly what Wednesday was. A happy day! She walked right in and played with the toys and waved to us as we left. I came home, put Abby to bed, and then happily mopped my floor in peace without any little feet trying to get in the way. The house was so quiet and it was nice to have a few hours to myself.

So, I love preschool, Jenna loves preschool, and we're looking forward to a wonderful year.

Preschool Parent Drama!

Jenna starts preschool this coming Wednesday (Sept.5th) for the first time. She's going to Milpitas Christian School, Monday/Wednesday/Friday in the afternoons. I am thoroughy excited for her--first because she will just love learning new things and meeting new friends. Second because it gives me individual time with Abby and time during her nap to get some work done around here!

This past Friday, was "Meet the Teacher" day. All the kids and their families piled into the classroom to play with toys, meet each other and the teachers. Jenna has two wonderful teachers--Mrs. Dennis, who is an experienced, wonderful lady (from what I can tell) and Miss Fought, an education student who will serve as her aide. I left on Friday feeling really good about Jenna's teachers and feeling confident that they are experienced, quality, I know what I'm doing and how to handle all you crazy parents type of a teacher.

One of the parents in the class somehow got the email addresses of all the parents. I'm not sure how it happened, but the only thing I can think of is that she copied the email addresses from the sign-in sheet. She must be a sneaky mommy.

So, I get this invitation to join a Yahoo Group for our preschool class. I use Yahoo groups a lot and actually really love them. For those of you who don't know what a Yahoo Group is--your group, for example all the parents in our preschool class, has their own webpage, a database, a calendar, and most importantly a forum to discuss issues. If i type in the email address for our group, it will go to all the parents who have signed up. It's pretty cool.

One of the mothers sent out an email today asking to revise the snacks for the preschool class. On Friday, we received a calendar with specific snacks to bring and the child assigned for that day. They are healthy snacks, and to be honest, I am excited for Jenna to eat some things that I don't normally offer--like guava juice! (It'll be interesting to see how that one goes over!) This particular mother wanted to scrap all the snacks and only offer fruit, water, and Cheerios every day for the whole year.

NO WAY! Is this lady crazy? I am not going to ask my child to eat the same thing every day of prechool for a whole year, but most importantly, I am not going to interfere with what the teacher has already set up. I am sure that she has experience in this area of snack planning, and I, as a parent, am not going to question her judgment or try to change things that Mrs. Dennis is doing. The last thing she wants is for parents to try to interfere with what she has put time and effort into.

So, I wrote a message to the group, explaining that interfering with Mrs. Dennis's snack schedule isn't a good idea in my eyes and that I am excited for some food variety for Jenna. Also know, that I took great care in being nice, positive, and non-judgmental. I am always the pastor's wife, and I don't need to go ticking off all the parents in the preschool class. (Good thing some other mothers agreed with me.)

Any thoughts on this craziness?

And preschool hasn't even started yet. It might be a long year being a parent in this classroom:)

At Least We Didn't Lose To Appalachian State

As many of you know, Nate is a huge Notre Dame fan. Jenna and I have become ones too. Last year was an exciting season, and I really have come to enjoy watching the games. Jenna knows the fight song and several of last year's players. She doesn't understand why Brady Quinn isn't playing for Notre Dame anymore. I figured that we would hold off on trying to explain the NFL draft and that he's playing for the Browns now.

So today was Notre Dame's first game. They played at home against Georgia Tech, who smoked them. The game was full of fumbles, sacks, and disappointing plays by our team. The final score was 33-3, which is awlful, but I guess we should be happy that they didn't get completely shut out. They played a little bit better in the middle of the game, but that didn't last long.

The only thing that makes these Notre Dame fans feel a little bit better is that the University of Michigan lost to a Division IAA team, Appalachian State.

We're disappointed in Charlie Weis's boys today, but AT LEAST WE DIDN'T LOSE TO APPALACHIAN STATE!