W.ONDERFUL W.ORLD OF W.ADHOLMS

You may be wondering, “Who blogs about a couch?” We do…of course!! Rick and I have just purchased our very first couch! Isn’t it just lovely? It’s nice and soft and reclines on both ends.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

What a beautiful fall day for us to enjoy. We have many BIG piles of leaves to bag up, but of course it is way more fun to jump in the piles and spread them all around! Actually the kids are excellent workers helping to fill up 9 big bags (with oh so many more to do!!!).

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

The last few weeks have been consumed by beets. Rick drove truck for beets, and in turn we all fell victim to his gruelling schedule. Okay, it’s not that bad. We actually look forward to this time of year. It’s definitely a different pace. Plus Rick gets to play with trucks! ;0) The kids got to ride with him for about an hour one day, and they really thought that was cool. His very last day of driving, Jenn’s parents came for a visit. It’s always nice to get a visit from family for a few days, especially when visits come few and far between. Here’s a picture.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

Abbi started preschool yesterday! Can you believe it? She is getting so big. She goes for the mornings twice a week. When I went to pick her up she didn’t want to leave. That’s a great sign that she had a good first day. In fact, “can I stay for lunch, too?” and “why does Bryce get to stay longer?” were the first things she said. She just loved school. There is a total of 5 girls and 10 boys this year. Since it is only preschool, I’m sure there are probably a few more that will join the class for kindergarten next year, plus a few will leave to go to the Christian school. All those boys…that’s gonna be one busy class. At least Abbi is used to playing with Bryce (and we all know he is several boys rolled into one body–ha ha).

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

Cambria loves to give us “the look” now–apparently that is her new thing. You may have thought this act only came from adolescents , but as you can see, it has already been mastered by Cambria. For some unknown reason, Rick is the one who usually receives “the look.” Oh how cute even rebellion can be coming from her…

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

Well, we have just about 2 weeks of school under our belts now. Bryce is in the second grade this year, and is doing well so far. This week his class is bringing in insects (dead or alive) for one of their science units. This is right up his alley, let me tell you!!! So out exploring he did go. Unfortunately the rain and cooler temps the last few days did not help him much. The best he came up with was a dead mouse full of maggets. Yeah!! Lovely!! A caterpillar would have been nice (my thought). Oh well.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

We have a Teletubby addict in our house. It all started with an innocent trip to the Library. Each week we let the kids pick out a movie to check out. One week, Cambria found a teletubby video and brought it to me. I mistakenly thought it was a good pick. Since then, she has become a complete maniac over the teletubbies. Even though she has never seen the program on T.V., she has become addicted over the videos. I think our Library has 3 videos–so these get rotated. It’s gotten so bad that the first words out of her mouth when she wakes up in the morning is “teletubbies’ (however it sounds more like teh-tah). We can’t even walk by the living room without a shout out. Good grief!

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

This is our nephew, Seth, just keeping it real.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.

Green Giant!! Remember those commercials? I had no idea that the Jolly Green Giant was from Blue Earth, MN (which was just a few minutes drive from where Jordan’s wedding was held–and the closest town with a hotel). We were pleasantly surprised to be greeted by the lovely gentleman. The kids thought it was awesome, too. Apparently the Jolly Green Giant has a whole entourage. Bryce and cousin Jonathan are saying hello to the little brocolli/asparagus/spinach???, and Abbi is greeting these other nice farmer friends. Our picture of Jolly is sadly dark, but it’s still proof of his presence.

By: Rick Wadholm Jr.