The Huseby Post: Maddy is 58 months old

We hope everyone enjoyed Halloween as much as we did. Maddy was able to dress up as Ariel from The Little Mermaid movie twice. We attended a fall carnival at her school where she went in costume and then again for Halloween. She received tons of candy and goodies, but the best Halloween treat was an extremely large carrot from Grandma Huseby that came from Uncle Tony & Aunt Robin's garden.

Speaking of gardens, we pulled quite a haul of pumpkins from our pumpkin patch. There were 4 large pumpkins that came out which were so fun. We chose a pumpkin to carve that seemed the right size and Maddy asked for an Ariel (mermaid) jack o' lantern. Daddy couldn't resist those big brown eyes so he spent at least an hour trying to accommodate her request. He did a great job and Maddy was thrilled. We intend to dry some seeds and plant more in the spring.

Maddy had a dental appt. this month and received a clean bill of dental health. No cavities! We continue to give her fluoride tablets because we are blessed with well water. We also weighed and measured Maddy. She weighs 50 pounds and is 43 3/8" tall. She's wearing a size 6x or 7 depending on the brand. We have been working on sight words at home a little. She now knows the words a, and, at, be, for, and had. She can pick them out in a book, use them in a sentence and say them instantly when we review with flashcards.

Maddy can't wait for November to pass because she is looking forward to her 5th birthday party. We'll have a special update on the blog after the party. Happy Thanksgiving!