Birthdays and Thanksgiving: November Passed in the Blink of an Eye

The last couple months of the year seem to have a way of sneaking away from me before I even know it.  In November we celebrated Jason's last 30 something birthday.  We tried to surprise him somewhat by taking him to Tucanos, a Brazilian restaurant in Salt Lake.  It didn't take him too long to figure out where we were headed though.  We met some of his family there and he loved introducing our kids to Brazilian food.  We found something everyone liked and even managed to get our picky eaters to try rice and beans!  The kids loved the Brazilian birthday song they sang to Jason.

I ended up with some really grainy iphone pictures in the lighting they had there but since I left the camera at home it was all I got.

The next week was my birthday and I knew that Jason had the kids up to something when they disappeared to Kaitlyn's room and were quiet all afternoon.  I was holding choir practice in the living room while Jason was busy decorating and getting food ready.  My parents were in town and some of his family came and Jason grilled salmon.  I felt very spoiled and what else do I really need for my birthday?  And this is what had kept the kids busy all afternoon.

On Thanksgiving Jason, Andrew and I  went to Ogden Regional and ran the Turkey Trot.  It's a very low key run but made for a fun way to get out and get a workout in that morning.  I won the race but besides getting my name at the end of a small article on the back page of the newspaper the next day, there weren't any prizes. Then I had to get home quickly to make dinner.  My parents had come to Utah for a family reunion with my dad's family and we were excited that they stayed for Thanksgiving.  I also invited my grandparents over for dinner.  We have spent a lot of Thanksgiving with my parents recently but it had been years since I had spent one with my grandparents.  I have to admit I was a little intimidated by cooking for two of the best cooks I know that have made countless Thanksgiving dinners from scratch.  The turkey got done way too early and we were scrambling to get everything else ready and on the table but other than that it was a success.  The kids even managed to keep busy without any cousins to play with (the down side to having all adults at Thanksgiving dinner!)  I loved getting to spend the day with my parents and grandparents. Again, these aren't the greatest photos (maybe I need to take a photography class?) but at least it's something to remember the day by.