November felt like a really quick month for us, but I don't have too many "extra" photos from the month. We were busy with school, practices, Thanksgiving, and then our Texas vacation, but here are a few of the other things we had going on during the month.
The girls have band practice in Tulsa on Mondays right now, and the property where they practice has several large trees. The trees finally got some color this month, so I had to take the girls' photo in front of a tree to document that we actually had a little bit of an autumn this year.
Brecklyn, Brooke
Each year we purchase the kids souvenir t-shirts from track & field nationals. These shirt are pricey in my opinion, but unfortunately the price is not a reflection of the quality. You can see in the photo below how the logo is peeling badly, and one night Brecklyn barely caught her shirt on something and it ripped the whole corner. So frustrating!
November means birthday morning for my dad and me. I'm really having trouble wrapping my brain around the fact that I'm 45 years old . . . I certainly don't feel like I'm 45! Our birthday was on a Monday, but we celebrated the Saturday before because our Mondays are very busy right now, and Chris had to go to Savannah, Georgia for the week. We ate at Trail's End BBQ in Owasso, then went back to Mom and Dad's house for dessert and gifts. Mom and the girls made meringue pies for us (one lemon and one chocolate), and they were delicious!
Dad had mentioned to me several weeks ago that he'd really like to have a nice pair of headphones, so several of us went in together to buy him a pair for his birthday (plus, I'd found them on a really good deal). He was very happy with the headphones, and even said, "Oh! I never imagined I'd have a pair this nice!" It made us laugh coming from the man who has and appreciates lots of nice things!
As a small service project, Brecklyn's basketball team collected food for a foundation that aids local refugees. Brecklyn told me, "The refugees are coming to our practice to get food," but she didn't quite have her details straight :-).
As has been our tradition for several years, we hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year. Dad, Mom, and Mr. Bill joined us. We had a delicious meal and wonderful company!
After we ate, several spent some hours playing games.
Mom and I tried really hard to cut down the menu so that we wouldn't have many leftovers, as we left the morning after Thanksgiving to go to Texas. We still ended up with a few leftovers, but we packed up a to-go container for Mr. Bill and for Mom and Dad. It worked out perfectly!
So thankful for this time with my parents!
I hope your month was as blessed as ours was!
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