November

November is pretty much a blur nowadays, but there are a few things that stood out. Adam and I continued to participate in rehearsals for our ward's (congregation's) production of "Savior of the World" at church (I will write more on that later). The time we spent increased significantly that month.

We also had my brother Todd, his wife Deanna, and their lovely children come for Thanksgiving. Our friends the Robisons also came with their 3 children. Even though my brother lives just an hour away, it seems we don't see as much of each other as I had thought we might when they first moved here. It was wonderful to see them and spend time with them. It is always good to be with friends and family during the holidays.

At school the kids always spend time focusing on the origins of Thanksgiving. It's pretty fun because one of my ancestors is William Bradford. The kindergartners do an especially elaborate unit on Thanksgiving culminating in their very own Thanksgiving feast. They make both a pilgrim costume and an Indian costume and then get to wear the costume of their choice on feast day. A day before the feast, mothers (and probably some fathers) come to help the children make things that will be a part of the feast, such as cornbread, pumpkin pie, etc. It is really a fun thing for all the kids. All the parents are invited for feast day. I was able to snap a quick picture of Lizzy with her class (she is kneeling in the middle) right before I dropped my camera and it broke! (Never to be used again). It's tough taking pictures while you are juggling a one year old. Anyway, here is my one lonely picture for the whole month of November, Lizzy at her kindergarten, Thanksgiving feast.