November Fun

I can hardly believe that tomorrow is the last day of November.  It feels like this month just started, and here it is practically over.  Besides school and church work taking most of my time, I have managed to have a little bit of fun here and there.  Below are some of the things that kept me busy in my spare time.

We celebrated Steve and Thomas' birthday and
Thanksgiving altogether one Saturday night
early in November.

Thomas turned 30 and Steve
turned 65.  The years keep rolling by.

One Saturday in November Steve and I went
over to Julie's school.  She was there trying to
catch up.  Steve hadn't been there before,
so lots of show and tell going on.

Julie is an excellent teacher; we are very proud of her.

Another view of Julie's classroom

After being at Julie's school for an hour or so
we met Natalie and her kids at Cafe Rio
and then off to a show at
Boulder Station.

The show apparently wore the twins out.

Another Saturday in November Julie and
Heather Jones ran in a race called the Turkey Trot.
This was the same one that Melanie did a
few years back.  It was held by the Las Vegas
Outlet Shopping Mall located on the
south end of The Strip.

Julie and Heather Jones
Best of friends forever and ever

On Thanksgiving morning Natalie, Julie, and Jeri
ran a half marathon on the east side of town
near the temple.

Taking a quick picture before beginning the
 13-mile run

When we first arrived, it was very dark.  By the
time the race actually started, the sun had come
up.  It was a beautiful day.  It was hard to believe
in some parts of the country it was snowing.

Here's Natalie with one of her friends from her ward.
They stayed together for most of the race.

Jeri is unbelievable.  She beat both Julie and Natalie.
Julie said, "I hope I can run like her when I grow up."
It was so funny; we all laughed.

Thomas and the kids made signs
to cheer everyone on.

I loved this sign.  It said, "You're the
bomb, Mom."

Natalie is evidently feeling quite
exhausted after running 13 miles.

Julie was cheered on as she crossed the
finish line by Natalie's kids as well as some
of the Ellsworth's cousins.  It was fun to be out and
about on Thanksgiving Day.  Later that afternoon
Julie, Steve and I went to Mimi's Cafe for
Thanksgiving dinner.