Nothing like November

November was a month of celebration and a month to get some projects accomplished. 

I finished this quilt as a Christmas gift for Patty.

She and I purchased the fabric scraps at a quilt store in Kona.

 I told her

I'd make a quilt as a remembrance of their temple mission to Kona.

 This is a cute quilt Whitney made for me.

I had my friend machine quilt it and it turned out beautifully.

I made Lucy this crocheted blanket for her 12th birthday.

It is a YW values blanket.

I hope it keeps her warm and cozy.

Tom and I had a nontraditional Thanksgiving.

We were alone for the holiday,

so we drove up to McCall the day before Thanksgiving

and stayed in a hotel.

We got up early on Thanksgiving morning 

and took a walk in Ponderosa State park.

It was beautiful and the falling snow made it even more beautiful!

The lake wasn't frozen yet and there wasn't much snow on the ground.

We even saw some deer enjoying their Thanksgiving feast

We ate Thanksgiving dinner at Shore Lodge.

The food was delicious but you kind of 

feel like losers with just the two of you eating Thanksgiving in a restaurant.

This is Tom's sad face

Tom had the turkey plate and I had the prime rib which was delicious!

This pecan pie with brandied whip cream was yummy!

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I got all our Christmas decorations up.

I thought I'd take a picture to remember where I put everything.

Nativities

Snowman collection

Tom's birthday is always right around Thanksgiving.

This year he celebrated by taking a day off and going on a mountain adventure

to some hot springs.

His favorite way to celebrate.

We also went out to dinner at PF Chang

Where they give you this cute little dessert if it's your birthday.

We had Devin's family and our neighbors over 

for banana cream pie

Party!

On to December where the party never ends.