October Thanksgiving weekend

Well another year, another day older, a little bit wiser....it sure was a busy birthday weekend.  It fell on the Thanksgiving/General Conference weekend. 

We did enjoy watching all the General Conference sessions and we really didn't do a thanksgiving dinner which I rather enjoyed;no stress and not a lot of time in the kitchen cooking on that weekend.  It was busy enough with General Conference and my birthday celebration.

We started out Saturday trying to finish up the last of our Saturday chores and I was making our semi-annual "Feast on the Word" breakfast.  It is sure easier to do a fun breakfast at home then trying to drag everyone out to a breakfast restaurant early in the morning. 

Notice that we broke out the Halloween plates that the kids love using. 

The menu:

• Scrambled Eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Seasonal Fruit
• Yogurt
• Hot Chocolate
• Orange Juice
• Cinnamon Buns (missing from picture)

It was so yummy and enough to fill some tummies so we could enjoy General Conference.  To keep the kids busy I pulled out our General Conference Bingo Cards and had dollar store prizes for those who got a bingo.  The kids were listening and quickly used up by bingo prizes.  I also had a few treats like suckers, m&m's, mini kit-kat bars etc. with the names of some general authorities on them.  When that particular general authority spoke we got to enjoy that treat.  Most of my activities were generally well received.  Next year I'll have to come up with 4 different activities; one for each session that helps to keep the kids occupied and interested. 

Sunday we always like to get dressed up and go to a stake building to enjoy the morning session. 

On Monday we decided to celebrate my birthday.  Spencer and the kids worked hard to make a video for my birthday.  It was really well done.  They had fun and I enjoyed watching it.  We had Hawaiian Haystacks for dinner that I didn't have to make so they tasted extra yummy.  Then I got my presents: The video, some products from Rocky Mountain Soap Company, and a new "fancy" watch.  I also received a lot of nice cards from various family and friends.  So thank you to everyone who made my day extra special. 

 Here we are opening presents.  This is the watch that I got.  Can you tell that Megan is super excited for me? 

 

Here is the cake that Spencer bought for me.  I told him that I wanted a Costco cake this year and boy did I get one! ( I actually wanted those fancier bar cakes that they sell but apparently was specific enough on the type of cake.) We only ate one piece each; which was a row by the sun and we cut the flowers off and passed it along to another lady that we know who has the same birthday as me and the last portion of it is still in my freezer awaiting a time when we have the missionaries over for dinner to help us eat it. 

 

I had an enjoyable birthday spent with people that I love.  Happy Birthday to Me!