Thanksgiving

We've been having a good Thanksgiving break. Grandma Bobbie got into town last weekend, and she and Cailan have been playing non-stop. I got off work early on Wednesday afternoon, so Chris and I went for a pre-Thanksgiving ride at Mary's Loop, while Cailan was still in daycare. Thanksgiving Day was rainy and cold - a good day to stay inside and keep warm in the kitchen. I didn't leave the house all day. We made turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and of course pumpkin pie. Mmmmm.

Friday morning we went downtown so Bobbie could experience some of Cailan's favorite places: Main Street Bagels, where we all had delicious cinnamon rolls, the toy store, where we bought a dinosaur puzzle for Cailan, and J.B. Hart's music store, where we played lots of pianos. Friday afternoon we built a spice rack! When we bought our house, it had an attached carport right next to the kitchen, and there was a window between the kitchen and the carport. We enclosed the carport to turn it into a garage (or more accurately, a bike storage room) and we took out the window, which left us with a bit of a hole in the kitchen. We thought it would make a great place for a spice rack but it has taken a long time to actually execute the idea. But Friday, with Bobbie around to keep Cailan occupied, we were finally able to finish it.


Saturday, we decided to take a little day trip. We went to Moab! It turned out to be a beautiful day, with temperatures somewhere in the 50s, no wind, and lots of sunshine. We went to the Moab Brewery for lunch, where all the adults had garden burgers and french fries. Our garden burgers came with some kind of garlicky dressing made with cilantro and ground sunflower seeds - it was so yummy we were even dipping our french fries in it, and I might have even finished mine with a spoon. Cailan had cheese ravioli, which he liked pretty well. Then we went to Arches National Park.

Looking at the La Sal mountains betweeen red rocks at Arches

Double Arch

Chris, Heather, and Cailan looking at Double Arch

Heather and Cailan at Turret Arch

Turret Arch

On the trail back to the parking lot

Cailan was very sleepy when we first started hiking at Arches, but at some point he completely woke up and was bubbling over with energy. He was climbing up and down rocks with no hesitation, and he ran down the stairs coming back from Turret Arch!