November activities

I started off November with the Moustache Dache, a 5k down at Thanksgiving point.

The morning was crispy chilly, making it my first real cold weather run.  It was pretty fun running in hat and gloves, instead of being hot and nasty in the middle of the summer!  I was just happy it didn't snow on us.  I had a pretty sweet mustache, but it didn't cooperate well, so it only made it about a half mile in.  After the race we hung around in the nice fall weather, and rode the mechanical bull.  Check that one off my bucket list!

Me and the ladies with our medals and 'staches!

Just running through Thanksgiving point.

I'm starting up a collection of race paraphernalia.

Check out my bull ride!

Moving on from Halloween, Thanksgiving never really feels like an actual holiday to me.  This year especially felt that way since I was scheduled to work the Friday after Thanksgiving.  Because I'm lazy, and driving back and forth to Cedar for one day is a total pain, I had planned not to go.  Instead I had multiple very kind-hearted people invite me to join their families.  I have never felt so loved as I did when I realized I had way too many dinner offers to possibly take advantage of!  Besides, I had already planned out a collection of activities to fill the day, including a Turkey Trot 5k, pulling out the Christmas decor, baking, and marathoning Lord of the Rings!

I was all set to eat with Rachel's family when the other dentist at my practice offered to fill in for me.  We had previously set up a deal where I would work Thanksgiving, then I could take Christmas off.  Apparently he didn't mind working both holidays this year, so I decided to take him up on the offer!  That meant I didn't do a 5k on Thanksgiving morning.  However, I got to head down to Cedar and enjoy Thanksgiving with my family.

Cooking was a bit of a family project with my dad cooking the turkey in a deep fat fryer, and I made my favorite sweet potato casserole.  True to the Jones family tradition, we had way more food than the six of us could possibly eat!  After all that deliciousness Blake and I passed out on the couch.  That night me and the bros decided to check out a few Black Friday deals at Wal Mart.  Hooray!

Calvin getting all set to eat dinner.

Blake getting the fancy china down.  Good thing we only use it once a year.

Testing out the home-made cranberry sauce.

My dad decided to cook the turkey in the oil fryer out in the back-yard.  Too bad he had three dogs to beat off when he was pulling it out!

Because Utah still hadn't got much snow, we decided to shoot clay pigeons, and go for a little hike.  What a fun trip!

On a hike with Russen.

The bros with Lucy.

Russen chasing sticks down a frozen river.

Mom with her hiking sticks.