The Self-Nurture Challenge

My amazing friend, Savannah, has challenged us moms to find some way to nurture ourselves each and every day this week leading up to Mother's Day.

I will be playing along, and I hope you will too!!

You can read her post and let her know what activities you have done by visiting her Mindfully Mothering blog.

Thanksgiving #2

Kirk decided that he wanted LOTS of turkey leftovers, so he cooked a full Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday...it was soooo delicious!
Leg men

The Kids' Table

Loreen & Kirk

Rich & Kaden, still not feeling well :-(

Uncle Kirk checking for an ear infection--everything looked fine in his ears

Mmmmmm.....

Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving in the Bay area with Rich's uncle & aunt, Fred & Nieves. It was so strange for me to experience a sunny warm Thanksgiving day...not like Thanksgivings at home at all. We talked and ate and talked and ate some more, and then played a very LIVELY game of Pictionary. Those Zolas are REALLY competitive, and so it was very cut-throat to the finish (with a controversial winning of "David & Goliath"). We had sooooo much fun!

Theresa, Kaden, Alyssa, & cousin Jered Solow
I wish I had a link to some of Jered's work--he's living in LA and acting, and had just come from shooting a starring role in an Indie film that sounds really cool

Cousin Matt Zola & his girlfriend (and WONDERFUL chef), Cassie

Kaden and cousin Emanuel's girlfriend, Crystal

Breana, Rich, & Kaden

Sheila, Kirk, & Theresa

Kaden eating the train set

Nieves Vargas (aka: goddess of the Turkey) & Kaden

The view from Fred & Nieves' back deck