November

November was a busy month, and the sleepless nights were really wearing on us but we got one evening of reprieve when my parents came to visit in the beginning of the month. I think I would have needed a week to recooperate but we were thrilled to even get that time away. Alex and I had a great time in Bodega Bay and crab season just started so we ate incredibly well. It was so peaceful, beautiful and it was fun to just wander. It was also nice seeing my parents, after them being with us for 5 wks. after Noah's birth it was nice to have them back. My Mom also turned 60 this month and we took her to Alice Water's Chez Panisse to celebrate the occasion. The food was excellent and luckily the fare on the menu that evening was stuff we would eat. Alex was the most adventurous and had a squid dish but regardless of what we ordered we all enjoyed our meals.

We stayed local for Thanksgiving and went to our good friends Miae and Davids' house. They cooked up a great feast and as always it was fun to celebrate with them and their family who are always so welcoming to us. Alex's sister Julie and her husband Mike came down the evening of Thanksgiving and stayed for the whole weekend. We had a lot of fun being with them and were so happy they came to meet Noah. It really meant a lot to us for them to drive down, and we are really thrilled to see Julie so happy. Spending time with them is allowing us to get to know Mike more and it's obvious she's picked a great guy. Unfortunately, Alex got sick on their 2nd day here and didn't get to hang out as much as he would have liked. We did organize a football game and picnic for the Sat. after Turkey day and it turned out to be a lot of fun. We played 5 on 5 and went for about an hour. I was so incredibly sore the week after it was pretty funny...and sad. But hey I just had a baby right?

Enjoy the pictures of this month!
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