November 2025

Patrick's sophomore dance was at the beginning of November. He wore the new suit he got for his birthday.

Jim did the Skippo Trail Race Half Marathon and came in 3rd in his age group!

I stayed after school for a soccer game and there was a beautiful sunset.

Jim played with Above Ground Pool at a corporate event.

Jim's birthday was pretty low key this year.  He and I stopped by the newly opened Perennial on the Trail.

Maggie cantored at 5 pm Mass.

After Mass, we watched the ND vs. Navy game with friends.

Jim was invited to speak to the medical careers club at SLUH. 

The annual Halloween game between parents and kids for Maggie's soccer game was rescheduled due to weather. The girls wore their costumes.

These friends walked in Forest Park with me on my break.

We tried a new place for brunch before our annual shopping trip.

We finished our shopping with some Mexican food for dinner.

Another volleyball season in the books. I think the girls had fun.

I joined some faculty for a rainy playoff soccer game.

SLUH won!  They won the state championship the next night.

We went to Pere Marquette for our annual glamping weekend.

This group hiked to this view above the river.

The kids headed back to the lodge while the adults hiked a little more.

The crew at the lodge. It was the first year we didn't have Jack.

We explored the area and did the Grafton SkyTour.

Some did not appreciate the heights as much as others.

These girls had a good time together.

These boys rode continuously. 

Patrick, Charlie, and Evan missed out on the picture at the top because they were still riding on the chair lift.

A game of spoons in the evening:

We didn't do matching pjs this year, but got a picture of the kids in their Christmas pjs by the fire.

One more game of chess before we leave.

Jim was able to go to the all school mass where they honored Maggie and the other new servers.

Jim and Patrick ran the Turkey Trot this year.

Some of my running friends and I ran our own turkey trot. We made sure to get a picture by the finish line.

I took some pictures of Jack and Lauren for their Christmas card.

We hosted our annual After the Turkey party. We moved it to Friday this year so Patrick and Ingrid could make it. Here is my mom with most of her siblings.

Cousins!

It's a good thing we moved the party to Friday. This is what Saturday looked like.

The end of November brought the beginning of Advent.  I enjoyed the annual Advent by Candlelight with friends.