Mamma's B-day

Birthdays are always fun because Daddy makes them extra special, and today has been no exception.  It's Mommy's birthday and we started off the day fabulously.  In a flurry of epicurean brilliance, Daddy whipped up some yummy pumpkin pancakes for breakfast as a surprise.  The Girlie loved them!  She kept giving the sign for more.  That's saying a lot for this food-critic-in-the-making.

Daddy got prepped and ready for work-- shaved, suited up, looking fly-- then we saw him out the door and onto the elevator.  A few minutes later he came back saying he had forgotten something.  I believe it went something like, "I forgot my wallet, and oh yeah, I also forgot I TOOK OFF TODAY.  Happy birthday!!!"

Ha!!  Totally fooled us!  That Daddy...  We love his surprises.  The Girlie was a bit confused for a little since we don't usually have Daddy come back that fast!

The whole family got to go to Gymboree today, and then we dined out for lunch.  We decided to try a Greek restaurant that has gotten great reviews.  Wow-- we had not had greek food until today.  It was delicious!  We felt like we were in Crete or something, very authentic.  Our waiter added to the experience with his accent, impeccable recommendations, and Mediterranean sunny disposition.  Makes us want to travel!!  Alas, we forgot to take pictures...

To make up for it, here are some pics of our Thanksgiving in Raleigh:

We had a lovely time :-)

Now it's time for some merrymaking in the form of Christmas cards.  First and only stop-- Shutterfly.com.  We ordered our birth announcement/Christmas card from that site last year, and it looked beautiful.  This time it took a while to decide which design to go with (so many options!), but I've finally got it narrowed down to one.  In the spirit of today-- shhh... it's a surprise :-)