My mum's birthday is the 26th of November so some years it falls on Thanksgiving. This year we celebrated it on Sunday, after church, with a light and leisurely brunch.
(Well, maybe not so light, lol.)
Here's the birthday cake, in all its autumn glory. :)
Since the dining room is still being worked on (Bill painted this weekend), I decided we'd eat in the family room. So before we left for church, I laid the table with a pretty, deep burgundy tablecloth - but fortunately I waited on anything breakable, because while no one was looking, Archie came along ...
And made himself quite comfortable.
I'm too cute to get in trouble ... right?
The brunch buffet included my mum's special scrambled eggs, a roasted potato & vegetable "hash," bacon and apple sausages, bagels and cream cheese, leftover cranberry relish, ETC.
My dad and the boys wasted no time tucking in. :)
Speaking of my boys, Nana's three grandsons ...
Crackerjack (12)
Earlybird (10 in two weeks)
Bookworm (16 1/2)
(Just when did my boys get so big?)
EB scooted out of the picture just as it snapped, but here we are presenting Nana with her present ...
Can you guess where we're taking her?
(I can't wait!)
At last, it was time for cake ...
This was just a boxed spice cake mix, baked in a bundt pan, and frosted a with homemade maple-brown sugar glaze. Perfect for a November birthday! I sprinkled some "autumn leaves" sprinkles over the top, and then set a tiny glass vase (actually a votive candleholder) in the center hole. It fit perfectly - and it held just a few mini carnations (leftover from Thanksgiving day).
A slice of cake with a scoop of maple-walnut ice cream (Nana's favorite).
So it was a very nice Sunday ~ a quiet day spent at home with my family, celebrating a special birthday and the start of a new season.
And so we say, Happy Birthday to Nana!
And Happy Advent to everyone!
What a wonderful time of year ...
:)
Thanks so much for stopping by today ... I hope your week's off to a good start!
See you all again sometime soon ...
