Thanksgiving in the Trailerhood!

So our original plans this year was to drive to Utah and spend the holidays at Lyann's house with most of Blair's family. Well the job Blair's working on is really behind schedule so they told the guys that they would be working thanksgiving. So our plans got derailed and suddenly we found ourselves stuck in Delta having Thanksgiving in our trailer. So to make the best of it we got together with our friends Luke and Michelle who also live in a trailer right next to us and planned a Thanksgiving meal for those of us stuck here for the holidays. (Luke is also an apprentice working the same job as Blair.) About a week before the guys got told that they would atleast get Thanksgiving day off but were working the day before and the friday and saturday afterwards. So atleast the guys ended up getting the day off.
Here's Stuart(another apprentice, he's from Montana) practicing his foreman skills as he overlooks blair's carving technique.

Thanks to Michelle for taking on the task of cooking the turkey. It was her first time cooking a turkey and it turned out great!


Heres Luke holding Madison. He was sweet to hold her while I got my own plate ready. I think he likes to hold her because he's ready to have his own little girl.



Heres just a few shots of the kids making a mess with their own dinners. Cassidy and Statton are enjoying mostly the whipped cream off the jello.



This is Luke and Michelle's little boy Hudson. He's such a cutie. Cassidy and Statton just love "Hudson Buddy."



Trying to get Cassidy to hold still for a cute picture. Obviously jumping on the couch seems more fun.
I was trying so hard to get a picture of Statton and Hudson sitting in the chair together but that proved to be impossible.



Hudson in the chair.



Statton in the chair.


So heres all the guys together. They work together everyday but still don't mind spending the holiday together. Stuart(far left) was such a good sport to be single and spending Thanksgiving with two married couples and all their kids. I love this picture because he somehow ended up with two of my kids on his lap and he doesn't seem to care.

Good job boys now we're all facing the camera. It's good to see that one of them has a smile on their face.

So even thou we didn't get to spend Thanksgiving with our families we had a good time and wonderful food. We enjoyed spending the holiday with some good friends.

Happy Halloween!

Since we are so far away from family and really don't know anyone that well in the area we are currently living. We thought it would be fun to drive over to Utah and spend Halloween with Blair's sister Lyann's family. Their ward was doing a dinner and then trunk or treat. After the ward party we went around and visited some homes that Lyann knew. After that we went back to her house and her kids decided to go trick or treating in their neighborhood but we opted out since our kids were worn out and their buckets were full anyway. Poor things could hardly carry them halfway throught the trunk or treat. They kept trying to give them to me because they were getting to heavy. Really, how much candy does a 2 yr old need?!





Madison went as a cute fluffy pink bunny.


Cassidy went as a witch again. We even painted her nails black and sprayed her hair purple.


Statton went as a spider. We also painted his nails black and sprayed his hair purple. Cousin Rhianna went as Belle from Beauty and The Beast. I think Cassidy was a little jealous because she kept asking to wear a yellow skirt. I guess next year I know to go princess instead.
Imissed out getting a picture of all the cousins together. Their were two older boys dressed up as well.
We had a good time playing with the cousins and all their toys and enjoying the company.