Emma and the turkey (pre-carving)
The table spread for a feast for many (Emma was especially thrilled that my Uncle Rex had invited three Chinese teachers--originally from China but here for a year--from a local school district to share our Thanksgiving feast. It's been awhile since she was able to converse in person in Mandarin.
My dad carving the turkey. We also had turkey for our Christmas dinner, and we laughed because no one even knew how to carve it because my dad always does--so we waited for him! You always do a great job dad.
Are these the cutest butter turkeys you ever saw? My grandma went all out!
Shaylee, my cousin Nicole, and my sister Breezy.
Connor and I (after dinner--I know this because I look drowsy, and Connor missed dinner entirely while taking his nap and had to settle for leftovers--of which there were plenty).
For the rest of Thanksgiving weekend we headed down to the Brown family farm to help re-roof part of the house (and the barn, which we found out after we got there). No, they didn't allow me or either of my pregnant sister-in-laws on the roof, but the boys had two very busy, very long days on the roof with tar, shingles, etc.
I kept busy entertaining Aspen and Connor around the farm and in the house. Devin was mostly on the roof with Dennis, and Shaylee and Emma spent the weekend with their cousins who live a few blocks away.Checking out the new chicken coop:
Apparently Connor was meant to be on a farm like his dad. He was in heaven out with the cows, and I literally had to drag him back in the house when his fingers went numb.
Aspen and her cousin Ellie enjoyed the trampoline, among other activities.
