This has definitely become a tradition, doing Thanksgiving with my Winnipeg parents, Henry & Shirley. It's a really nice one if you ask me, but then again, I love family traditions.
This year, my Dad joined us, so that was special. 
We also had to find substitutes for Dan & Jenn, who have moved away. 
So Karl & Bea joined us for this particular weekend. 
We did the usual kind of stuff. Reading, eating and I of course indulged in some knitting. 
The weather was also reasonably nice, so there was some exploring to do (the old abandoned cabin) and the quads came with too.
Karl enjoys fishing so he did some of that. 
We even ate turkey, just not in the traditional format. Sorry, no picture of that. 
I don't have a lot of great photos of what the place looked like, but it was great. A beautiful fall day, with a nice breeze, not too many people. 
Michael enjoying our lunch (I know it doesn't look like it, but he did, I promise).
We rode around the trails, and then enjoyed laying in the grass under a tree and chatting. A lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
The flower boxes on the deck:
The garden box, where we grew veggies (the big bushy thing is the tomatoes, which grew totally wild and covered the bell peppers and basil to the point that they died):
And here is some of the stuff we got to eat from the garden (hot peppers were actually grown in the front yard flower beds):
I had so many tomatoes, I gave a lot away because I couldn't keep up with eating them. By the end of the summer, I was actually kinda sick of them (keep in mind that I had to eat them myself, Michael doesn't like tomatoes). 
We also enjoyed some traditional camping food, such as s'mores:
One night we had a visitor. Something brushed up against Bea's tent. At first we though it was Michael because he was not in the tent, but then he came back and claimed to not have been goofing around. We weren't too sure. But then it happened again after all of us were in our tents. Then we heard chewing noises. So, the guys got out to explore and discovered a skunk eating some kind of scraps that had fallen underneath our picnic table. Later, when Bea and I went to the bathroom in the middle of the night we saw mama skunk and her three babies walking down the road...luckily no one scared her enough to cause her to share her odour with us (although I slept in fear of this all night long). 
One of my roommates from Capernwray emailed me to say they were going to be in the neighbourhood and wanted to come visit. So, Aimee, Atticus & Van came to see us for a few days (perfect timing too, our basement was empty so we had lots of room). 
Dan and Jenn moved into our basement three years ago, as virtual strangers. After sharing our house with them, and many meals, they are not just tenants but good friends. It is sad to see them go, but we wish them all the best as they settle into life in Abbotsford!
Saying Goodbye in the wee hours of the morning.
Bye Dan & Jenn! See you soon!
One of my coworkers had a baby, and we had a little baby shower to celebrate. Michael was one of the first men to get in on the action and hold baby Cassidy. 
Here's some shots of the rest of the guys holding Cassidy. 
Another collage of some of the fun.
That really cute pink hat that Cassidy is wearing is one that I made!