Amelia's birth, Thanksgiving, Pie Fest, November 2014

Welcome little Baby Amelia Zaidee!

1. This news bumped everything out. She was born at 12:24 on Sunday, November 30, 2014. She weighs 7 lbs. 4 oz. and is 20 inches long. Here are the pictures taken in the hospital tonight.

2. Zander meets his new sister

3.  Newest family picture. Back: Chris, Josh, Cierra, Zander
Caleb, Colleen holding Amelia, Noelle, Mallory.

4. Yeah, now we get to go to concerts again. Here is Josh in the the Jazz Band.

Caleb took the picture for me:)

5. The day before Thanksgiving we went to the Ogden Temple with my brother Ralph and Melony

with Danny, who leaves for his mission on the 3rd of Dec., and Amanda, who leaves Dec. 31st.

We had a wonderful time. Danny goes in on my mother's birthday (and Sophi's)

6-7. Not sure if I'm ready for all of this. 

Newly weds, Daniel & Ellen, on one end of the table and an engaged couple, Mike & Emily, on the other.

8. It's Thanksgiving Time. Spencer really went out setting the table.

9. Time to make the rolls. Steven and Noelle were the helpers who did a great job!

10. Zander is getting used to us, slowly but surely.

11. It wasn't full, but this is how we cooked the potatoes for mashed potatoes.

12. Making deviled eggs together.

13. At the end of the rolls, I told Steven and Noelle they could use the dough scraps

however they wanted. I should have told them earlier. They were very creative!

14. Brad stopped by with his wedding gift for Ellen and Daniel. The picture was beautiful and a CD with so many fun pictures from the wedding that he took.

15. Grandkids at their table. Cierra got to sit at the big table this year. But notice the kids still got the crystal goblets, so they were happy.

16. Skit time with new costumes from Lindi Call. Isaac is in an Elmo costume, Caleb is in a Optimus Prime (a transformer), and Kaden is in a Harry Potter scarf, tie, and cape.

17. Daniel had to go to work from 2-8, so Ellen joined the rest of the family and they were watching something on the internet and laughing like crazy. I got some good pictures of their laughing.

18. Happy Birthday Steven! He got his birthday breakfast, opening of presents, and then a pie fest all afternoon. It made for a fun birthday. A backpack that he wanted.

19. Pie fest pictures. There were so many groups who were all having a great time. 

The church really gives us plenty of room to spread out.

So much pie!

20. We are speaking at Belmont 2nd Ward on Sunday, and Liz wants us to have a musical number. 

Josh is playing the piano, Mike, John, Spencer, Emily, and Noelle are singing.

It was good to practice in the chapel. They sounded beautiful.  

21. Move festivities when we got home. Jared is the new shoulder angel.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. It really is good to be home. 

And it really was so good to be able to go.

Thank you again for all the support you gave us so we could go on our mission to New York.