A New Granddaughter!

Well, the day finally came for the arrival of Elena Elizabeth!! She was born so quick...just over 3 hours! She is beautiful!

And now they are 5!!

We were so happy to meet her and help with Ava and Josh while their mommy was in the hospital.

The kids were so excited to see her!

She was born on Thursday November 20...one day after her daddy's birthday!

What a wonderful gift!

 

The arrival home. Wow...our baby is here!!

They prepared for her homecoming with flowers and posters!

 

 

Ava enjoyed time getting to know her little sister...there is nothing so miraculous as a newborn baby.

She almost looks like a doll, but Ava knew she was for real!!

 

 

 

 

 

Joshie just couldn't get enough of her and loved holding her little hand.

His hands seem so big compared to hers. What a tender touch he has with her.

 

Well, the fun and excitement of meeting Elena was over and now it was bath time before bed...but first some fun 'bubble beards'.

 

While we were there we drove up to the Temple. It is so beautiful at night.

 

We had a nice visit with President Bennett in the foyer as the kids looked around. It was wonderful!

We are so happy to have families and to know that temples help us have eternal families!!

 

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Halloween Fun and a Primary Farewell

We had fun on hallowe'en night. We made caramel apples, and Doug carved his pumpkin, and it was awesome,..,a flying ghost! We loved the baked pumpkin seeds and the many trick or treaters coming to our door.

Mark and his roommate, Rodney stopped by to say hello, collect some treats and borrow a costume from the costume box. They went out to a YSA dance and over to Linday's party.

Lindsay and James hosted a party at their house and had fun dressing up with Ivy as part of their costumes!

It was exciting to go over to Cam and D's and see the kids getting ready for Halloween and to go trick or treating.

Brookie was a Princess with fangs, Mckinley was a Care Bear, Brynnlee was tinker bell and Colby was a baby bee...oh such fun lively kids!

 

 

 

 

 

And in Airdrie at Jon and Tiff's they had a busy day...first, trick or treating at the Mall, then a friend's party and then back out the door to trick or treat with their dad!

Ava was Elsa and Joshie was Darth Vader...such fun costumes. A fun Halloween day, but a tired Tiffany, her baby is due in just three weeks!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now that Doug and I will be working at the Temple in the Presidency I had to be released from my Primary teaching call. We had a farewell party and dinner. We went to the temple and had our picture taken, I gave them each a copy, so they could remember to come to the temple and visit me there. They are turning twelve this year, so they can come to the temple and do baptisms.

 

 

We has a lot of fun in our class this year, we learned a lot about the Old Testament and the people and Prophets mentioned there. This is such a smart class! This is our last class together with a candy poster they made for me.

I loved this candy poster so much, I wanted to keep a picture of it forever! I will miss being with my class on Sundays!

It was a fun, but busy week at our house!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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