Lots to be Thankful for!

We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year - with a lot of help from my mom and aunts ;). 

Piper got to hold her tiniest cousin for the first time. Piper LOVES babies! 

B-I-N-G-O time! Thankful CJ came home from college to be our Bingo caller ;)

Emma was CJ's helper :)

After lunch, we had an exciting gender reveal party - pink balloons filled the sky - Jill & Gene are having a Girl!

Sweet cousins ;)  

Deck the Halls

Nico's first look at our lit tree - isn't this sweet?!!

Emma loves it too!

Emma helped her daddy place the nativity scene pieces on the mantle. 

We started a new tradition this year - a Jesse Tree, where we put a special handmade ornament on the tree each day and read a devotional centered on Bible stories leading up to Jesus' birth. Emma loved rearranging the ornaments ;)

Nanny set up a snow village especially for Emma to enjoy! 

Meet & Greet

Auntie Erica came to meet our sweet boy :) 

Emma was happy to get to see Erica and share a cookie with her!

Michael, Jennifer, Jessica & Austin came to meet our boy! 

Jessica came home from college to see Nico :)

CJ came home from college too, to meet Nico (and because it was Thanksgiving break)! 

Uncle Albert's first visit

Alison had to come hold our tiny boy!

Mackenzie came to see Nico and brought Emma cake pops ;)

Nico's First Bath!

Nico's First Bath @ Home! 

Thankfully Grammy & Emma were there to help ;)

Baby Boy's Bedroom!

Homemade sign made by Ignacio!

Ignacio made the storage bench :) Nico loves it! 

Welcome Home Nico!!!

Welcome Home Nico!!!

Emma was so happy her brother was home - she brought all of her babies to sit right beside Nico's car seat carrier :) 

Nan decorated our front porch, front yard and entry way :) 

Donuts from Lucia ;)

Balloons for Emma from Sissy, Paul, Aubrey & Abby! 

Heading Home!

Sooooo thankful our baby is healthy and so perfect!!!  Going into labor one day before 38 weeks had me a little worried, but he was healthy and strong from the start! 

Heading home! 

Nico in his Lone Star boots ;) 

Emma in her boots :) 2013

Copy of our pic with Emma before loading up in the car! 

Nov. 11th Veterans Day parade downtown as we drove home.