Here is Graham. He and Melissa are doing great and big sister, Addison, is enjoying time with both sets of grandparents:)

Congratulations to Melissa and Andy Parsons. Graham Clayton Parsons arrived yesterday, the 2nd of December. He weighed 7 lbs. and is 20 1/2 in. (I will post the pictures when I remember how to or maybe Mary will save me the embarrassment and do it for me:)) They are at Memorial Hermann.

Thank you Seth for leading the study last week. We will continue on with the Advent lesson. Advent is a time of preparation and I hope you will make Sunday mornings a part of your preparations during this season.

Thank you Joanna Hein for hosting the ornament exchange last night.

Don't forget to RSVP for the couples' Christmas party hosted by the Erbeles. It will be held next Saturday, the 12th.

Mary Anderle is organizing our Christmas mission project. She sent an email out last week. Take a look at the needs and get back to Mary.

See you Sunday!

Tami and Gary

Welcome Alayna Ann Wylie

Alayna Ann Wylie arrived today, November 17th, at 9:07am weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces and 18.5 inches long. Amanda is doing well and is now in post partum at Methodist Willowbrook. Alayna is in the NICU and doing just fine for a 34 week baby. She will have to stay there for 3-5 weeks and is presently on a CPAP machine as her lungs were not fully developed.

November 12th

Good Morning! I hope you have all had a good week.

Sunday we will finish up the Parrott study on parenting. I hope you have enjoyed this and have benefited by it.

On the 22nd we will have two guests join us, Daniel and Becky Perez. They are with Mission Aviation Fellowship and will share information about their ministry. Becky is Michael Wortley's sister. I hope you will come and hear what they have to share with us.

Also on the 22nd is our annual Family Thanksgiving Dinner. Melissa Parsons is organizing this and needs your help. Please let her know if you will be attending. We need to know how much turkey to prepare:) This will begin at 4:00pm in Asbury Hall, at the north end of the building near the gym. I would like to challenge you to not only bring the dish you sign up for, but some food for the Interfaith Food Pantry. The pantries in the area are in dire need of donations.

Christmas is around the corner. TWUMC has a lot of programs so check out their website for details.

Under Construction will host a Ladies Ornament Exchange on December 2nd and our Couple's Christmas Party on December 12th. Watch for information on those. Melissa and Andy are doing a great job of setting up opportunities for us as a class to fellowship.

We would like to extend our sympathies to Traci Sims. Traci's aunt passed away last week.

Gary and I would like suggestions for future studies. Please contact us if you have some ideas.

Enjoy your day and hope to see you on Sunday~

Tami and Gary

Don't forget we will not be meeting as a class this Sunday. You are encouraged to attend the parenting seminar in Wesley Hall. It will be offered at 9:30am and 11:00am.

We will finish our Les and Leslie Parrott study next week.

Please RSVP to the annual Thanksgiving Potluck. This is a family fellowship time that will be held in the Asbury Hall on Sunday, November 22nd, at 4:00pm. We also have use of the Safari Stop!! Contact Melissa Parsons for more information. Please RSVP even if you aren't coming so we know how much meat and paper goods to buy.

December activities will be posted soon!

Enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend!!

Happy Thursday!

No baby news this week. Continued thank you to Georgia Samford for organizing all the meals. How she keeps up is beyond me:)

Melissa Parsons has begun planning our Thanksgiving Dinner. It is for families and is Sunday, November 22nd at 4pm. We will meet in Asbury Hall which is at the north end of the building. If you did not receive the evite, please contact Melissa. Please RSVP even if you are not coming. For a group this large we need to know how much meat to have and it is a big expense. We want to make sure we have enough for the whole group, but not too many leftovers.

I was told by several of you that you enjoyed the seminar last week that was in lieu of class. Glad it worked out.

We will discuss Chapter 5 of the Parrot study this week.

Start planning for the holidays now: Ladies Ornament Exchange is Wednesday, December 2nd at Sheila Cocke's house. The Couples Christmas Party will be on Saturday, December 12th, at the Erbele's. Watch for more information.

Hope to see you Sunday,
Tami and Gary

Congratulations to the Kachers on the birth of their daughter, Emily Catherine.

Thank you to everyone who is helping make meals for our new families. I know this is a busy time with so many babies, but your help is appreciated.

Don't forget to order your cookbooks from Cara Van Loh. The first set will be copied on teh 28th of October. Contact her at cvanloh@yahoo.com. All profit will got to missions. This one is TWICE as big as our last. Remember Christmas is coming and will make great gifts!

We WILL NOT have class on Sunday. We were just invited to a program on raising boys (I know, some of you only have girls or no little ones at this time), but this is a good opportunity to hear great speakers and I'm betting some information will be relevant to girls.

This program will be offered at 11am in Wesley Hall ( main building located near the atrium). If you prefer to go to 11am service this week, it is also offered in the same location at 9:30am.

Matt Samford, you will get the chance to fill in another time. Thanks for the offer.

Andy, thanks for organizing the golf outing for the guys last Sunday.

I hope you all have had a good week.

Gary and I will see you next week!