Waiting

 Kelsi is due to deliver.

The kids were all excited to help make pies and treats for the Thanksgiving feast. This family makes very good pies and thinks about what and how to make them long in advance of the day. As a result there were five pies sitting on the counter for the dinner. Two pecan pies (Kelsi's favorite), a pumpkin pie courtesy of Jayson, a lemon meringue by Kelsi and Lilly, and chocolate silk pie from Nathan's favorite chef's recipe. 

Kelsi would love to have her baby girl any time now.

We had the usual delicious turkey stuffed with Kelsi's mom Dani's special recipe. Gravy that Nate made with whipped, mashed potatoes. Broccoli salad, green bean casserole, and a pistachio salad that should have been on the dessert shelf, along with homemade rolls ruled the bottom counter.

Kelsi sat on the couch and also had a nap but would rather be having a baby.

It has been so fun to talk, play, and enjoy the children even though all of them have a touch of illness. One has an ear ache, one had a fever, and the other is slow and falls asleep. None of them ate a lot. But amazingly none of them have been cranky, whinny, or rude. They all seem to be getting. better quickly.

Kelsi is ready.

It will be yummy leftovers for supper tonight. The boys with Grandpa and dad are watching some world soccer games (sure happy to see Ghana in the rankings) and the grandmothers and Lilly are on the computers playing jigsaw puzzles and reading. Life is good.

We watch Kelsi.