David, Kimberly, Leslie, and Emma at the big trees

 Grandma, Emma, Grandpa, and Leslie in front of a fallen tree you can walk through.

                                                                      a cabin in the big trees

                                                        Lunch in the mountains

                                                                 Leslie's tiny snowman

Our family sent us some decorations to help us get into the Christmas spirit.  We enjoyed putting up our little tree and decorating it with all the lights and fun decorations.  Then we put up the ornament pictures with all the family.  Thank you so much,  you'll never know how much that means to us to be able to feel like we are celebrating with all of you.  I didn't think we would even have a tree but this one is perfect.  We will enjoy it and the feeling of being with all of you even through we are far away.   We wish you all a Merry Christmas from our home to ours.

Deb made us this plaque for our anniversary.  We love it.  Thanks Deb we will do our best to help all those we can.  We are enjoying David and Kimberly this week.  It's so great to see family.  We have missed that the most.  But the work is going forward and we are blessed to have a part in it.

Thank you so much for the beautiful quilt.  We love to look at it and feel you are close to us.  We miss you so much and appreciate all your prayers in our behalf.  We think of you often and are so grateful for your love and support.  

Yosemite Park

 at senior conference the assistant presidents, sister Gelwix, and cordinating sister missionaries

 President Gelwix and others singing our theme song called to serve Fresno mission style

                                                  Yosemite Park November 12, 2012

                                           Brother and Sister Baird with Dad and I

                                                            Stopping for a picnic in the park

                                               The Ahwahnee Hotel 5 stories high built in 1926

Dad studying at the computer

Our last district Lt to Rt Elder Cameron(Houston,Texas),  Elder Carrasco, (Chilli), Elder Aguirre, (Draper, Utah) and Elder Castenyada (Idaho Falls, Idaho) The Elders with the bike hats biked 5 miles each way to go to the meeting. Not far but with city traffic a little tricky. They are hardworking dedicated missionaries.  We love serving with them.  They are a lot of fun.

Dad and I outside Maria's home the day we let the sister's take over her lessons.  She will be baptized Nov. 17 if she comes to church tomorrow and the next week.  She was sick last week and this week she started a new job so we pray she will be able to come so she can get baptized on her birthday as she had planned.