Congratulations to you and your family. Ella is a lovely, old-fashioned name. It was my grandmother's name- Ella PILLING McCORMICK. I was told that the grandmother I never knew was much loved. I'm sure your little one will be also! What a wonderful Thanksgiving gift! Mary McCanney Finley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen B. Simons" <kathleen.bowen@gmail.com> To: <GEN-NEWBIE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 2:03 AM Subject: [GN] New leaf on the family tree >I am happy to announce the arrival of Ella Lee Samuel on November 23, > 2011. She is the daughter of Jane Elizabeth Bowen (my daughter) an > Brandon Samuel. I posted her pic on Facebook; I am biased but she is a > cutie~ > > Since I am up way past my bedtime and exhausted, our Thanksgiving dinner > is > being delayed until Friday - plus we want to go back to the hospital > tomorrow to see them again (Jennie had to have a c-section so will be in > the hospital until Saturday). > > Happy Thanksgiving!! > > ----- > Kathleen Bowen Simons > Falls Church, Virginia > > "I don't really care that they label me a Jesus freak - there ain't no > disguising the truth." > Newsboys, Jesus Freak > <http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons> > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >