Merry Christmas!

This season has been wonderful for our family and we pray that it has been the same for your family. We are rejoicing in the birth of our Savior and are thankful for the sacrifice for our sins. May the Lord be first in your hearts and minds during this time!

Gingerbread houses

The 4-6 grades at school are divided into groups and given a gingerbread house to decorate. The parents donate the supplies and some assistance if they are available. This year was a little hectic because it was planned for Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, the weather was not cooperating! So the decorating was moved up to Tuesday morning. The 5-6 grade teacher taught me how to make the "concrete" icing and I was BUSY! The houses were all decorated and then judged by the teachers. Well, this year Luke's team came in first. They put a reindeer on it and a man sitting on a bench. How creative! All of the houses were creative and it was hard to just pick one favorite! I'm glad I didn't have to vote! Some of the others had lamp posts, sleigh on the roof, cross on the front of the church, mortar in between bricks, etc. After they are dry, they are taken to the nursing homes in the area to make Christmas more special for those not able to be with family.

Christmas concert/program

Monday night was the Christmas program for the school. Praise the Lord the weather cooperated and they were able to have school that day! This was Luke's first concert. He said he was nervous, but he did well.

Cailin had a small part in the 1-3 grade program. She was also nervous, but was able to spout off her well-memorized lines! Her is a picture of her and a friend from school.

Luke was also in a play that evening. The 4-6 grades did a nice job! It took awhile for Luke to get his lines perfected but all the practice paid off.

Kristen wasn't in the Christmas program, but she was thankful to have been there. She had been sick over the weekend. Her big performance is at the end of the school year when she graduates from kindergarten!

Behind...again!

I am so far behind on my blogging! Our computer is having issues. I get in the middle of a post and off it goes. Maybe this one will post! (It did after about 5 tries!) This is me and Haley with our hoods on. She insisted!

Kristen is home recovering from a stomach bug. Haley was not cooperating at naptime and she popped her head around the corner and said, "I love you, mommy!" and I said, "I love you, Haley!" Her response was "I love you more!" Where did she come up with this? I don't know! But I do know it is so cute!