We decorated the house and put up our tree. The kids are very excited for Christmas. The first picture is them posing with their Santa hats and Little People nativity set from their Grandma Gunnell. It is the best for families with kids!!
The second pict is all of us dressed up for the ward party, A Night in Bethlehem (Dad is wearing an outfit his dad brought back from Kuwait.) Our family sang Away in a Manger (with harmony even) at the party. It was a great night and felt like being in Bethlehem because of the food, atmosphere and families in costume. It was quite the production and the activities committee pulled it off well. So, the season has gotten off to a great start for us. Now Dad and I are counting down the days until we have our two week break.
The week before Christmas was so relaxing. One full day was puzzle day, and some of the kids proudly announced that they stayed in their pjs all day. They played Settlers of Zarahemla I don't know how many times, they had around the world basketball tournaments and of course watched movies. We had a really fun night when our friends the Jorgensens came over and provided a gingerbread house activity. Yep, pure family fun time.
The Christmas piano recital was all duets for our family. Our oldest played a duet with Dad, the girls played together and I played the flute accompanied by Mrs. Melo. It was a lot of fun. The kids also got to accompany the audience for a sing along. It was a fun afternoon for all.
Here is what the 1st grade teacher had to say about our little L. 
This pregnant momma, along with her fellow ewes lambed over the Christmas break. I think all of the ewes gave birth to twins. There were some deaths, sadly, but these three were healthy and doing just fine on immunization day. They are so cute!! The kids worked hard cleaning out the stall and spreading out some fresh straw for the last two babies of the bunch. What an experience!!
