pre-christmas activities included a "man-hunt at the mall" with the vestal family and others. as hunt-ees, we accepted the responsibility to disguise ourselves and ... blend in. our friend anne provided the old-age makeup, sweaters, and headpieces.
we were a formidable team, even though we didn't win because someone saw me adjusting my wig. oh well.pre-christmas activities also included my first group lesson with my students. i had 3 kids there, and we played music symbol uno, performed christmas music for each other, and ate christmas cookies.
also, the aforemention cyt christmas tea ... yet another picture.
we put up a christmas tree this year, with our traditional manger in front. the cat claimed the manger, which i think is sacreligious.
on christmas eve we went to a lovely service at southwest hills, and enjoyed soup and family time at the farquhars afterward.
christmas morning was crisp, clear, and faintly pink.
(a close-up of my favorite part - my happy christmas robin from joel!)
after reading the christmas story together, we opened a few presents. joel always has a terrible time with wrapping, but he's learning the tricks of the trade - stick bows wherever the paper didn't turn out right. perfect.
mid-morning, we joined my parents at their house for a whole-day family celebration including the farquhars, joi, and debbie.
we all enjoyed presents, of course, but none more than shadow, who spent the day of peace waging war on the ranks of wrapping paper.
debbie - getting creative with a present:
merry christmas-on-saint-patrick's-day!
1 comment:
how fun! love the pictures!
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