by Matt
On Christmas Eve we went sledding and our friends the DuRee’s joined us up on the mountain. It ended up being the perfect activity for the day before Christmas. Asia and Brianna fell asleep without a hitch that night. Here are some pictures from the day:
This one w/ Jessica and Kaleb is just so funny! Jessica is totally worried about running in to some trees and Kaleb just keeps grinning like, “bring it on, Mom!!” In Jessica’s defense, there was a scary turn on this route that made it look like you were going to smash right into some trees on the left side.
That night for dinner we had build-your-own Christmas Tree pizza and floating candles::
(The cheese does look kind of gross here, but we mixed Mozzarella and green food coloring so the trees would be green)
We also “acted” out the Nativity using some of our stuffed animals for the enactment. My favorite Character was Rexina the Alligator playing the part of the donkey.
We finished the night by watching How the Grinch Stole Christams and went to bed.
I didn’t get any pictures of Christmas day but we had a great time opening the presents, eating candy and playing. We went to a local nursing home and put on a 30 minute program of Christmas Carols for the residents – Brianna sang a solo of Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer. The residents joined in for Jingle Bells (and they were all very excited when Rebecca let them keep their bells). Rebecca sang Sleigh Ride and Breath of Heaven which were wonderful. The Caroling was one of the highlights of the entire Christmas season for me.
We attended Sacrament Meeting and enjoyed some Christmas narration and many wonderful pieces of music. While I was leading the Choir, Asia snuck into Mom’s purse and sent me a text message from her phone. It said “Matt you are sille wen you tes me ASia” Honestly, I had no clue she could figure out how to send one all by herself but she managed to make it happen.
We ate dinner with Mom and Kenny afterwards and enjoyed a great time cooking, playing music, and looking at my Mom’s new computer and accompanying electronic art pad.
Merry Christmas Everyone! May the love of the Savior shine down on you.
Comments on: "Christmas Eve" (5)
That candle picture is so cool Matt! And the pizza trees are . . . festive??? LOL! Thanks again for inviting us to go sledding. Love those slideshows
I think it is so awesome that you went to a nursing home and put on a program! What a WONDERFUL way to celebrate Christmas and serve others. You have inspired me to think of a way that my little family can add some service into our Christmas next year.
Sounds like some fun festivities. Love the sledding pics. You are awesome to battle the cold. I think the trees are awesome. What a fun idea for Christmas Eve.
What a beautiful Christmas Eve. Loved the slideshows especially Jessica and Kaleb’s =). How on earth did you make your pizza dough look like trees??? That is amazing!
Loved hearing about christmas and Christmas eve. What a wonderful idea to go to a nursing home!!! miss you all