Starting to resume life as usual
But just a little bit at a time. We've had four days of non-stop parties, and everyone has managed pretty darn well.
On the 23rd, our good friends the P family and the H-S family (plus a few other people) joined us for a potluck and carol singing. We counted that that's 25 children between the three families when they are all at home. Since this doesn't happen very often, and especially not when we're all together, it feels very special when we are all together. The highlight of the evening (at least for me) was watching all 25 children singing and doing the motions for The Twelve Days of Christmas together.
Then we had Christmas Eve. The pageant went wonderfully, the children's choir sounded pretty good for five rehearsals (if I do say so myself), and G. and L. were adorable pink angels. (A friend took a picture. When she sends it to me, I'll share it.) In our pageant, Baby Jesus arrives by being delivered by an angel. This angel is often accompanied by little pink angels who then proceed to sit with the Holy Family and entertain Baby Jesus (and the rest of the congregation). No, not Biblical, but cute. After church we went back home for dinner (with some family and friends) and then more carol singing. I posted pictures yesterday of everyone in their nice clothes.
Then it was Christmas. It was a lovely day. I'll just share some pictures. Everyone had new pajamas which they were wearing (and which I made), but for sanity's sake, I decided not to go the matching route this year.
Then last night we were invited to friends for dinner and everyone spent every minute playing the new dance game our friends got for their Wii. Very, very amusing to watch.
Today was spent in the very non-holiday occupations of visiting doctors, having blood drawn, and doing laundry. At least for me (driving to the doctor and laundry) and H. (seeing the doctor and having blood drawn), all others are still very much in vacation mode and playing games, playing with new toys, and playing in the snow.
On the 23rd, our good friends the P family and the H-S family (plus a few other people) joined us for a potluck and carol singing. We counted that that's 25 children between the three families when they are all at home. Since this doesn't happen very often, and especially not when we're all together, it feels very special when we are all together. The highlight of the evening (at least for me) was watching all 25 children singing and doing the motions for The Twelve Days of Christmas together.
Then we had Christmas Eve. The pageant went wonderfully, the children's choir sounded pretty good for five rehearsals (if I do say so myself), and G. and L. were adorable pink angels. (A friend took a picture. When she sends it to me, I'll share it.) In our pageant, Baby Jesus arrives by being delivered by an angel. This angel is often accompanied by little pink angels who then proceed to sit with the Holy Family and entertain Baby Jesus (and the rest of the congregation). No, not Biblical, but cute. After church we went back home for dinner (with some family and friends) and then more carol singing. I posted pictures yesterday of everyone in their nice clothes.
Then it was Christmas. It was a lovely day. I'll just share some pictures. Everyone had new pajamas which they were wearing (and which I made), but for sanity's sake, I decided not to go the matching route this year.
Everyone coming down the stairs Christmas morning.
G.
H.and M.
L.
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Christmas breakfast
G. modelling her new giraffe costume.
A. gave what was probably one of the most appreciated gifts of the morning... a real Bey Blade!
M. made K. a lion dancer costume.
The giraffe baking muffins.
H.
Then last night we were invited to friends for dinner and everyone spent every minute playing the new dance game our friends got for their Wii. Very, very amusing to watch.
Today was spent in the very non-holiday occupations of visiting doctors, having blood drawn, and doing laundry. At least for me (driving to the doctor and laundry) and H. (seeing the doctor and having blood drawn), all others are still very much in vacation mode and playing games, playing with new toys, and playing in the snow.
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