Monday, December 16, 2019

Christmas activities are going strong!





My parents hosted the Dienners on Sunday and Austin and I went to help set up the tables!  Austin liked playing with Mom's train set while we worked!  Then we visited a greenhouse just up the street!!!!



This past weekend our church was part of a live nativity!  We went to witness the best story ever told ... the birth of Christ!!!!  Ashlyn and Austin enjoyed this even in the rain!


Then we ate popcorn and cookies after the nativity!  And Ashlyn made it on the Instagram page!



We called Mim and Colson and invited them to ride with us and walk through the nativity!  So fun!!!!


Just beautiful!!!!!



On Saturday, Hadassah and Jeremiah invited Hunter, Adrian and Bryce to come over and make gingerbread houses with our family.  So much candy and icing and gumdrops but we jammed out on gingerbread songs and enjoyed the craft!














After a bit, someone got tired.  :)






The table cloth was to help with the crumbs but it's now still on our table for us to color and do more crafts!!!  

Mike took this photo of Austin and I on Sunday morning.  One of the books that the kids opened from the Christmas books basket was Franklin.  This is now Austins favorite character and we play Franklin every day.  I read this book of four stories to him over and over.  I love it and so does he!!!!



After story time, we headed off to church.  I'm really enjoying the "Anticipation Messages" all month.  Today was "Anticipation Joy"!!!  We couldn't stay to the very end of the service because we had a lunch to attend but Lee invited the children to come up on stage and help sing!  Little Man acted shy but Ashlyn joined in!!!!


Christmas is only a weekend away and we have another week of Christmas gatherings and fun events to attend!!!!  We love Christmas time!!!!!