Christmas Day

Our Christmas Day started out with a stop at the Sessions to spend some time with my sister Julie's family. We had our traditional Christmas morning rolls along with some cookies, coffee and cocoa. Mmmmm. In the picture are Jodie, Julie, Luke, Rodney, Cara, Baby Rylie and Scott. After the Sessions we went to Amber's for lunch and then our Santa socks and gifts. Jennie and Will are waiting patiently to begin, so it was a perfect time for a picture.

The girls found hats and mitts in their sock. I gave Santa a little help on this one. It's a little hard to tell, but there really is a butterfly design where you see the holes. They are pretty cute, the hats and the girls. If you would like this pattern you can find it at www.suzies-stuff.blogspot.com

We had a delicious dinner cooked by the girls. I was in charge of appetizers this year. Amber found some great crock pot recipes, she made ham and cheesy potatoes using 2 crock pots. Both were delicious. Jennie made a festive salad with rice, oranges, and pomegranate. She also made a cabbage and apple vegetable dish. Mmmmm, the girls are great cooks, which they did not get from me.

Carole, Ron, Jennifer, Will, Amber, Jerad

Merry Christmas to all!

Nativity

Many years ago, maybe 30, I made this Nativity set for our home. I see I forgot to add the straw this year. Oops! The figures are about 8 inches tall. As you can see there are some pretty tiny pieces to cut on the saw, but it was fun to do. A few years later the church wanted a new Nativity set. Ron and I got busy and made this one. He made the stable and I once again got out my saw and made the figures. These are about 12 inches tall, so it was a little easier. They are also large enough so people can see them during the church service. The children like to come up after church and look at and move the figures around. On Christmas Eve, after I took this picture, I passed 2 girls walking up the aisle. I overheard one of them say, "Can I be Mary this time?" They were heading to the stable to recreate Jesus' birth.

Merry Christmas

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