So, This is Christmas!

It seems that the Christmas Spirit eluded me after Thanksgiving. But, on December 9th, I attended Avery's pre-school Christmas open house. Sarah and some of her children were there, too. It was delightful! Avery is a ham ;D

The very next day, Sarah and I took a bunch (11) of the grandchildren to see an amateur performance of The Nutcracker in Liberty. It was quite the event. Even though Sarah bought the tickets well in advance, they had no assigned seats for our group. So, they set up chairs in the horizontal aisle between two sections of the theater seating. Some of the smaller children had to stretch to see, but it was still very fun for them to watch the dancers. Afterward, we all went to CiCi's Pizza for lunch. All-you-can-eat is the way to go with this hungry, active crew. It was a memorable and positive experience, but we're all for the professional ballet in Kansas City next year!

Tessa, Nathan, Claire, Elisabeth, Sarah, Isobel, Jolie, Emma, Aliyah, Sarah Lou, Rebekah & Emilie

The day after that, we had our Far West Ward Christmas Party in the evening at the church building. Kevin & Sarah and their children were the family chosen to stage a mock night together at home discussing the Christmas Story. Sarah and Kevin each sang a solo (yes, I said Kevin!), the family sang songs together, and Tessa and Emma sang a duet. It was a watery-eye night for me!
The audience sat on blankets and was served Jerusalem-style food. It was a nice evening for all.

After this inundation of Christmas activities, there was no way to avoid the Christmas Spirit, even if I wanted to. God bless us, every one!