It has been a busy but good December so far. It’s hard to believe Christmas is this Sunday, but even harder to believe that we are almost actually ready for it! Just a couple of last-minute gifts, and then wrapping, and we are ready to continue the celebration of Jesus’ birth! We have already celebrated a good deal with programs and parties; now things are starting to slow down so that we can really reflect on the “Reason for the Season.”
Our family has been a part of 3 Christmas programs this year. The first weekend in December we had the children’s musical at church, “Christmas in Egypt”, and each of us played a part– Jay was Joseph, I was Mary, Brian was young Jesus, and James and Eliza were Egyptian children, along with the rest of the kids’ choir. I was concerned about how Brian would behave during the show, but it turned out really well. He did a lot of running around during the songs, but the kids singing did a great job of ignoring him. Brian basically stole the show with his dancing during the song “Birthday”. There is a video on Facebook that my parents recorded; maybe I will be able to post it here someday. Here we are in our costumes:
The second Christmas program we participated in was our church’s “It Can Be a Wonderful Life”, on December 10th and 11th. I am a member of the choir, and the kids’ choir sang one song with us, so James and Eliza got to be a part of that one, too! It was the same program we did last year, with a few changes, so it wasn’t too difficult to get ready for it. It really helped me get in the Christmas spirit!
Tuesday, December 13th, the 3rd graders at Collegeville Elementary performed “Christmas at the OK Corral”. James sang with the choir, and also had a part square-dancing with a few other kids during one of the songs. He did great!
Despite all the rehearsals for the various programs, we still managed to make it to the Little Rock Christmas parade, an annual tradition for our family. Here we are in our hats after the parade:
And here is our Christmas card photo, with our kids all dressed up in their Christmas finery:
James (8), Eliza (6), and Brian (almost 2!)
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! I am so thankful that God sent Jesus as a baby. He was (and is) exactly the kind of Savior we needed.
