3rd Grade Christmas Concert

 

December brought many fun concerts and activities, one of which was Kate's 3rd grade Christmas Concert. She is blessed to have a wonderful new music teacher who has helped her to LOVE singing! She and her best friend, Sadie, knew every song by heart! They performed a fun and diverse selection of songs. We LOVED it!!

Sadie's mom, Amber, and I decorated the stage for the concert, then picked it all up and hauled it to the Wilson Theater the next week for our "Sounds of the Season" concert. Our spare decorations got plenty of use this year. The back of my van still bears the evidence in the form of glitter and tree 'droppings'!

I Wanna Do This!

Here's a giant cup of holiday cheer for you (thanks to Mom and Dad for the link)! I actually laughed out loud and then cried a little when I watched this! This definitely goes on my bucket list...



Best Christmas Card EVER!

Christmas Memories 2009

I recognize that Christmas is just a distant memory at this point, but I do have a few pictures that will help me remember the special, quiet (and not-so-quiet) moments we shared during this beautiful and holy holiday. It was a much needed respite and we made the most of it. Unfortunately I didn't catch much on my camera ... too busy just soaking up the moments I guess! :)

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Hee-Hee

Regan and Todd surprised and delighted us all with a hilarious Rap rendition of Jingle Bells. I love how embarassed Todd is as he beat-boxes in the background. Unfortunately, I only caught the very end of the act, but some is better than none!

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Santa Claus is Comin' To Town

Our annual Ward Christmas party was a big hit again this year. After a yummy dinner the primary children performed a simple nativity. They each prepared their own costume and learned 6 or 7 new primary songs and hymns. We had a narrator tell the story from the scriptures, then the kids acted out the parts and sang the songs . It was adorable. I wish I had pictures, but I was leading and forgot to hand my camera to someone beforehand. I did get pictures of the kids visiting with Santa, however, so all is not lost! Note that Jack is VERY happy to sit on Santa's lap. He laughed and giggled and talked up a storm. Definitely the first of our kids to ever greet Santa warmly before the age of 4. :)