Happy Birthday Baby Jesus!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

To all of our family and friends enjoy your Christmas!!!

Christmas Eve and New Traditions

Daddy and Mama dancing

When I was growing up we spent Christmas Eve at my grandparents waiting to open Christmas presents. We have found that we have to keep the children up to late in order to keep this tradition. We instead have decided to start our own Christmas Eve family tradition.


This year we have pizza for dinner, did a little family dancing, and then we watched "The Nativity Story." What a great traditional Christmas Eve movie!! What a great movie period!


Daddy and James fall was James tries to spin daddy!!!

Our Children all fell asleep in time for us to put a few touches on Christmas presents and stocking. Then we got ready to go to our favorite Christmas Eve tradition of midnight Mass at St. Benedict Abbey. Starting new family traditions are always wonderful!!!



The children slept through most of mass which as always makes it very good for Mama and Daddy, we can actually hear the mass. James and Thomas were awake for the Christmas after party.

Becky Kelley - Where's the Line to See Jesus - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

This song has amazing meaning. Some songs we love just because the meaning is so true.



Where is the line for Jesus. If there was one our family would be be in it. In our family we focus on Jesus being the reason for the season and we don't talk much about Santa except to sing in Christmas carols. Adriana even wonders why parents lie to their children. This song reminds us once again "Jesus is the reason for the Christmas Season!"

O'Christmas Tree

Our children are getting older and can now help s decorate the Christmas tree. The so look forward to the and we have so much fun. Listening to Christmas Carols and decorating the tree is so much fun and Mama is learning not to touch it once the children finish!!

Eating cookies from Mrs. Tara before we start!

Daddy stringing the lights


James and Adriana decorating the tree!


Toppong the tree with the star!

Daddy picks us up so we can put some bulbs high up!

Daddy Decorating!


The finished tree

Happy Saint Nicholas Day

How does your family celebrate St. Nicholas day?

In our house we put out our shoes in hopes that candy will be left in them.
(Yes, Mama and Daddy got candy too even though they didn't put out there shoes!)

This morning we also dressed our chocolate Santa Clause candy with a mitre and crosier, fun!

Adriana and James working on their St. Nicholas'

Live Nativity with Adriana

5th Annual Live Nativity and Carol

Presented by Spring House and students of the Trivium School
at Berlin Orchard

Adriana was one of the singing Angels.
She is usually shy and gets stage fright but she did really well in the live Nativity. I know Adriana with stage fright hard to believe be so true! Our Lord must have been with her. We were of course proud parents. Other Angles Andrew and Nora Kelly, Mora Schmitt, Brianna Hougham, Hannah Smillie and Frannie Dillon.

Adriana is one of the angels in the middle on the left.
Mary was played by Sara Smillie and the angel Gabriel was played by Bridget Lawler.

Thérèse

Thérèse is a good movies only because it teaches us about the life of St Thérèse of Lisieux. She truly was an example of the little things!

The movie itself was not made well but again the story was amazing!! St Thérèse like all the saints was a great example of what to strive.

My favorite Christmas Song

I know this is rather energenic but I love it.

My daughter sat met to me looking at me like a nut while I listened to it. Oh well. I love it!!

Building Snowmen at Lowe's

The Children got to building at Lowe's

This morning we went to a free children's clinic at Lowe's. The children got to make a snowman. IT was fun and free.

I did most of the work for James but the fact that he was able to hammer a few times made him super happy. They also got to bring home an apron and goggles. I think we will go back next week too!!! They are making a train and a passenger car the following week. This weeks will be a great Christmas present, we will add a picture. Another fun homeschooling activity for everyone!

Finished product!

Yes this does mean I'm hoping to start blogging again.

Christmas Cards

Christmas cards are finished for this year. Even though we didn't get them free like last year I am happy our deal of $22.84 for 65 cards!!!

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