Pageants and Parties

Amelia and Luke worked hard on their gingerbread house. Some candy even made it onto the house instead of in their tummies!

Amelia's Christmas party at school. They made these Rudolph hats and elf hats that were so cute. The kids had a book exchange and of course lots of sugary treats.

Luke's Christmas party at preschool. He is showing me his reindeer food to put out on Christmas Eve for Santa's reindeer.

The kids Christmas pageant at our church, First Presbyterian. It was so cute. Luke was a sheep but he wouldn't wear the ears, too itchy. He then insisted on bringing a stuffed animal, the initial one he chose was Clifford, as in the Big RED dog. I thought, um, no. So after much "discussion" I convinced him to bring Molly instead because she looked like a sheep.

Amelia was a Roman citizen and walked up the aisle, pointed at the big star and shouted, "Look at that very bright star!" It was a beautiful performance of a Roman citizen :) Luke's big line was BAA, but he got a little stage fright and just bee lined for the front of church and sat down. It was so sweet to watch them and hear their little voices singing, "Away in a Manger" and "Little Town of Bethlehem." Christmas pageants are such a fun part of the season.