This Christmas season felt SO short! I think I got a late start because of my girls trip to Koh Lipe, Thailand at the end of November.
I want to remember and document some of the highlights of the season:
Since our next door neighbor's daughter, Addie, has cancer, they were going to be leaving to fly back to the U.S. for the holidays so we tried to do some fun, Christmas-y things with them before they left for Utah (and surprise April & Addie 3 days early!).
So....we did the yearly trip to the bubble snow at Tanglin Mall with them . Dinner first at Chili's and then down to the bubble snow to play in the bubbles!
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| Holden N. and Jack |
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Mason N., Carson, Josh
Getting our tree was really crazy this year. We usually just show up to the Far East Flora Nursery and pick out a tree. However, this year when we showed up they had NO TREES! "Tree shortage!' So...we had to wait until the second week of December for a live tree. |
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Jack was SO disappointed that there were no trees available for purchase. Broke my heart!
Eventually we got a tree and it was a beauty! |
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Skylar reaching up to put on the angel.
Some of our other favorite Christmas traditions include: |
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| Riding on an open top bus to see the Christmas lights on Orchard Road. |
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| Sammy and friends led us in singing Christmas carols on the top of the bus. |
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Skylar had fun with friend Aubrey on the bus.
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Ward Christmas Party - Carson's friend Josh sang "Oh Holy Night!"
Mike was the MC. |
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| Beehive/Mia Maid Song (Bailey in back) |
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| Mike and the priests Nutcracker ballet number |
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| The children participated in a live nativity. |
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| Santa showed up! |
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| Skylar with Santa |
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| Holden with Santa |
Skylar (with the shortest angel dress ever!) |
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| Mike went Clark Grizwald on our house and the Napierski's house next door! |
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2 of my sweet Laurels brought this sign over and left it on our porch as a surprise.
It looked great between our house and the Napierski's!
One of our favorite Christmas traditions is making and delivering Christmas salsa to our
friends and neighbors. This year we made 3 enormous batches of salsa and delivered them.
This year was extra special because we delivered salsa on Dec. 13, in honor of the day Josh
Robsion passed away; one year ago. He was my friend Melissa Keck's son-in-law. He
died of a heart infection, one day after his first child was born. It was very sudden and tragic. His
wife, Erica (who I don't actually know), asked for people to do service to remember Josh on his
day of passing to remember him. So, I decided we would deliver salsa early so that we could
honor Josh. (#jlr1213) |
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| Delivering Christmas salsa |
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| The CRAZY salsa crew! |
Jack and his buddy Owen (getting in the mood!) at
their 3rd grade music concert
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Jack's Music concert. I LOVE that ALL 4 of my big kids are on the same campus and can "drop in" when their siblings have a special event. Sammy, Carson and Skylar all attended Jack's music concert. Jack got to teach them how to play some
instruments.
(Christmas Season, TBC) |
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