For our Christmas Eve Gathering, we do a few little skits. This year our family did a puppet show. Here we are making the puppets.
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It was a fun day. We had to make sure Bella got included! We brought her into the party after everybody ate. I love this picture! The kids are dancing and singing with Beth - “I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas!”. It was on the radio!
Some great pictures from the evening:
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The Balls/Auble masterpiece was “Jingle Bells” – played by Nathan on the piano with handbells by the rest of the group. Then Mandy played “Jolly Ole Saint Nicholas.” I have no picture, because I was taking pictures for them on Kathie’s camera. For the Leavitt contribution, Katherine read us the story of the candy cane. Then the Turpins got a little carried away. We did a puppet show of the Nativity, then Jessi wanted to read the story about the Wise Men, then we watched Disney’s “Prep and Landing.” We had fun!
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I had to include this picture.
After all it is really all about the birth of one very special baby. :)
And then onto presents and new PJ’s.
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We had more than enough food, as usual. We had appetizers and dinner and too much dessert. The big hit of the night, though, was the lobster bisque – imagine chunks of lobster floating in butter and cream and you are pretty much there. It was so yummy! I love this picture – look at Becca’s face! :) Beth stayed afterwards and watched Lizzy’s newest Barbie movie with her. Thanks Beth!
Dallas was able to stop in.
We loved seeing you Dallas!