We had some fun times leading up to Christmas this year.
We cut our own tree...
...decorated it...
...decorated some more...
...but didn't really get a good picture of the finished product. No matter, though, as the kids moved the ornaments around on a daily basis, sometimes with less than ideal results from an aesthetic standpoint.The kids decorated cookies as well...
...and had a lot of fun with it...
...leading to this:
The kids' Sunday School classes both performed at church a couple Sundays ago, as part of a Christmas-themed program. Norah, however, was in a mood and didn't want to join her class. Here's her "performance" from that day:
Haddon did pretty well, but for some reason the video of him didn't want to cooperate in the uploading process. Just imagine him kind of bobbing back and forth and attempting to sing on occasion.
Later that night we went out to Mission Mill Museum for their "Magic at the Mill" night. We had never been before (or even heard of it, for that matter). It was worth attending though, especially since we had half off admission coupons.
The kids got to see Santa Claus...
...although Norah was making every effort to prolong her bad mood.
The entire grounds were lit up, which looked really nice.
Everyone had fun. There were concerts, exhibits, model trains, lights, treats, and craft projects.
Norah tried to keep her pouty mood, but eventually admitted to having a good time.
She made a paper "quilt"...
...so did Haddon...
...and everyone enjoyed the yarn-making demonstration by the lady at the spinning wheel.
On our way out, Haddon joined this quartet for a rousing rendition of "Jingle Bells."
I'm not sure if we'll go back to Mission Mill next Christmas. If there's another coupon, though, I think it would be highly possible. If you've never been before, we'd recommend it.
Finally, here's a Charlie Brown tree I made out of old Christmas tree branches and some spare plywood I had laying around.
I'll try to get to the actual Christmas celebrations soon.
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