On Saturday night, I went up to Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. I drove up with two of my friends and thought it was just delightful to have some girl time. The concert was good despite some technical difficulties but I was really glad for the company. Especially during our two hour drive home. Thanks, Chrissie and Brooke! Man, I am really bad at these self-portraits!
Sunday brought a new calling for me--Primary Chorister, again. I have had this calling in every ward we've lived in longer than three months. It can be really fun but also really, really tiring. I am also feeling slightly apprehensive about doing it with a newborn but whatever....
On Sunday night, we made graham cracker houses with Colin and Amy. Love this tradition.
I was helping Slade and judging by his face, I was not doing a very good job. I am really not very talented in graham cracker house construction.
Our finished product:
Amy and Colin did his and her houses and were very clever. Amy's was beautiful and dainty with a fireplace, Christmas tree, and curtains. Colin's man house had a ginormous TV, refrigerator and moose head on the wall. Funny.
We put the finished houses on a table and the kids made quick work of demolishing them.
Today, I actually sent our Christmas cards to print and got our neighbor gifts ready finally. I went from having grand ambitions at the beginning of the month then scaled back to a bag of M&Ms with a note saying "Have a marvelous and merry Christmas". At least the tag was cute.
Only one week until Christmas! I'm so not ready.
4 comments:
Very cute houses. I think Slade's house turned out great! He must be a perfectionist. I love your idea for neighbors. I'm borrowing that for next year!
Funny!
My favorite of all is the pic of S. gnawing on his house! Hilarious.
I've decided I might just do away with the tradition for a few more years after the mess they made demoishing them.
This is the first year in many, many, many that I have missed out on the tradition and it was a bummer. The mess is worth it! The mess is doubly worth it! The mess is triply worth it!
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