Christmas Events

I know, I know, it's nearly the end of January, and we're just now posting about Christmas. Frankly, although this blog is a "scrap-book" of sorts on our family life, it hasn't been on my list of things to do for quite some time. But, I do want to get caught up!
(To get a chronological feel for these holiday events, start at the bottom of the pictures and scroll up.)

And finally, Christmas with "just us". Christmas is much more exciting with little kids in the house! I love the anticipation, excitement, and joy that children express without inhibition!




Christmas with the Witmer family.





The traditional decorating of the Gingerbread House...we were joined this year with friends Clement and Sophia. And we added a Gingerbread Train this year for fun!



The Rhodes siblings (sans Dietrich and Abigail) got together a week before Christmas for a feast of deliciousness and games.


My sister Rachel and her children came over for a day of decorating sugar cookies. Allison and Megan were quite creative in their decorating...we all enjoyed it!




Decorating our dearly beloved cedar tree for Christmas. The kids really got into it this year, with Elliot hanging ornaments and Vincent jumping up and down and chanting over and over "our christmas tree, yay! our christmas tree, yay!" and Annaliese took in all the action while feasting on some candy-cane sweetness.



Christmas Parade, downtown Harrisonburg, with our friends Deb, Peter, Clement, Sophia, and Petra Haddad.