Christmas Time is Here in 2022!! Dec. 25-Jan. 1st!

 Okay, I may not know how to work the Blogger...


Christmas Season has come and gone again.  I love this time of year, but it is a lot of work!  This year instead of gifts and our usual Christmas trip we talked the kids into becoming Santa's Elves and giving Christmas to another family.  The kids loved wrapping them, and while wearing Santa hats, dropping the gifts on the porch;  complete with gifts in a Santa bag!


We attended Church on Sunday, after the kids opened Reindeer stockings and got ready for Church, that was the earliest I have seen them get ready!  At Church the kids sang a Primary song.  Then we opened the few presents we had afterwards.  


We made Pretzels, got with the Jones' for Christmas Eve, it was great!


And New Years Eve we go to the Tedjamulia's for gift exchange and party!  All the cousins came into town for it!


But, through it all, I think the most wonderful thing the kids learned this year is the gift of giving and how wonderful it is!


Here's to 2023!!



Building new Lego sets!


Birthday party for Zig and Evey with all the cousins!




Nelly.   Finding a quiet place under the piano.

Cuddling with family

Tedjamulia cousins!



Showing all the gifts under the tree!


Our traditional Brazilian BBQ lunch!  Gotta have that cheesebread!

Visiting Mamai for the Holidays!  She has been busy writing books and putting them up on Amazon!

Libby got a hair cut!  Before and After Picture!

Evey using her new telescope she built out of wood, she thinks it'll help her win Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza...

These two offered to make us lunch one day!

Delicious Pretzels!






Nativity with all the kids!


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