Nativity, Christmas Tree Decorating and Pepper's Dinner Party!

Jacob is my little elf, he is always running around like this:

We did our Nativity Scene last week. Kylee helped read the story about the Birth of Jesus.

I wrap each person and animal in newspaper and the kids have to feel and guess who they have. Then they unwrap it to see who they have and tell the purpose of that person or animal.
Tyler started us off he got Joseph..

Kylee got the donkey. Jacob got Baby Jesus and kissed him. "I love this baby".

Everyone has a job with the tree. Kylee helping dad cut off the net. Tyler gets to water it.

Jacob drilling it and Mike cleaning up the pine needles that fell. My job is to get it all on film:)

We are all discumboobered (yes i know that isn't a word) with Austin gone. We haven't done anything the same with out him here. We usually have a bunch of goodies and treats when we decorate the tree and have a special day set aside to do it. But this year we decided to do it at 9:00 at night. Mike went and got Funnel Sticks for our treat at Burger King. We did sing Christmas Songs before we began.....

Christmas Party at Aunt Pepper's........

Aaron was trying to light a candle on the table and I wanted him to pose this is what I got........

Aunt Pepper and Uncle Dick are always so festive..

Tyler played Jingle Bells for us on his Trumpet and then we took Taffy on a walk!!

Jacob and Macie were eating sunflowers seeds and spitting them out--oh wait there were already eatin by Aaron. Macie grabbed Aaron's SPIT cup and thought she would share them with Jacob---GROSS!!!!!!

Pulling a Slinky and using it as a Limbo.....

Now we get to pack and get ready for Missouri to see Austin's graduation and bring him home for Christmas!!!!!!