This is the first year that the boys were old enough to really get excited about Christmas morning. Joshua was up at 6:00 A.M. There was no talking him back into bed, so we woke Andrew up, settled in and let the present opening begin. About half way through the mayhem, Andrew stopped and with a worried look on his face asked, "Mom, is this Christmas?" The poor boy was not feeling well and the whole experience just wasn't adding up for him. After everything was opened he went back to bed for three more hours. Andrew may have spent the day sick, but Joshua could not have been better. He got most of the things he asked for and enjoyed the day even knowing the "truth" about Santa.
It wouldn't be Christmas without the traditional Christmas Eve pageant. Since there are only four of us everyone has to play a couple of rolls, and the pets even get involved sometimes. I've played Mary every year since I'm the only girl, but I'm alright with that. In this picture we have Michael as a narrator and inn keeper, me as Mary, Andrew as Joseph and the angel, and Joshua as a shepherd and a wise man. Jeri made a short appearance as a black sheep.
2 comments:
It's nice to know somebody in the family is still doing the Christmas Pageant. You know, keeping the tradition alive.
we sort of stopped the tradtion>>just songs, no dressing up>>.read the mathew version
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