Our Family Christmas


While waiting on the last of our three children to arrive with her family, the rest of us played, "Hide Baby Jesus".  We used the Baby from this nativity set.




Once everyone arrived, our oldest grandson narrated the Christmas Story drama and directed the other children in presenting the story of the first Christmas.



Mary sits serenely with the Baby.  Joseph, on bended knee,  faces the shepherds and angels.  One of the shepherds (in yellow shirt) appears to be responding to Gabriel.

One by one from youngest to oldest, the children opened their gifts.
The evening culminated in a cookie/hot-chocolate birthday party for Jesus.A Christmas video was also viewed before some of the children went to bed.  Tired but full of happiness, all sixteen of us went to bed - content and thankful to be together.

9 comments:

  1. What a beautiful Christmas..I love this..thank you for sharing!
    Blessings and hugs,
    andrea

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  2. Content and thankful. What wonderful Christmas gifts!

    Thank you for sharing them.

    Kathleen

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  3. Rebecca, everything looks and sounds so beautiful......so wonderful to have your family with you, many blessings my friend, your family looks so happy.....:-) Hugs

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  4. A very happy gathering indeed....who found Baby Jesus? Have a very blessed New Year.....

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  5. What a wonderful day Rebecca. It looked good enough to hold you over until next Christmas!
    Love Di

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  6. I loved these pictures, the children looked so precious! That's a lot of love to contain in one house, I bet your walls were straining holding it all in! What beautiful memories were made!!

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  7. What cute shepherds you have...Enjoy your extra days of Christmas Rebecca!

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  8. Your celebration of Christmas leaves the warmest feelings of love lingering in my heart, Rebecca. Love to you....
    Jackie

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  9. Such a beautiful Christmas celebration!
    Everyone seems to be really enjoying themselves!

    I've never heard of 'Hide The Baby Jesus', but it sounds like fun!

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Writing a Song a Week #3

Writing a Song a Week #3
♪ I wait for the Lord; my soul waits and in his word I hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning ♪ (Psalm 130:5-6)