The Sunday School kids did their Christmas program for church today. They portrayed the Christmas story.
Also, since I had my camera with me & the church has officially been sold & land for the new church purchased, I wanted to get a picture of the big stained glass windows.
Since church services were axed because of the blowing & drifting snow Sunday, we had our Christmas service last night - at least some of it. Look forward to pictures of the Sunday School kids after next Sunday.
I was part of our Christmas cantata this year and had one of Pastor's kids take pics for me while we were singing.
Before the show, there was a little "surprise" for Uncle Larry. He gets teased because everyone next to him happens to be taller. :)
Thankfully he's a good sport about it!
Can you see Larry??
Uncle Paul played Joseph & did an awesome job. He had 3 pages of dialogue to memorize!!
Here's my photographer - too funny! :)
One of my friends asked me to post these recipes - so this is just for her. :)
Brown Sugar Cookies
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup Crisco (I use butter flavored)
2 eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla
4 scant teaspoons cream of tarter
4 teaspoons baking soda
4 cups flour
Mix all ingredients. Roll into balls and bake at 375* for 10 minutes or until golden.
Peanut Butter Dog Treats
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup water
Combine all ingredients, mixing on low speed. Make into 1 tablespoon sized balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten balls with a fork. Bake at 325* for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden.
We had our family Christmas at Grandma's last night. Unfortunately, it was a pretty short celebration since everyone left early because we had blowing & drifting snow. We also had our Christmas services canceled at church today because the wind is still blowing.
Kaela is working hard on her fuzzy poster. I used to love these also when I was her age.
Austin & Kristy
Ruth, Grandma, & me
My mom just bought me this Christmas tree for Christmas yesterday. It is very important that those who know me well know that this was my FIRST Christmas present this year!! :P
Also, on Sunday night, I went to the Ecumenical Choir concert in town which a couple of other friends were in.
Me & Jeanne ~ she kept making silly faces at me. :)
Here's the 4 of us
Reindeer antlers are awesome! These had bells & twinkly lights.
This is Bob, the shy reindeer.
This is Kaela (a.k.a. Bob) trying to blend in.
Today I had Dad drop me & the dogs off at the park & we walked back to Mom & Dad's from there. Diego & Dante had a blast running through the snow. It was quite funny to watch them bouncing along in the snow to reach ALL the trees. :)
Check out the tongue - he is loving this!
This is Dante after he jumped in a snow bank that was a little too deep.
Apparently, something smells good here - to them at least.
Me & Diego
This past weekend I went up to the cities with some friends to do some Christmas shopping at the Mall of America. We went up Friday night & stayed with my aunt & uncle. On Saturday we made our trip to the mall. I don't think that anyone bought too much (you would have to carry all those bags). We mostly went up to have fun anyway. We ate dinner at the Rainforest Cafe & just had fun!!
I discovered this addictive website the other day - Face in Hole. You can upload one of your own photos to fill in the hole where someone else's face was. Here's a few that I have saved:
Me
Austin
I tried to find a picture of Austin without hair on his forehead, but I couldn't find any. The kid has too much hair!!
