Christmas at Our House

We all had a wonderful day on Christmas this year. My Grandparents came in town and the Grandparents that live in town came to the Christmas Eve service with us and came over and spent all of Christmas day with us. I got up about 9 am on Christmas morning. We all gathered in the living room and my Dad read the story of the 1st Christmas from Luke. Then the opening of gifts began! With a family the size of ours, there is a mountain of gifts to open! It took us over two hours! We like to open them one at a time so we can see what each other gets and see the person's reaction to the gifts we gave them. This year, I got 3 Cds by Fernando Ortega, an Itunes giftcard, a couple of books (yay for books that arn't textbooks!), and several other smaller gifts including chocolate and a 2009 calender. The biggest gift was my parents gave our family a Wii!

That afternoon we all spent a lot of time taking turns on the Wii. It is so much fun both to play and to watch others playing. Then we sat down to a yummy dinner that included ham, mashed potatoes, salad, and more! Then we cleaned up, played more wii, visited, and had dessert (cheesecake and pumpkin pie). Eventually we all went to bed.

The time since Christmas has been fun as well. The day after, my Grandma and I went to lunch at Baker's Crust with a gift card that I won at the single's Christmas party. I got the Sa,nta Fe salad witch was very yummy. Today, my Grandma, Alexandra, and I went to Barnes and Nobles; when we got back we and Simeon went for a walk since the weather was nice.

Anyway, here are some pictures. They are not in order and some were taken before Christmas. Enjoy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

My Favorite Christmas Song

"What Child is this, who laid to rest,On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Haste, haste to bring Him laud, the Babe, the Son of Mary.

Why lies He in such mean estate.
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear: for sinners here,The silent Word is pleading.

This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Nails, spear, shall pierce Him through,The Cross be borne, for me, for you:
Hail, hail, the Word made flesh,The Babe, the Son of Mary!
This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,The Babe, the Son of Mary.

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh;Come peasant, king to own Him.
The King of Kings salvation brings;Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Raise, raise, the song on high,The Virgin sings her lullaby:Joy joy for Christ is born,The Babe, the Son of Mary!
This, this is Christ the KingWhom shepherds guard and angels sing.Haste, haste to bring Him laud,The Babe, the Son of Mary."

Words from http://www.lyricsondemand.com/miscellaneouslyrics/christmassongslyrics/whatchildisthislyrics.html

Christmas

"...that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins"!

Matthew 1:20-21

Some Pics From the Single's Christmas Party

By the way...

Don't you think it is ironic that my "Technology in the Classroom" class is an online class?

Also, because I am taking that class online, I thankfully will not have as crazy a schedule as I thought. I will have classes Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 9-2 (that's including a hr break for lunch)!

Wow, it has been a long time since I last updated

Well school is officially done for the semester. YAY! I am sooo glad; it is nice to have a break for a little while. Next semester I am taking Asian History, Political Science (U.S. Politics), Geography, Statistics, and Technology in the Classroom (an education course). As of now, I am majoring in elementary ed.

Tonight (or rather last night at it is now 12) I went to a single's christmas party/benefit at church. It was great! The food was yummy and the performances were wonderful. I will try to post some pics later.