Christmas with Bob's side of the family

Grandparents open the presents. The mugs are from us and feature pictures. Each mug is a different picture.

Grandpa put some cake in a plastic container for Breanna and Breanna almost dropped it. Grandpa was worried that the lid wasn't on tight but after Breanna had accidently flipped it over, she told him it was. They were "fighting" over who was going to have a "look-see."

Grandpa has a cute little puppy named peanut. It was the first time Breanna or me had seen her. She is such a cute little dog. They said she was a fox terrier but they think she's a mixed breed because she has gotten so round in the middle.

Christmas with my side of the family

We had a wonderful time on Christmas Day with my side of the family.

Chris, Tami, Ben, Mom, and Bob

Karen relaxing before dinner.

Mom and Bob making the mashed potatoes.

The gift from us to Mom (Dad got the same thing). It says, "Fifty years of Marriage!" and has the picture of them laughing together at their anniversary party.

Karli took some of these pictures.

Lindsey, Ben, and Tami

Calvin and Jez enjoying the mixed nuts.

Anthony enjoying Aunt Jenny's gift. He loves the sky and space, Jenny. Thanks!

He really enjoyed those 3-d glasses that came with his 3-d book his mom got him.

Grandpa and Anthonly (as well as Chris and Lindsey) did the skit about the man and his donkey.

Karli took this picture. I'm not sure what Lincoln and Karen are doing!

Bob put on his presents from his stocking.

Anthony is talking with this other grandma in Michigan. He dropped the phone while talking with her. As he picked up the phone and put it back to his ear, he said, "Grandma, I dropped you with the phone!"

Breanna played her contest piece "Allergra" from Suzuki book 6 for us. It's all 16th notes!

Everyone else enjoyed the 3-d glasses, too.

Lindsey is talking with her other grandma.

Karen bought Lindsey some easy to read books and had Lindsey read them to her.

Breanna played a game like Aggravation with Lindsey and Anthony. Lindsey made sure that Breanna was playing it right!

We played a lively game of Dutch Blitz after we opened presents because Bob said that he would go to sleep if he didn't do something.

It looks like Lincoln didn't do something quick enough to keep from falling asleep. Karli took this picutre. I couldn't throw it away even if it was blurry!

The Grandparents. Looks like they are exhausted after a day of lots of family!

Merry Christmas!!!

Join me in honoring our Savior who was born to a poor family, announced to the outcasts and the kings, and came to bring light in the darkness for generations to come. Thank you, Jesus, for coming so that we could be truly free!

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!

Out to Dinner Afterward

Grandma and Grandpa G and Chris along with Breanna's friend Matt and his parents, all went out to eat with us after the dance at TLCC.

Chris, Amber and Kyle

All of us. You can see Jez in the red at the end of the table. Verna, Matt's mom, is between Breanna and me. (Steve, Matt's dad, took the picture so his face wouldn't be on the internet!)

Aren't they a cute couple?

The Last Dance

In the morning on Sunday, December 17, we did our last full dance at our church. The place was very, very full! We had a short three dances at a church in Middlebury in the afternoon. Now it's all over and very sad!

The KMZ kids sang "O Come O Come Emmanuel" and did the first dialog before the first dance, "The Angels' Medley."

Breanna on the left and me in the middle.

This is the finale where we all dance together for the song, "We Bow Down." A spirit of worship is on the places where we all bow down and worship Jesus together.

Breanna and I in a Dance

We are dancing in a dance called, One Holy Night. There are 9 dances performed by 6 different groups of dancers. Breanna and I dance to Oh Holy Night. Breanna is in the adult dance because she had a conflict with the time the teens met. It's neat dancing with her! There is dialog in between. It brings the congregation into worship of Jesus birth, death, and ressurection. We performed in the morning yesterday. Then Breanna had an orchestra concert at 3. There was another dance at 7 p.m. Breanna didn't go. She had too much homework. I had finally gotten someone to take pictures with my camera. All these pictures are from the rehearsal time when we were practicing. The kindergartners through 2 grade dance to Away in the Manger. The 3rd through 5th grade dances to One Silent Night. The teens to Here is Our King. We all dance to We Bow Down a new song (to me) with the words being: We bow down and confess you are Lord in this place; You are all I need; It's Your face I seek; In the presence of Your Light; We bow down, we bow down. It is so awesome to see all the dancers from young to old bowing down on the stage.

Our last full performance is this Sunday (17th) at 9:30 am at Tri Lakes Community Church.

Orchestra Concert in between

We couldn't see Breanna during the performance so we took a picture of her friend Jenny and her boyfriend, Matt.

One Holy Night Dance

One boy in the whole performance. He is Kesha's son (the co-director, kneeling in front).

The 3rd to 5th graders dancing to One Silent Night

Away in the Manger

Oh Holy Night

"Mary" holds a baby in the center of us in the real dance.

"Mary" and "Baby Jesus"