At this time of year we celebrate the birth of our Savior. His life is arguably the greatest gift we've been given since it enables us to become forever families. Today we enjoyed many additional gifts. Above is a funny picture. Notice the lack of ornaments from about 3 and a half feet down. That blur is Peter. We started the season with the tree evenly decorated. I am grateful for loving siblings who help put ornaments back up and out of Peter's reach.
This morning Heidi put the final touches on the ramp we made so Gram can go in the house without getting out of her wheel chair. We are blessing to have them nearby. Also to have the parts and Heidi's know how to make this task feasible.
Here is Mom and Dad using the new ramp. Gotta love that smile.
The kids agreed that while this play set has been fun it would be great to give it to our friends the Hallsteds. Here is Heidi cleaning it off.
Papa was our narrator for our annual reading/reenacting of Luke 2.
Becca B came dressed in her Christmas outfit.
Rebecca took on the role of Mary. TJ played the part of Joseph. Peter must've taken on the part of the manager of the inn prepping the manger for the arrival of baby Jesus. Joseph chose not to dress up but still wanted to be in on the action. Perhaps he is a shepherd.
David is one of the wisemen with his gift for the newborn baby.
Sarah is the angel announcing the birth of baby Jesus to the shepherds.
Heidi is the costume designer/head shepherdess.
We closed out a fun visit with Gram, Papa and Becca B by exchanging gifts. We gave them blankets that Heidi had made to keep them warm. Heidi also made a custom flag for Becca's bike.
The kids teamed up to create these reindeer soft drinks for the Roche family.
As we were hurrying out the door to go and visit the cousins the door to the van was swung open too quickly and Peter fell out of the van. He got a big cut on the back of his head.
Another wonderful blessing that we have in this ward is a Bishop who is a surgeon and very kind. Bishop Christiansen kindly gave Peter four stitches for Christmas. One on the inside and three on the outside. Peter seems to be doing just fine now that he's all stitched up.
Once that excitement was passed Peter and I read join the family at the Roche house. Sarah and other kids took turns sharing the gift of music.
We used Heather and Doug's TV to Skype with Grammie and Grandpa Mangum on their mission. It truly is amazing the technology that we enjoy living in the future.
We closed out the evening with another reenactment of Luke 2. This time we had a larger cast.
Truly a day of gifts and love. So sorry that the Manger Manager had an accident 😢. The reading of Luke 2 was very important for the children and the adults. The custom ramp in an uber thoughtful gift for Gramma. Mahalo to Heidi
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