Christmas 2014

 On Christmas Eve, my mom and her boyfriend, and my sister's family came over to share some treats, sing some songs, and, as has become our tradition, the kids acted out the nativity.

Joseph and Mary:

The shepherd's with their adorable little lamb:

Connor's look of terror as the angel appears:

Mary and Joseph inspecting the gifts brought by the wise men:

And the lamb got tired of staying by the manger:

After the guests went home, the kids opened up their Christmas Even gifts: the usual matching jammies, as well as a story to read. I read it first but then Connor wanted to have a turn reading it too. It is a pretty fun book to read.

Christmas morning:

A couple of my favourite presents: a vintage, super-warm wool Hudson's Bay blanket:

And this portrait of Hudson that Shae drew with pastels from a photo of him when he was two, wearing a bike helmet:

 In the afternoon, we drove out to Spruce Grove for a delicious Christmas dinner at my mom's house.