We had dinner at Shannon's house, it was so fun, everything was so lovely. The kids watched the Santa Tracker with Google maps, VERY fun, they were concerned about being out too late and him missing them, even though our kids knew he was coming to OUR home. VERY fun!!
After we came back, LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!!!! Tiffany was the MC and was very dry and funny. Each kid and most of the adults participated. We went youngest to oldest. Rebekah was first and sang Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, So cutie cute! Jeremy did the Shrek roar from Shrek 4. HILLARIOUS!!!! If you haven't seen this movie, I do recommend it, it's very good, not like the last 2. There's a part when this silly boy with this gruff voicce says to Shrek," Do the Roar!" and he keeps on pestering Shrek, "Do it!" ...."He's gettin' away Daddy, Do something about it!" and then when Shrek finally does it, he says,"I love you Daddy!" Now, granted, this little shrek boy had no manners, was demanding and invasive of Shrek's space,(which we talked about), but it struck Brandon so funny when Jeremy tried to copy it that it's what he asked Jeremy to do for the talent show and it was fall on the floor funny. Lindsay played Silent Night on the piano. Amazing when you think that she has never had a real lesson. Bethany played O Come All Ye Faithful on her trumpet, amazing when you think that she learned it on her own with no music and played it from memory! Wow! Tiffany and Tamara sang and danced to Jingle Bell Rock and it was AWESOME and completely hysterical! I was amazed! Troy and Tam played a trumpet duet which was amazing and Tyler played his saxophone and several CHristmas songs. I pled a "name that Tune" game on the viola---Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, some Christmas songs and the National Anthem. Silly and fun---I had the music from doing this in the kids' classrooms at school. Allie played Sleigh Ride on the piano, after not touching one for that nearly 6 years!!! Wow, talk about talent! Brandon played Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, my favorites, on his euphonium, lush and full and mellow and BEAUTIFUL---I'm so LUCKY!!!!!!!
Anyway, it was so much fun! We had the best time playing games after and watching Chrismas movies. The kids got to bed about midnight and were up at the break of day it seemed, but we just had the most wonderful whirlwind visit and squeezed every ounce of living and sharing out of the time we had. What a wonderful Christmas!!! Love You ALL!!!!! Merry Christmas, God Bless us, Every one!!!
