We went down to Houston to see my parents for Christmas this year. For Christmas Eve, my parents' church asked our family to light the Christ Candle during the Christmas Eve service. My grandparents, parents, and cousins (who have 2 kids) are all members of the same church, so there are 4 generations of the family that are members there. Jonathan, John, and I joined the group to make a pack of 11 to light the candle... of course, only 1 person lit the candle and 1 other read the scripture... I guess the other 9 of us were just for moral support. :) After the service, we went to my cousins' house for a Mediterranean themed Christmas Eve Celebration. We ate some great food and enjoyed socializing with family and friends.
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| 4 Generations of the Moore Family - ready to light the candle at church |
We did the traditional Walton Family Christmas on Sunday morning, including stockings and gift exchange. Then, the rest of the family in town joined us for a nice lamb dinner and Happy Birthday Jesus cake.
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| The 4 stockings on the left have been around for at least 26 years. Mom started working on a stocking for John a few weeks ago... It's not quite finished though, so it was pinned to another stocking for the big day. |
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| The tree at my parents' house just before we tore into the presents |
We had a fun and relaxing time with my family, and when there weren't Christmas related festivities, we (Jonathan, John, and I) could generally be found on the couch...
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| Wii Fun - They're playing basketball in this shot |
In addition to several Wii games, we also had fun adding new Miis to our collection... including Mr. and Mrs. Claus, Abe (Lincoln), and Sacajawiia (spelling intentional - Jiisus and Einsteiin have been in our Mii family for a while).
We enjoyed our Christmas with the Waltons and are looking forward to Christmas with the Hansens later this week.
Merry Christmas, All!
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