Here's the church one - they don't look very amused, do they? :)
They managed some smiles afterwards . . .
And here's the school one - which was amazing - it always is - they have the BEST musicals. And I love how they are always centered around JESUS. The school program is always one of my favorite parts of Christmas - it's an early present. And the boys loved it too. :)
Later that week, the boys had their Christmas party at school.
They managed some smiles afterwards . . .
And here's the school one - which was amazing - it always is - they have the BEST musicals. And I love how they are always centered around JESUS. The school program is always one of my favorite parts of Christmas - it's an early present. And the boys loved it too. :)Later that week, the boys had their Christmas party at school.(Jack getting ready to dig in)
(Noah and one of his buddies)
And then the next day, we made a "difficult" decision to put Noah's hamster down. He was past his life expectancy, was blind, and had developed abdominal tumors. Easy for Mark and I to decide, but hard for Noah to accept. He accidentally heard Mark on the phone with the vet, realized what was going on, and crawled under Jack's bed (he can't fit under his) and cried and cried. Jack looked at Mark and said "dumb idea, Dad." At least we can always count on Jack's honesty. We had a long talk with him about quality of life for animals and he ended up being okay with it. Anyway, he wanted a final picture with him before we took him to the vet.
Then we headed out to a friend's house to make LEFSE! I had given Mark all of the required lefse making equipment last year for Christmas, and he was anxious to use it. So we teamed up with our friends and rolled lefse for a few hours! (This is her daughter - is she cute or what?)
(Nancy and Mark, the pros)
Next up: on Monday a mini-Christmas with my brother and his family before they headed off to MN. We got the whole family together in Spearfish at my mom and dad's. This is my totally adorable nephew with Jack. He doesn't like me. He does, however, love my kids. Which is heartwarming and frustrating at the same time. Lil' stinker.
I gave my brother a few things this Christmas, but this was the one of which I was most proud:
All the cousins . . .
And then the next day, we made a "difficult" decision to put Noah's hamster down. He was past his life expectancy, was blind, and had developed abdominal tumors. Easy for Mark and I to decide, but hard for Noah to accept. He accidentally heard Mark on the phone with the vet, realized what was going on, and crawled under Jack's bed (he can't fit under his) and cried and cried. Jack looked at Mark and said "dumb idea, Dad." At least we can always count on Jack's honesty. We had a long talk with him about quality of life for animals and he ended up being okay with it. Anyway, he wanted a final picture with him before we took him to the vet.
Then we headed out to a friend's house to make LEFSE! I had given Mark all of the required lefse making equipment last year for Christmas, and he was anxious to use it. So we teamed up with our friends and rolled lefse for a few hours! (This is her daughter - is she cute or what?)
(Nancy and Mark, the pros)
Next up: on Monday a mini-Christmas with my brother and his family before they headed off to MN. We got the whole family together in Spearfish at my mom and dad's. This is my totally adorable nephew with Jack. He doesn't like me. He does, however, love my kids. Which is heartwarming and frustrating at the same time. Lil' stinker.
I gave my brother a few things this Christmas, but this was the one of which I was most proud:All the cousins . . .
On Tuesday (still at my mom and dad's), we woke to spectacular scenery - a beautiful frost covering everything. We grabbed our cameras and headed out for some photos:
Got home Tuesday afternoon and we had even more frosty stuff at our house - it was BEAUTIFUL. An early Christmas present from God.
When we got home from mom and dad's, Murphy headed straight for a laundry basket and zonked out for 2+ hours. He was exhausted from wrestling with Molly for 2 days. Molly's become his best buddy (or as my mom would say, his hunk o'burnin love). :)
Lastly, I had previously mentioned showing you what a Roisum Christmas looks like. Here's our tree this year - a special gift to me and the boys from Mark - they wanted a flocked tree, and I wanted a big Fraiser - so we got both. It cost a small fortune, but it's beautiful and we have all loved it soooo much.
Here's my candy-cane-Christmas-tree collection and my two favorite Christmas frames.
Got home Tuesday afternoon and we had even more frosty stuff at our house - it was BEAUTIFUL. An early Christmas present from God.
When we got home from mom and dad's, Murphy headed straight for a laundry basket and zonked out for 2+ hours. He was exhausted from wrestling with Molly for 2 days. Molly's become his best buddy (or as my mom would say, his hunk o'burnin love). :)Lastly, I had previously mentioned showing you what a Roisum Christmas looks like. Here's our tree this year - a special gift to me and the boys from Mark - they wanted a flocked tree, and I wanted a big Fraiser - so we got both. It cost a small fortune, but it's beautiful and we have all loved it soooo much.I love Who-ville looking trees . . . .
And the stockings hung with care -
We are totally loving our Christmas break. We've had great time with family, are having some much-needed relaxation, great food and are looking forward to a quiet Christmas at home. Wish this could last for 3 more weeks!
May God bless your Christmas and may you take some time to reflect on why we celebrate. Merry Christmas!
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