Well, I missed out on all of December of blogging. To be fair, December did seem crazy busy this year, but I still need to get better at keeping up on my blogging.
December was filled with a really busy work schedule (end-of-the year surgeries and being short on nurses was a bad combination), Emma's basketball games and practices, archery practice, Christmas program practices, and some Christmas shopping and outings.
The weekend of December 15th was a busy one. On that Friday evening, we went on a bus tour of Christmas lights throughout Sioux Falls. John's work paid for the bus, and we were all invited to attend. It was pretty fun. The kids had fun with some of the other kids, and we enjoyed seeing some really nice lights. Sometimes it was hard to see through the windows, but we didn't have to drive and it was fun.
On Saturday, my parents came to town to visit. I won tickets to Christmas at the Cathedral through work, so John and I decided to send my parents to it instead of going ourselves. They were a little hesitant to go, but then they loved it. They said it was a really nice show, and the singers were really good. After the show, we went to Lupulin Brewery for some drinks and pizzas with the kids. We enjoyed the food, beers, and played some games while we were there.
After all that, we went to the Stampede Game at the Denny. John and I picked up some free tickets earlier in the week at Juice Stop, so we decided to check it out. We all enjoyed watching some hockey for a couple of periods. The Stampede are terrible this year, so it was 2-5 when we left after the second period.
The rest of the evening was spent relaxing at our house. We watched a little football, a little Home Improvement, and then we called it a night.
On Sunday, we went to church, and then served Bible Study Snacks. Mom and dad enjoyed helping us with that. After church and bible class, we had a nice Sunday brunch. At 3:00pm we headed back to church so the kids could play their piano pieces before the Christmas Program.
The kids' Christmas Program went very well. Their piano pieces were excellent, both sets of grandparents were there, and they both nailed their speaking parts and songs (Elliott did completely forget the beginning of his part, but once he was prompted he did great, it was just nerves).
I was very proud of both kids and how well they did. After the program, my parents headed home and we went out to eat supper at Dairy Queen at the request of the kids.
This was a great kick off to the Holiday Season.
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| We attended a Live Nativity this year |
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| Father and son watching some Home Improvement |
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| Christmas Sweater at the Stampede Game |
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| Our Bible Snack spread |
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| Christmas Program ready |
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