December has been full of Christmas activities! We started off the month by cutting down our Christmas tree from a local tree farm. It sat with lights on it but no decorations for several days until we were all home for long enough to decorate it! Kyle put up lights outside; each year we add a few more lights...maybe by next year we will have enough to go around the whole house!
One night, we went to a small farm that had decorated for Christmas; all the animals were in small pens where we could pet them if we wanted. Donna the Donkey and a pair of pigs, Jack and Jill, were wandering around as well! They had goats, pigs, miniature horses, a regular horse, sheep, and ducks. The owner of the farm gave us a tour and explained a lot about their farm and about how they came to own some of the animals (some were just dropped off at their doorstep!) They also had a Santa there for a few pictures!
Last weekend, the girls had their school Christmas program. Their teachers put together a really neat skit called La Posada which is basically the Christmas story. We were able to partner with one of the local Spanish churches and do the program for the church as part of their Sunday service. Haleigh was an angel and Annaliese was Mary.
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| The pastor of the church, along with his wife (who translated everything from Spanish to English for all of us English-speaking parents!) and Dad |
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| Haleigh is third from the right, standing next to Mallory. |
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| Annaliese, dressed up as Mary. |
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| Annaliese and Hudson (Mary and Joseph) walking around the room on their journey to Bethlehem (Belen.) |
Everyone did a great job! Annaliese had several lines and she said she wasn't even nervous. Several people mentioned to me what a great accent she has and that she sounds like a native Spanish speaker!
