Christmas excitement!

Before...

These are a bunch of wild turkeys I found wandering into the road a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving.







After...



After the our ward Christmas party there was one whole turkey left and they gave it to us. George couldn't wait to get such a large drumstick. Its a little different than those tiny chicken ones. At the party the primary did a skit about Samuel the Lamanite and the birth of Christ. The sunbeams were the unbelievers. Ginger's line was "I can't believe this." another line was "This man is crazy." It was really cute. Carson was Samuel the Lamanite, Callie a Nephite, and George a shepherd.

For dinner they had family style dining which was nice. I signed up for yams and stuffing, so I was asked to bring two dishes of yams and two dishes of stuffing that were placed on the two different tables. Although on the way to the church, a foot of one of the children made a nice impression into one of the yam dishes. That one didn't make it to a table. They also had people sign up to set a table with their own dishes and a center piece. What a way to delegate!!! In the middle of the cultural hall was a children's table low to the ground. It was covered with paper and had crayons to color with. It was nice but tight to get around in our very small cultural hall. We have a very talented Activities committee. I learned to appreciate all the hard work the committee does after having that calling in Montana.

We are all excited for Christmas. Yesturday the three older kids sat in the car and listed some things they wanted. Their own personal limosine(don't they already have one of those), their own place to live that they will use their allowance to pay for food and things(am I really that hard to live with), George wanted new dishes(he broke a couple plates the other day trying to get them out of the cupboard). Santa must be LOADED.

Merry Christmas! 1 day and a wake up (according to Carson, Callie, and George)