Merry Christmas!

We had such a super Christmas this year. The boys really enjoyed their Out of the Box Christmas with KWAM kids' choir. They were the 3 wisemen AKA 3 cowboys. We almost didn't do the muscial because it turned out the play was the day after we were going to Williamsburg. but I'm so glad we decided to let them be in the play. 

And glad that my parents and Steven and Dena came up for the play. We all liked the play a lot.  Since we were staying for the play, the boys were also in the Splendor of Christmas. I went my my parents, KG, Steven, and Dena. It was really good. 

Steven even won a Harry and David gift tower.

Baby C enjoyed cuddling Papa at church Sunday morning.

KG enjoyed meeting Frosty at the mall when the choir sang. So nice to hear beautiful Christmas music in the middle of the busy mall.

We did lots of our own singing from Thanksgiving all through 12th day of Christmas! We all loved the Christmas carol game we learned at the church luncheon. Each team writes down as many Christmas carols as they can. Then teams take turns singing the first line of each song. You can't sing the same song twice. It was a lot of fun. Although the kids' favorite Christmas carols changed from Away in a Manger, Silent Night, ... to "I'm getting Nothing for Christmas." we played several times.

Baby C got lots of giggling and cuddling time. We were very happy for Aunt Glenda to be with us for Christmas.

We did some sight-seeing- Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. This picture was outside Jamestown- love all the hands on learning, the movies, the programs, ...

The kids loved trying on the armor at Jamestown- it doesn't look quite as big on them as when we went to Williamsburg Nov 2010- right before moving to Baltimore.

We went to the Williamsburg Lodge to see the ice carving and gingerbread building demonstrations.

Baby C in her new Christmas PJs.

The kids are all easy to find now thanks to Uncle Steven and Aunt's Dena's bright colored jackets!

Thursday we went to Colonial Williamsburg. It was fun to walk around and see the Christmas decorations of the time period, the horse and buggies. The kids played a new game with the reenactors. You stomp on a board which makes a puck go in the air and then try to hit the puck. Pretty fun! Then we had a delicious lunch at one of the taverns. We had a musician sing and teach about the time period- and a bonus lesson on the difference between plaids and tartans.

Can you tell baby C likes laps? The condo was very nice. We stayed in a 2 BR upstairs and Nana, Papa, Aunt Glenda, Uncle Steven and Aunt Dena in a 3 BR downstairs. The 3BR had two living rooms which was nice too- one for visiting and eating up front and game playing/ movie watching in the back.

This is the doctor's tent at Yorktown- we learned lots about colonial medicine there. The reenactor was a medical student and super teacher. The musket and cannon firing demo was also good. The kids made candles and we all enjoyed seeing the farm area.

We had a super week in Williamsburg. Lots of super food, wonderful presents,  fun games, and great company!