We wanted to really celebrate the season this year by taking time to get out and see things that we have not seen before. One of the things we did was see a Christmas light show that someone had built themselves (at the red barn on 31st and Glenrose). It was a computerized show and once you drove up to the barn all you had to do was park and set your radio to 99.7 to hear the music and watch the lights go on and off. It was spectacular! We also went again to the Christmas Creche at the Morman Church on 29th. They have hundreds of nativites set up from all around the world. Fun kids activities and live music really make the night special. Another night took us up to the Conservatory in Manito Park where they had transformed their greenhouse into a very festive wonderland! There must have been thousands of lights that adorned every single plant that was in there -- hundreds of poinsettia's made it so beautiful. It was amazing and the girls really loved it. This past Saturday Joye, Kristi and I took the girls to see the Nutcracker Ballet downtown. It was exciting for the girls to get dressed up for the show and they really enjoyed it. The music was beautiful and the dancers were just mesmorizing! So glad we did that. After the show, we all drove home to where Martin was waiting with his famous Nicaraguan Chicken dinner. Joye, Sid and Maria came and the girls were able to celebrate by opening their presents for one another. It was a special night with our special friends. Joye brought green salad and Kristi brought the french bread and it all went perfectly with the Pollo Relleno and arroz. Tonight (Dec. 20th) a local Presbyterian Church was advertising a "live Nativity". It sparked our curiosity, so we got our boots and raincoats on (it was a foggy and drizzly night) and went down to see it. I'm so glad we did! What a wonderful sight to see Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus. There was an angel, too! The girls loved the live animals, including a baby camel, some goats and some horses. They had hot cocoa for the girls and a little bag of cookies for families to munch on.
All dressed up and ready for the Nutcracker!
Maria and Audriana in their seats -- waiting for the show to begin!
Sofia with her Nutcracker program.
Just an awesome picture of my awesome sister! Love the new haircut!
The most precious thing in our house at Christmas time is the Nativity set that Martin and the girls lovingly put together. This is a tradition from Nicaragua -- one that Martin is passing on to our girls. Trees are not as popular as Nativity scenes in Central America -- where not all homes have trees, but they all have the Nativity scene set up somewhere in their home.
Martin spent hours preparing his Pollo Relleno and rice. It was amazing, as usual. Another tradition he is handing down to me and the girls.
Now on to the Live Nativity Scene!
Hot cocoa was provided -- it tasted so good! It wasn't a freezing night, but it was just cold and rainy enough to really savor the warmth of it.
Not a very great picture......but you can get the general idea of how this was set up. They had a bonfire in front of them keeping them warm and toasty. It was too bad that it was raining, but it almost seemed to enhance the overall feeling of it.
A baby camel!!!
Ok....the next pictures are just some cute ones of Sofia. I found these old fashioned pink spongy curlers and Sofia had been wanting me to make her hair curly. So, after her bath one night, and when her hair was still a bit damp, I loaded them into her hair. I had no idea that she would actually sleep in them and get through the night without having me take them out. She woke up and wanted me to take them out to see her curls. It worked! It worked wonderfully!
AFTER!
Maria and Audriana in their seats -- waiting for the show to begin!
The most precious thing in our house at Christmas time is the Nativity set that Martin and the girls lovingly put together. This is a tradition from Nicaragua -- one that Martin is passing on to our girls. Trees are not as popular as Nativity scenes in Central America -- where not all homes have trees, but they all have the Nativity scene set up somewhere in their home.
Hot cocoa was provided -- it tasted so good! It wasn't a freezing night, but it was just cold and rainy enough to really savor the warmth of it.
Not a very great picture......but you can get the general idea of how this was set up. They had a bonfire in front of them keeping them warm and toasty. It was too bad that it was raining, but it almost seemed to enhance the overall feeling of it.
A baby camel!!!
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