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A First for Us

Church was cancelled today because of icy roads and snow.  It wasn't as bad as we had anticipated and we could have probably had church, but it was nice to be at home - cozy, relaxed, no hurry to get out the door!  We had a little "church" after breakfast when Delaney had us play her "game" of Mary, Joseph, Jesus, Shepherds, and Angels.  This culminated in all of us singing "Away in a Manger" while holding hands in a circle around Baby Jesus (her doll, Clara).  It was really quite sweet that she had all of that up there in her head!

Then, we decorated a gingerbread house.  I've never done this before - growing up or now with my own family.  This was definitely a first!  For that reason, I bought a kit.  Kits are a good thing for this not-so-creative mom!  I like step-by-step instructions, a picture to show what it COULD look like, and all the candies, frosting, and pieces included.  So, once we finally got the house to stay together, the kids enjoyed decorating.  And it's still standing!!

Good family time!


Chelan's steady hand helped with the piping around tricky windows!


Then the fun part - using up the extra icing!



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