Dinner was wonderful! The roast was perfect and all my sides came out beautifully. I couldn't have asked for a better turn out. Everyone left full and happy.
After dinner we attempted to take everyone to the 7:30 candlelight service. That too didn't quite go as planned.LOL Here are some photos of before church...
Isaac ready to go...
Sophia looking absolutely beautiful in her new dress...
Cheese! With a non-compliant Evie in the background...
Right after these photos, Sophia had a meltdown. She never made it to the service.LOL So we changed some plans and Allison offered to stay home since she was performing in the 10:30 service and my MIL stayed too since she had planned to take Allison. The rest of us went to the service a little late and ended up in folding chairs in the back where Isaac proceeded to have a meltdown.lol He fell asleep as soon as the service began. The service was really nice and I was happy to see our little church full of people. I am so glad we went and I'm even more glad that Sophia didn't.lol
Once we got home, Allison let me listen to her practice for her solo. She played Silent Night on guitar and sang it in GERMAN! Wow! She's got a lovely voice and her playing is just beautiful. I was unable to go to the late service since Sophia was having teething issues, but my MIL said she did great.
We had offered for Peggy, my MIL, to stay the night and she was a real blessing! She did all my dishes while we were at the 7:30 service and she took Allison to the late service for us. I told her she could do my dishes anytime.LOL Also, whenever it's our turn to have her on Christmas, she'll be staying over. It was so nice to have her here with us.
Well, that was Christmas Eve. I'll do a separate post for Christmas...
Blessings,
4 comments:
Lisa, we also did not all go to the Christmas Eve service. The Littles were off the wall and we thought they would not do well at church. As it was, I ended up going alone. I was disappointed in the service, it was load...everyone else's kids were also off the wall, the soloists messed up their songs and it just felt blah! I was so sad. I think we are going to do something different next year.
The kids do look adorable all dressed up.
Those late services are so hard on little ones. When our kids were little they always fell asleep during the music and slept through the service! Even our little 4 yo still does this which makes it really nice.
We didn't do Christmas Eve services this year. We went on Sunday morning, and I didn't feel bad about not going Monday night. Sounds like yours worked out very well, and how lovely about Allison's solo!
I am so glad you liked the roast! It can be a scary recipe to make, but I've NEVER had it turn out bad, and neither has my mom.
Debbie,
I kind of wish we hadn't gone. It was crowded and hard with the two littles we brought. I think we would have done better staying home and doing something as a family. Maybe next year.LOL It seems like everything is a learning process now a days.
Cynthia,
That's exactly what happened! Isaac slept the whole time on Eric's lap. It was not very comfy.LOL
Kristine,
I'm going to try to record Allison's solo this week and get it on my blog. We don't have a working camcorder but I can maybe get the sound on here. It was just beautiful.
WE LOVE YOUR ROAST!!!LOL My dad said it was the best tasting meat he had ever had. That's a real compliment!
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