Christmas Carol Sing

Our annual family carol sing was as wonderful as it always is. I seriously have been blessed with the best family in the world. Everyone is genuinely kind and loving and caring. They're funny and fun to be with. They make incredible food - even the 8-year-olds (go, Sydney!). And they all love God. Hmm, I wonder if that's just a coincidence... :)

Here everyone is gathered trying to help Grandma Mahle figure out Skype on her computer so that she and Grandpa could "join" us. Can you believe that picture isn't even posed? Elizabeth looked forward to playing the piano at the carol sing all month, and she was thrilled to be able to play for Grandma. Sydney sang a solo and Jordan rapped for us.

As usual, the kids enjoyed singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" the most. I'm pretty sure we sany that 3 times.

My favorite part of this picture is how clear it is that Amelie is yelling/singing different words than everyone else.

Aren't they lovely?

I love how everyone in our family participates in everything. We all sing, even those of us who have never been asked to sing in a wedding. We all want to hear about each other's lives. We all gladly don towels on our heads to be shepherds when asked. We all order pretend food from the pretend diner. I think we should get together more often. Especially if we get together with artichoke dip, fresh fruit, fudge, mascarpone caramel dip, and Chex mix.