Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Christmas Tradition!

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Here is my beyond sweet brother putting up the Christmas lights on the house!  I was helping……someone had to get some pictures.
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I like this picture.  It captures just how gorgeous it was outside.  Here we are in December and we have great weather to put lights up.  No complaints to Mother Nature here!
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Déjà vu….. The only thing that changed from last year is that I got a new Christmas swag for the door.  The tree and boxes are the same!
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Riding housey
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So brave!
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Ta da!!!!!  BEAUTIFUL!
Family Home Evening
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We have a tradition of turning on our Christmas lights for FHE.  We read from Mathew 5:14-16
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

   Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

Let  your lights so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
After reading from the scriptures  we went outside and sang Silent Night and turned on the Christmas lights! 
  We came inside for hot chocolate and cookies! Ending the evening with watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas!  aka the Crunch as Charlie calls him.
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Inside Christmas decoration!
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Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Your Christas lights & decor are always so Grand!! (I know we're not in England in the 1950's, but that's the word that comes to mind :) ...They're also beautiful, stunning, and lovely :)
--Do you have any tips for hanging lights in windows w/out getting a sticky tape mess all over?