Favorite Things Continued

Favorite #43
Christmas Eve PJs
Go.Huskers.

Favorite #44
Singing "The Nativity Song"
I have loved this song since my mission and it was so fun to sing it while showing the story with a beautiful book of Simon Dewey art.

Favorite #45

Children's Live Nativity

My oldest was asked to be a shepherd and my youngest (due to his love for imitating animals) was asked to be the donkey that came with Joseph & Mary...so I just had to make him a little costume.

Favorite #46

Christmas Programs

Favorite #47

Spreading the Love of Homemade Raviolis

I did the math the other day--since I've been with family this past month I've helped make over 1000 raviolis...and loved every crazy minute of it.

for recipe go to http://www.simplyspicedrecipes.blogspot.com/

These are a few of my favorite things...

My sister asked the question "why do they play the song 'These are a few of my favorite things', from the Sound of Music, at Christmas time???". 

In our case at least, being in Idaho for Christmas has brought us closer to some of our favorite things.  Here are just a few:

Favorite #50
Life on a farm--loving the animals

visiting the "calveys"

Petting the Sammy

Feeding the Chickens and Duckeys--and especially gathering the eggs

Loving the kitties

alittle too much....

teasing the horses with bits of hay

Favorite #49

Staring Endlessly at Grandpa's Christmas Lights

 Favorite #48
Spray-the-Pond Duty with Grandpa