It's Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas

One of the benefits of having moved around quite a bit is that we have picked up different traditions from various good friends we have made around the country.  Every time we perform the family Christmas Nativity play we will remember our good friends the Perkes.

This year our Wise Man #2 was very excited not to be a shepherd. (She has been a shepherd every year in various church plays for years.)  Our kimono clothed shepherd could actually read the script, and our little angel just glowed.  Our red clad shepherd made sure his little brother acted out his parts properly. And our Wise Man #1 got to act in the play and not be the piano accompanist.

Not seen in the play is the said accompanist (aka Mom) and the Angel Gabriel (aka Dad.)  We loved having our cousins and their families over as we performed our play this year.  And we tried out one of their Christmas traditions this year: fondue. 

It really is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.  Even with the cactus and sunshine.