Christmas Decorating Tradition

When do you decorate for Christmas?


It's been family tradition for us to put up the tree the day after Thanksgiving. I guess we were moving too slowly and the kids decided to do it themselves. They dragged the 50lb tree from storage downstairs and pushed it up themselves. These were the youngest 4. Then they set up as many things as they could, including the tree with Zach's help. They did a great job. Before we moved to MO we used to have 2 trees in the house. A fancy one and a fun one they could decorate. I think the real motivation behind their enthusiasm was that they didn't want to have a fancy tree, they prefer the fun tree. The one they can rearrange every other day. Looks like a holiday postcard.

Fireworks in November

After our feast with the MA's we took a spin over to Long Lake Park where there were fireworks synchronized to Christmas music. The event was to kick-off Christmas in the park where they have a drive through light display. Sarah grabbed the camera and shot some cool pics of the fireworks.

Turkey Anyone?

This is Thanksgiving in Missouri, not Minnesota. We had a dusting of snow the day before Thanksgiving.

We celebrated our Thanksgiving being thankful for all the Media Apprentices and the great job they've all done in the last 6 months. These young lads are Junia the engineer from down under and over yonder, Micah, Baruch, and Philip. We managed to cram all 40 apprentices and their families into the Hernnhut Pool House.

Everybody say "Hi" to Wes!
After feasting on Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, and the most magnificent chocolate cake I've ever had in my entire life (thanks to Baruch who ground the wheat and made the vanilla extract himself-which took a year) entertainment provided by Sophie. She sang one line over and over again, "Let it rain". Next year she'll learn how to open the floodgates of heaven.

Happy Thanksgiving to All !

Hey, What Kind Of Bird Is That In That Tree?