Skip to main content

Thanksgiving and the day after

The day after Thanksgiving, we traditionally start gearing up for Christmas. Lindsey and I dragged the organ from the entryway staircase, inch by inch, and moved it into the family room. Our muscles ached for two days afterwards. We put our big pre-lit tree, which is somewhere between 11 and 12 feet tall, in the foyer, and another tree upstairs in the gameroom that Lindsey decorated by herself. This is a precious pose by Christopher, just before we headed out the door to our ward Christmas party on Saturday night. Kelly played the piano while we sang Christmas songs. He also accompanied Juliann as she sang Oh Holy Night.

Just before leaving their house for the night, we took a couple of quick photos on Thanksgiving with Sherrie and Chris and their kids. It was a fun gathering and a delicious dinner with our friends.
Labels:

Comments

Anonymous said…
Ok, Christopher has the cutest smile. That's a darling pic! Your tree is really cute but I'll have to come over and see it in person to get the full effect. That Tgiving pic is adorable. What a cute couple of families. Glad y'all had fun!
December 04, 2006 7:52 AM
Anonymous said…
I would love to see more of your Christmas decorations, I have no dount they are awesome!
December 04, 2006 9:33 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Book of Mormon Stories Pool Party!

Hopefully this title, Book of Mormon Stories Pool Party , does not sound irreverent, because as an Activity Days leader, I felt compelled to come up with a fun end-of-the-summer event that is also uplifting, and after all, who doesn't love a splash in the pool on a hot day in August?  My current church calling, or official role that I volunteer for, allows me to plan two activities each month for girls ages 8 to 11, that will encourage them to learn and live the gospel, serve others, and use the talents Heavenly Father has given them, to learn to do many good things.  This year's seminary course of study for high school students is The Book of Mormon, and since I am a huge fan of this inspired book of scripture, I came up with this idea to have each girl show up to my house with a written summary of one of her favorite stories from within its many pages, and share it with the rest of the girls, while outside in our swimsuits near our backyard swimming pool!  As each girl shares
2 comments
Read more

Our new daughter!

This picture was taken at church a few days ago while Kelly was on his way to the US for work this week. We have some wonderful news to share.  We are adopting 7-year-old Yeh Min Yu, who has been in our home off and on the last couple of months.  There's a lot that goes into making this official, dealing with US Homeland Security to arrange for her immigration visa, Taiwan courts and Chinese documents, getting a home study done by a licensed, qualified person, applying for a passport.  You have no idea.  I'll be glad when it's all done, but I couldn't wait to share this bit of joy with everyone.  We will name her Hannah to go on her new US birth certificate.  She's excited and nervous to go to America with us.  She can say more than 100 words in English so far.  Some of her favorite things to say are "small dog, butterfly, apple, pig."  She says it more like pig-uh.  We love her and feel this is one of the reasons we came to Taiwan.  Who would have thoug
26 comments
Read more

Elder Larson to return from Thailand soon

Soon is relative, I suppose. Our son has been away from home more than a year and a half as he has been volunteering as a full-time missionary in the Thailand Bangkok Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since September 14, 2016. He will be home in four months and is working so hard, knowing his time there is winding down. He has been assigned to train Elder Ben Meyer, from Sydney, Australia, as they serve in Ubon, Thailand. Christopher has been there since November. We are very proud of his dedication and hard work. This week in Thailand, the new prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, with his wife, Wendy Nelson, along with one of the Twelve Apostles, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, and his wife, Patricia Holland, will be on their world ministering tour and be where our son is. The Church members and missionaries in Thailand are very excited and happy for this special visit! I can't wait to hear how it goes, and I look forward to pictures and stories to come.
Post a Comment
Read more