Our afternoon was spent with the children at church. We all went Christmas caroling at one of the nursing homes in the area. It was fun, and interesting at the same time! My parents agreed to watch the kids Monday evening while Lydia and I attended my work's Christmas party! We had a great time....!
Lydia has been working on homework and gearing up for finals next week. So on for most evenings, she was doing a lot of studying. The kids watched a couple of Christmas movies throughout the week. On Thursday evening, I went to church to practice with the choir in preparation for our Christmas Cantata on Sunday.
One of the biggest highlights of the week was getting to go see "Joseph" at the Sight & Sound Theatre in Branson on Friday night. I was able to get tickets for the family, and mine was free through Baptist Bible College. The show was fantastic, both kids really enjoyed it. Mysia loved the drama, and Malachi loved the action.
Saturday was fun too! Unfortunately, Lydia had her first final during the afternoon, and missed attending the downtown Christmas parade. My mom agreed to tag along, so she had the thrill of watching the kids get excited throughout the parade! The weather was a bit cooler than last year, but it didn't stop Mysia and Malachi from running out and grabbing the candy thrown at them. In fact, they remembered that the more they shouted "Merry Christmas", the more likely the candy would come their way.
The weekend ended on a bittersweet note... I took the the family out to see Springfield's Live Nativity Pagent. It's their 35th year doing the presentation, and their last. We had tried to make it to the first showing of the evening, but it was too full by the time we got there, and they had closed the gate for entrance. We spent the next thirty minutes driving around looking at the Christmas lights in the area before returning to catch the very last show. To our surprise, we were able to get front row, and in the middle! We watched the entire production from the 'comfort' of our car. It wasn't easy for me though.... both kids wanted to sit on my lap for the entire thing! lol.
~Matt
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