Christmas 2015 in Stills

While people around the world are capturing their journey of 2015 for all eyes to see, I am just catching up to share Christmas! So here it is...Christmas 2015...in unedited, still pictures.

We decorate in snowmen...lots and lots of snowmen...

Lindy's 5th grade school concert. Daddy, sisters and Mimi were in the audience.

We found time for caroling with some neighbor friends.

It seems caroling door to door is a bit of a lost art, almost everyone was genuinely surprised into a deep joy!

Cookie decorating with more friends:

Quite the mess was made.

A visit with Santa and getting our Christmas tree.

Getting our tree is a tradition that always includes several shenanigans.

Followed by a yummy dinner at Daddy's favorite place to eat. (no, it wasn't strategic that he picked the tree lot closest to Fin's)

Fast forward and it's Christmas eve.

Christmas Eve services began at San Clemente Pres. I had the opportunity to be the Narrator for our family service. Here was the view between services from the church campus...

Next we went to Crossline Church, where Bob is on staff. He designed and found a 30ft Christmas tree for center stage. Grand and beautiful as the violin plays a rendition of Mary, Did You Know.

Family picture in front of the 30 ft tree.

More traditions once we got home...

Christmas eve pajamas!!

On to Christmas Day:

The First Gift...we always open the gift from God first...all the baby Jesus figures from around our house are collected inside this gift bag and the girls run and place them back in their spots. The Best and First Gift at Christmas is Jesus.