December 24th -- all of the preparations have been made:

All the windows opened on the Advent Calendar.

Fire in the fireplace.
Time for the traditional re-enactment of the story of Jesus' birth.

Starring Heidi, as a shifty-eyed angel.

Nash, Grant, and Luke as 3 wisemen, plus Mallory the sheep.

Grandma & Grandpa were recruited to play the parts of Mary & Joseph.

Those shepherds look really afraid.


Grant as Narrator / Wiseman.

And our traditional almond pudding game.

Sherrie was the winner this year -- I think she had us all fooled.

And the prize.... a big bar of Toblerone.