A Great Christmas!

This is late...but I was waiting on photos (which I NEVER got!) So, here goes...
Christmas is always awesome, and until this year I didn't think it could get any better! We have some pretty steadfast traditions for the holidays in my family. . . Christmas Eve at my parents', FAJITAS for dinner, candlelight services at the Lutheran Church, then spend the rest of the evening opening presents, PLAYING with presents, playing games and stuffing ourselves with dessert! I LOVE IT!

For the past several years, one of our newer traditions has been that my neice Shaina (sometimes accompanied by Summer) sings a Christmas song, while Roney plays the piano. Since we were having Christmas at Jonna's house this year, and since Jonna has no piano, Shaina asked Paw (my dad) if he could play his guitar for her while she sang!! He happily agreed and dug out the old guitar to begin practicing. I guess after strumming a bit my dad realized how much he missed playing. (He was in a country & western band when I was a little girl, and played his guitar often!) He went out and purchased a new guitar...a pretty new RED guitar...and worked up a handful of Christmas songs.

Shaina sang Silver Bells, and then we all sang for the rest of the evening. When we ran out of Christmas songs, it was a free-for-all! We sang a little Freddy Fender, some Elvis, Three Dog Night...and The St. Louis Blues (whoever sings that!?!?!?!) I'm pretty sure a new tradition has been started. (At least it has if I have anything to say about it!!) What a BLAST!