We decorated for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving and here are some pictures of the results. Joe and I have liked experiencing the season in this charming, old town. I do have to say that it's easier to have Christmas spirit when the weather is cold and snowy and the city looks like the ones in Christmas movies! Two weekends ago, our church hosted an event called "Pilgrimage to Bethlehem," which was a 40-minute walk through the prophecies and story of Jesus' birth. It was a pretty big production complete with several live sheep and goats, as well as live angels singing in the field behind the church. We helped a little bit one of the nights with greeting people and went on the tour the second night. Lucky for us it wasn't snowing that night, but it was 30 degrees mixed with some biting wind!
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| My favorite part was the very wooly sheep! |
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| The mantle at Christmastime. |
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| We are very proud of our mantle. |
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| Nativity scene made of olive wood. |
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| Joe being silly (he's going to be mad when he sees this online). |
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| Lovely stockings made by my sister. |
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| Still love the gas fireplace...perfect fire every night. |
Another lovely mantle. : ) Is the cold weather tolerable so far?
ReplyDeleteYes, the snow we've had hasn't stayed. We're warm so far.
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