Christmas Sunday

 Little Lady played cello in the youth orchestra number and the whole family sang in the ward choir for the Sunday Christmas program.

We enjoyed friends for dinner. 

The kiddos are counting down until Christmas. 

Wedding Weekend

We celebrated Kayli and Will's wedding this weekend.  Kayli and I work together.  I had the privilege of training her, and she's just a lovely human being.  It was fun to be there with people from work.  Bonny and Scott performed at the wedding. 

Decorating in Sugar

 It's gingerbread houses time.  We love doing this every year.  Little Guy decided to create a banana on the side of his house.  He definitely is his own human.

School Party

 Little Guy is the only kiddo who gets school parties now, so he gets my attendance every time.  He was so excited.  He claimed it was the best day ever. 

We're officially on Winter Break!

Final Performances

 The season of performances is finally winding down this week.  Little Lady had her school orchestra concert, and Children's Choir had their final performance of the season at Tallgrass Retirement. 

Giving Machines

Tonight was double the fun with getting to do the Giving Machines and perform in front of them.  Union Station is beautiful this time of year, so it made it extra special.

Saying Goodbye

 Shen Wei has finished her DMA in piano performance at UMKC and is joining her husband in North Carolina.  She has been Ben's piano teacher for the last year and has taught three of our children over the years.  She also accompanied the children's choir this semester.  We're going to miss her. 

Holiday Recitals

 It was a packed day of performances! 

The choir did a good job, and Little Lady even accompanied for the first time this set of recitals.

It was a long day, but it was a lot of great music. We celebrated with Andy's afterward.