Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas #1

We want to wish all our family and friends a wonderful Christmas Day! We are so blessed to know the babe who was willing to be born to be our Savior. I read this morning from John 3:16-17 and was impressed again that this indeed the message of the season...God gave so that we might have Life! And that truly calls for rejoicing!

 Merry Christmas to all from us!
 We were able to attend three Christmas services this year. On the 23rd, we went to the Mariners Church.
 On Christmas Eve, after attending our own church service, we drove over to the a neighboring church for their service. The music was awesome, and ended with everybody singing Joy to the World and the Hallelujah Chorus. Awesome!
On Christmas Day, we were invited to our friends for a delicious meal and time together.
It was a joy to meet their children.
We had such a fun time together. We are so blessed! 

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Christmas decor expanded

I know, I'm really behind... So I'll just start here and go back (someday) and fill onyhe gaps.
Yesterday, in the midst of putting up Christmas decor here at our house, we received a call from some friends asking if we wanted to join them in touring a special home in Laguna Nigel that is beautifully decorated and open for tours this time of year. Since we needed a break from our tasks, we said "yes!"

While we waited across the street, we enjoyed hot cider and enjoyed the light "show" and music. 
 This was the scene that greeted us as we walked through the front door...
They had the largest display of collector houses I have ever seen. Each room had a different "village," it was amazing!
This display was all about entertainment parks...so cute!
A winter wonderland graced the window between the "music room" and the dining room.

This was the dining room; a train was running thru this village. If you look closely, you will see the very tall centerpiece on their table.
Can you imagine stacking all those ornaments into a cube???
The fire place...
Thanks D&L for a fun evening together!
On our way out, we noticed this tree--upside down!
As we left, we were offered mini doughnuts, hot and dusted with sugar! Yummy!