Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Christmas Part I

The holidays were extremely good to us!  Christmas was amazing and we were lucky enough to have a conference call with my sister, Tori, who is serving in the Philippines.  It was so nice!
It was also nice to have my parents come!  We traveled to Kirtland and saw all the Nativities.  The last time we went, my sister had just come back from Africa, so most of our pictures were for the African Nativities.  Now that she is in the Philippines…
2010 1072010 1082010 1102010 1182010 112Israel2010 1132010 115This Nativity was amazing!  The guy bought it over in Jerusalem and had it shipped over.  (It cost around $15000 + $3000 to ship).  The man is in his 80’s and keeps it out year round.  It was gorgeous!2010 1262010 129Made of metal and other material:
2010 1342010 1372010 168I didn’t really think about this one, until the Elder reminded me that there aren’t many scenes depicting Mary, pregnant and on the donkey. 
2010 154This is the tree they had in the Visitor’s Center:
Wouldn’t it be fun to do an real, old-fashioned Christmas tree?  This one was decorated with things grown in Ohio (hydrangeas, apples, ects)
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Dressing up:
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Isn’t Kirtland beautiful?
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2 comments:

stevie kay said...

Speaking of Nativities, tell Tori I'll pay her to bring me a nativity home from the Philippines. It doesn't have to be fancy, just something nice and decently priced. I berate Nick every Christmas for not bringing one home.

THE WITHERS FAMILY said...

So fun! How do you enjoy doing Christmas at your own house? The girls started crying this year saying that they "just want to stay home for Christmas". I'm torn. What to do, What to do???

And by the way, you look so much like your mom! I bet you guys had a blast with them out there! So fun!