Team Ostler: Ward Christmas Party

1.03.2010

Ward Christmas Party

We experienced a first at the ward Christmas party this year - we didn't have any children crying in horror at the sight of Santa Clause. When Jimmy and Ben were Luke's age they reacted to Santa in a way that would make one think that he was the devil himself. I felt like the meanest mom trying to get them to sit in Santa's lap. This year was thankfully different. Luke got a kick out of seeing Santa at the party. He had no hesitation whatsoever sitting himself right down on Santa's lap. Jimmy and Ben were pretty excited too.

We had a yummy dinner of roast beef with all of the trimmings and a great program of the nativity scene put on by the primary children. I didn't get to see the program because I was helping the kids back stage. It is really a lot of work to do a production like that with 25 kids under the age of 12. The kids did a great job and brought the true spirit of Christmas into the hearts of those who watched it.

At the end of the night as we were getting ready to leave we were looking around for Ben. Sure enough, we found him by the left over desserts. He had plopped himself right down on the gym floor and dug into his chocolate cake. He made a huge mess but we all got a laugh out of it. When you are 4 you can get away with those things without too much trouble. Sometimes I wish I was 4 again!

Since I was so busy backstage I forgot to take pictures of the boys in their costumes at the church so when we got home from the party they humored me once more and put their costumes on so I could get a couple pictures of them. Jimmy was one of the inn keepers and Ben was a camel who traveled with the wise men to see baby Jesus. They were so adorable!

2 comments:

dodasgirl: how fun! that's the ben i remember! glad you had a good christmas! and safe with all that driving!!!; January 3, 2010 at 6:39 PM
Amber: The camel turned out great! Love it. I wish I could eat Chocolate Cake like that.; January 5, 2010 at 11:12 AM

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