Merry Christmas

We want to wish you a Merry Christmas and Mary would like to share a song with you.

Here is the link to the video: http://youtu.be/-k36TNx_v6M



Christmas Piano Recital

Mary had her Christmas piano recital.  She played Jingle Bells and a Spanish carol called Foom, Foom, Foom.  I played with her and it was such a joy!  She is doing so great and does so well on stage. 

 

 

 

Here is the video of us playing together.

 

 

Here is the link to the video: http://youtu.be/jBo4VsmdoNg

 

 

She loves her teacher, Mrs. Hetzel.  She is such a talented lady and such a great teacher.

Through the Eyes of a Child

Mary reminded me of the innocence of a child and how their little hearts are filled with wonder.  Lord I pray that each day that I have the heart of a child for Him that I be filled with the great wonder that He is to me.

Christmas Movie

We started a first of December tradition last year.  Last year we took Mary to her first theater movie.  We went to see Frozen and this year we took her to see Big Hero 6, her second theater movie.  We went on the Monday afternoon and had the theater to ourselves which was a real treat.  After the movie we decorated the tree.  It is so special now as Mary is big enough to appreciate all the stories behind the ornaments of snow flakes Grandma Yoder made, ornaments that were wedding presents, special ornaments to commemorate her birth and a set of bears we bought when I was pregnant with our first baby.  A lot of joys and sorrows in all the memories but each one of them very special.   We had a lovely day of being with each other and celebrating.