Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Marie and I had a fab Christmas!

 As is our tradition, we went down to our Grandmother's house for Christmas. It was decorated quite extensively.

 The Walkers came too, bringing with them another adopted girl from England named Sarah Wakestand.

 My favorite gift was a watch given to me by the Walkers. The amusing thing was, that our family also gave Addy a watch!

 My favorite gift was Veggie Tale's "Lord of the Beans". We watched it to end out our night, and by the end of the movie, we were all laughing! The next day we came back home.

 Yesterday, from 6:00 to about 9:30, we had a fabsome New Year's Eve costume party. This picture is of signs that say Happy New Year in lots of different languages.

 There was lots of FOOD and games.............

.............and a costume contest! I was dressed up as a pajama fashionista in the new PJs I got for Christmas. Jewel wasn't sure what she was. At first she was going to be a gypsy, but then we thought she looked more like a Hispanics girl or a pirate queen. She never really decided. And I was a flower nymph.

What is your favorite way to celebrate Christmas and New Year's?

A Very Merry Christmas!

 Hello, readers!  This is Libby, by the way.  We had a wonderful Christmas!

We all went down Aurora for Christmas.

 Isn't Nana's tree lovely?

 Chrissa and Elizabeth were there, as well as McKenna.

 Since we went youngest to oldest, I got to go FIRST!!!!  I excitedly tore into the wrapping paper, and plopped the bow on my head.

"Very festive!" Chrissa complemented me.  

 See???????!!!!!!!

 Next in line came Chrissa.  She opened Liberty's present to her.

 Do you like the notebook?  I made it myself.

 McKenna seemed to like the painting I made for her.

 Then, it was my turn.

 Elizabeth made me these lovely hat, scarf, and mittens.

 Isn't this calender cute?  It was Marie's gift to Elizabeth.

 Just then, Addy and Jubilee walked in.  Only a bit late.  Despite the fact, we gave her presents: a pearl necklace from Marie, ...

 ... a watch for Jubilee, ...

 ... A gymnastics painting for Chrissa, ...

 ... and also a stuffed animal whom Chrissa named "Blossom".

 I was most amazed by the gift from Addy and Jubilee, which was a American Girl doll.

 I call her, "Maria".

We also got a bureau from our Grandma and Grandpa.

We enjoyed our Christmas very much, but probably my favorite thing was remembering how Jesus was born.

Merry Christmas!