Andes Christmas

Sunday was Christmas with all the Andes. First order of business: get a cousin picture.

Then began the great opening of presents. Once all presents were unwrapped, the kids starting opening some. Here are the main Lego builders in the family.

Bill bought a few cans of Make Your Own Snow. The kids (minus Max who was asleep) enjoyed playing with it.

Paige decided her dolls would enjoy playing in the snow.

And then came the karaoke. Chris and Patti brought their new karaoke machine. Lucy and Paige definitely enjoyed it the most. Some members only watched or sang along in the background. (Lucy knows and sang most of the Taylor Swift album).

Bill chose Don't Stop Believin' by Journey.

The kids were happy to sing along even if they'd never heard the song before.

The adults put their names in a bowl and Bill and Patti were chosen to sing I Got You Babe (but not the Cher version :) )

Once we'd had enough karaoke, the kids used the microphones to tell jokes. (I think I got each of them on video telling one below. Some jokes were funny. Some made no sense.)

The girls

Me, Dad, and the boys

If these uploaded correctly, they are proof of some of the craziness that went on during karaoke and joke time!

First Stage Production- Seussical, Jr.

Rudy spent four weeks at a summer camp at The Eagle Theatre in Hammonton where the kids learned about theater, auditioned, and put on a production of Seussical, Jr. He had such a great time! So we are now in search of local kids theater productions for him to be a part of.

Opening night.

After the performance with his gift from the Gjerdes.

Rudy and Lily

Ice cream after (and a rare picture of Ashton).

Friends who traveled quite a distance to come see his show.

Second night. All looking pensive and expectant.

After the show with Grandpa and Grandmom

And more ice cream

Third performance, a matinee. With Paige

With Will, Nathan, Jared

With Uncle Bill and Aunt Renee and Paige

With the boys and Donna

Final performance

Thanking all the counselors who worked with them.

The whole cast

Silly pictures