Christmas Eve and Day

Christmas Eve picture attempts.

The pageant at church

The children's choir singing

Christmas Eve at the Cushlanis household included a brief singalong

Christmas morning

Rudy and his first completed Lego project- a Doctor Who set.

Christmas brunch with Grandmom, Grandpa, Paul, Rudy, and me.

Waiting for dinner at the local Chinese restaurant.
Dad and daughter selfie

Mother and son selfie

The guys at the table

Epiphany Pageant

The first Sunday in January, the children at church put on their Epiphany pageant. Rudy was one of the kings. He requested a speaking part, and had one line that he had memorized within about 5 minutes.
Here are the pre-pageant preparations.

 

The Three Kings

 

Everyone ready to go.

 

The kings' big moment.

Kneeling before Baby Jesus.

Everyone at the end. The pageant was a big success- having the first and last practice the day before seems to ensure the kids know what they are doing!

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Year 2

Does anyone else remember that movie - "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"? I remember watching it when I was younger but I've never seen it since. Anyway, this year's pageant at church got postponed because of the big snow storm that hit right before Christmas. Last year Rudy was a sheep. This year he was promoted to a camel. The kings did a good job of trying to keep him with them, and he had less opportunities to wander so he did a good job.

Pre- pageant with our priest.

The three kings and the camel following the star.

The camel watching the star (in other words, not in his place:)).

Group picture at the end - posing and making faces as I try to take pictures.

Then finally cooperating and giving me and smile.

The pageant involved about 25 kids all 4th grade and younger. It went very well and considering how sporadic and crazy the rehearsals sometimes were, it's amazing how it turned out.