"Pakjes"
Great-grand daughter, Lydia, surprised Opa and Oma with a personalized mug!
our little ones
Our special creative way of doing a gift-exchange with the whole clan is always a highlight but this year more so for me as I got to experience it through the eyes of a first-timer who had never seen anything like it before. Plus it gets more entertaining and fun each year with the poems and songs getting better with practice and new poets emerging – Tim V & John both surprised us with their excellent, thot-provoking poems!
Whether the creative wrapping was simple or elaborate art work, it worked well to disguise the gift and keep us guessing.
Christine's piece of artwork for Rachel & Maurice's artistic family!
Tim reading "Time" as Chris holds the clock (which of course wasn't really a clock inside!)
This was Josh's girlfriend Becca's first experience too
Maurice &Rachel's family made up an amusing song "Ring-ding-ding-a-ling" for R&S's musical family!
In gleeful anticipation of presenting and guessing their "cake" with a "What Am I? poem
hmmm... a chess game? Did we guess right?
Ralph & Sharon's musical family made a song for John & Betty's family
It's a toboggan, No, its a ...
Wow!
A skid of building supplies... not for a material house but for building their spiritual house together as a family
Singing Christmas carols ...
(very
moving for Jay to see how even all the kids and teens sang with their hearts)
Delightful that the GKs are willing to share their musical talents
And of course,we mustn't forget the chess players! (pictured here are just a couple of the many that try to challenge Opa)
All in all a special day!
Thanks Dad & Mom and all our great family! (Thanks to Sharon for the photos - the clearer ones are hers)
And thanks most of all to God who gave us the greatest gift of His Son,
and through Him, forgiveness and peace and adoption into His Family!
WOW!! What a blessing! PTL!
