Monday
Monday for family night they brought out the Christmas tree and decorated it!  It was a nice evening activity for everyone.  They got to see the old family decorations and put them on as they liked.  Alice and Robert have some special decorations that are just theirs and Bobby has some from when he was little.  It makes a very pretty tree.

 

Alice thought the tree looked too bare at the bottom so she immediately got something to give to Robert and wrapped it and put it under the tree.  So Robert also found something to wrap and put there.  Now there are several presents already.

Sunday
Sunday was a good day too with nice weather.  We went at 9 and all the children were happily, quietly occupied during the whole sacrament meeting.  It was a nice day.  In the evening Susan took Matthew and me to an Advent evening at a friend's house.  It was really nice with singing and scripture reading and refreshments.  Alice went too to sing and see her friends.  

 Saturday
Saturday was a mild and pleasant day outside so the family decided that it was a good day to do some yard work.  Susan mulched the leaves front and back and Bobby cleaned out the rain barrel and the kids raked the leaves off the patio.  Susan got her chicken waterer working well with some heat tape wrapped around the outside so that when the weather is freezing the chickens will still have clean water.  She was having to fill the water jar every day and the chickens still got it dirty.  Now it will be self sustaining, pretty much.

 

Then their neighbor in the back came over with her grandson that is James' age and visited a little.  She is a good friend.

Then in the evening Alice and Robert decided it would be a good idea to make colorful lanterns to hang for the holidays.  They did a great job creating different kinds and colors.  Alice figured out a way to hang them.