Our visitors started arriving at 7pm. Last year, the younger children played a couple of carols with bells before we all sang together, but we didn't have time to practice for this year, so decided on something a little different. Jess, Beka and Amy sang "O Holy Night" and Karli, Sam and I joined them to sing "Silent Night."
Everybody joined in then with the other carols such as "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "Joy To The World," "O Little Town of Bethlehem" to name a few.
Dessert followed along with chatting and a game of Articulate for the older children, which we didn't get to finish as the party began to break up at 11:30.
And, of course, we had to discuss it all when everyone had gone and ended up getting to bed at 2:15.
All in all, the night passed very nicely and Mum has already started planning for the next one :)
The gingerbread train that I helped the little boys put together.
Amy played the music for all the songs but 2.
Ma and Jess.
Caleb and Mum.
Caleb and Mum.
O Holy Night.
Silent Night.
Singing some carols...
Playing Articulate
(this photo was not taken by me)
