part 5

December is always such a big month in so many ways.  Again, there are a number of extended family birthdays spread over the month.  Jakob and Joshua's piano recital went very well this year!  Jakob performed "Silent Night" and Joshua performed "The Chipmunk Christmas Song."  Then they surprised Dad with a piano duet of "The Little Drummer Boy."  They really are coming along well!

The Christmas season seems to have come on even quicker than normal(are the days shorter, are there fewer days...how does it keep going by so fast?!)  Tanya prepared a very nice Christmas Eve dinner, the table was set just right with the help of the boys.  We all got cleaned up and put on our new pajamas(a tradition mom started a few years back) and we ate a wonderful meal and drank "sparkling grape juice" in wine glasses.