Ward Christmas Party

Thursday night was our annual ward Christmas party! The Bishopric had asked Jared and I if we would be in charge of organizing the event! We had fun putting it all together and really tried to involve every auxiliary!  We asked the Relief Society sisters to take care of the kitchen...and the food was delicious! Baked potatoes, corn, salad, buns! The High Priests were in charge of the meat and gravy...again super yummy! And everyone brought a festive type dessert!  I made a cranberry pineapple punch and it too was a hit!  We assigned the Young Men to set up tables and chairs and work with the Young Women to put together treat bags for Santa to give to the children! We asked a member of the Elders Quorum to dress up as Santa and a member of the Bishopric to be the MC for the evening!  I happened to find gingerbread statues and poinsettias stored upstairs at the church that we put on each table! The cultural hall looked very festive in a simple way!! Everything ran so smoothly and without any hiccups!! 

We put together a simple Nativity Program with narration and songs! Emry got to be an angel and Calum a shepherd!! Some songs were sung by the primary children, some by ward members and one instrumental performed by a husband and wife! It was a program that brought the true meaning of Christmas in a simple and concise way! 

After the closing prayer the nursery children did their traditional "Once There Was a Snowman"! It has been tradition since Myrna's first born was in nursery!! For awhile we were sure it would just be Armin up on the stage since he was the only one in nursery! Thankfully the week before the party a new family moved into our ward with four children, two of which are also in nursery!!! As always they stole the show!! 

After the nursery children were done everyone sang Christmas carols to call in Santa!! Calum and Armin both willingly sat on Santa's lap with no tears!! A huge turn around from last year! My dad was able to be there with us which is always so nice! 

I love our Ward! I love how close knit we each are, how we look out for each other and how much fun we can have together! It was a wonderful night and I am grateful for the opportunity Jared and I had to organize such a wonderful event! We couldn't have done it without the help of each member of our ward! 

Armin was helping put chairs away while we were cleaning up and he thought it would be a good idea to put his head through the hole! It took a little work to get him out but surprisingly he didn't panic!! Quite a little character!!