The following is a smorgasbord of pictures that will walk you through some Advent, past Christmas and into the Traditional Family Weekend. Make sure to click the gallery off after you are done looking at the photos and scroll down to watch the videos of some of the Talent Show acts….
Click on the first picture to view gallery.
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- Searching for “debris” to make our stable scene.
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- Lots of goodies!
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- OK Margy, we can’t bring a WHOLE TREE into the house!! But we will try, won’t we?
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- Moss is one of our favorite things to discover and bring home to put in just the right places in our stable scene.
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- Now comes the fun part….
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- Having fun with Christmas Frames! Mike and darling Agnes…
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- Jeanette and Agnes
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- Virginia made this hat for me for Christmas.
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- Little Marianna Bogowith.
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- Rosie
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- Colin receiving Father Curtis’ First Blessing
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- Theresa receiving First Blessing
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- Cute hat!
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- Christmas tired…
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- Vin and Gin
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- Margy…she IS our entertainment!
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- Margy…. 😛
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- Rosie and Hillarie
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- Good friends!
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- Margy…ok, Santa, just try to keep her contained….it won’t last!
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- Theresa….she is expecting #3!
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- Good times with Ticket to Ride
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- An old game called Epic Duels. The guys love it!
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- Epic Duels!
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- Margy bought me this basket to put socks in!
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- We love puzzles and the girls got this Hobbit puzzle this Christmas!
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- Puzzles!
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- The finished product of our Spiritual Christmas Crib.
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- Virginia’s Spiritual Christmas Crib in progress….She used one poster board and put it on the side of her refrigerator.
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- Good times….
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- Rosie
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- Bake Sale time. With the death of my dad and so many other goings on, our Bake Sale to raise money for the Family Weekend was close to Christmas…..
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- Olivia always has a smile to share!
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- Pies, pies….
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- Now that’s ONE LONG cinnamon roll!
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- Rosie cutting the rolls with a piece of thread.
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- Don’t ask….
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- Miss Agnes Claus
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- Mr. Angelo Elf
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- Miss Rosie Sparkle
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- Now that’s one cute smile!
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- Hillarie and Agnes.
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- A christmas doll!
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- The kids practiced every week for several weeks to be able to provide the Choir for our special Saturday High Mass for the Family Weekend. It is a highlight for them!
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- Fr. Fongemie gave us a compelling talk on vocations and the religious life….
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- Father Curtis gave us a chilling sermon on immoderate recreation…mostly pointing out today’s mesmerization with technology.
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- Father Young reminds us that prayer is talking with God and comes from the heart….
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- First Blessings….
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- Lining up for First Blessings
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- Father Walker, we pray for you, please pray for us!
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- Games….
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- Visiting….
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- Hannah, Ernie Garcia and Virginia singing “The Hand Song” at the Talent Show
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- Madeline Shibler on keyboard
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- Rosie and Ernie playing a duet.
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- Enraptured kids….
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- Rosie, Hillarie and Ernie
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- The Watts family
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- Some French Culture
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- Riccomini country style!
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- Theresa and Hillarie George, Ernie Garcia
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- Irish Dancers
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- Irish Dancers
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- The Byrne Family…the middle one is my son-in-law, Devin
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- Mary Consoli
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- Porter Family doing a little We Three Kings skit.
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- Heithoff Family doing a Christmas Mumming Skit
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- Anthony Pelster on the violin
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- Good Friend, Paul. He was the Grinch in the next picture.
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- The Grinch Who stole Chrismas!
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- Where’s the gifts??!!
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- The Burns Family
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- A little Jingley Bells
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- Cute Barn Dance Skit by the Missouri VanderPutten girls!
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- The family at Dad’s wake. We look happy. We were. Amidst our sadness, a deep thanksgiving for a holy and happy death permeated our thoughts.
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- Colin and Z
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- Beautiful Family!
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- Ok I will play this game with you. Do you mind if I nap while you take your turn???
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- Good times on Christmas Eve….
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- Theresa, David Gallant
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- Good friends….
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- My list book is what keeps me focused!
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- The dishes will always be with us! If you ever want a little time to yourself, go do dishes. The rest of us scatter. 😛
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- New wood stove our son and son-in-law bought us this winter!
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- Grandma is coming down from her apartment with her little dog to watch the opening of gifts on Christmas morn…
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- Getting ready to open gifts.
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- Daddy either reads out of the Bible or gives us all a little sermon first.
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- Really??!! A REMOTE CONTROL RAT for Christmas??!! Thank you HIllarie George! Angelo is hoping for some close call heart attacks….
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- Father enjoyed Christmas with us!
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- Grandpa and Sienna….
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- Good times!
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- Christmas Smiles!
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- Christmas Hairdos!
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- Hairdos
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- Pictionary is still one of the favorites around here. You would not believe the noise level during this game!! 😛
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- My brother-in-law, Fran and his little one, Melissa. Fran and Lori have 12 children and make a point of traveling from Missouri each Family Weekend. They are a huge support!
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- Fran and Lori and their lovely family.
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- Rosary time….
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- Actually, it is here. We have nothing to complain about here in Kansas but after a very mild first part of the winter the cold has moved in!
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- Cute
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- We’ll have to try this. 😀
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- We don’t want to try this. 😀
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- Ok, I’ve become wimpy since my Canadian days! it’s cold here in Kansas!!
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- Beautiful sisters….
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- A Most Blessed Christmas Season to you all!
This first video is 2 songs. The first song is by Hillarie George and Ernie Garcia. Ernie wrote the words to a Civil Wars tune they liked. Theresa George joins them for the second song, a Redneck Christmas!
This video is performed by my son-in-law, Devin Byrne, Rosie and Margy VanderPutten, Olivia Byrne and Hillarie George. It is Jingle Bells, Michael Buble style!
This last song is at the end of the Grinch Skit when Mr. Grinch is converted! It is played and performed by Virginia Shibler with her Whos from Whoville and Paul Shibler, The Grinch. (who now has to live with that name).
Looks like a lot of joy and fun! Of the videos, my favorite was jingle bells. 🙂 Devin did a very nice job, it is rare to hear a very nice man’s voice and then paired on swing harmony. That took some practice. 😀
Love the pics and videos: )