Sunday, December 20, 2009

Traditions

Saturday . . . Our annual trip to "A Christmas Carol", or as we refer to it, "Scrooge". We spend the day traveling to the Glendale Centre Theatre and back, meeting many family members there. It is a great time to get together with family, enjoying the spirit of Christmas through song and the beautiful written words of Charles Dickens. It is a tradition that we look forward to every year.

Christmas Sunday
Hark! The Sabbath bells are ringing, hear the echoes all around. List! The merry children singing, what a pleasing, joyful sound! Welcome, Welcome Sabbath Morning, now we rest from every care. Welcome, Welcome, is thy dawning, Holy Sabbath day of prayer.

Alison and Justin's song - Baby in a manger, 'ere the break of day. Baby in a manger, sleeping on the hay. Hear the angels singing, joyful at thy birth. Gloria, Gloria. Peace on Earth.

Lindsay's - Peace, peace, peace on earth and good will to all. This is the time for joy. This is the time for love. Now let us all sing together of peace, peace, peace on earth.


My babiest girl with her baby blues.

3 comments:

Tina said...

Glendale, as in north of LA? We used to live there and our Bishop owned that theater!

Valerie said...

Yes, it is north of LA. I believe it is still owned by the Hales Family. Was that the name of your bishop? One of his sons plays the ghost of Christmas present every year, his wife sometimes plays the ghost of Christmas past, and this year, his little boy played the boy who buys the Christmas turkey. It is a great little theatre in the round, we just love it.

Laura said...

What a gogreous family you are!! I just can't get over how much Lindsey is looking like you and your Mom. It's amazing~