For Christmas Eve dinner we decided to do something a little different this year. We had a Jerusalem dinner, which is basically a meal like Joseph and Mary and Jesus would have eaten in their time. On the menu we had smoked salmon, pita bread, cheese, olives, humus, tabbouleh salad, nuts, dates, dried apricots, grapes, and grape juice. We ate by candle light, and it was a very peaceful, filling, delicious feast. The company was also excellent. Grandma and Grandpa Swan, and Kelly and Esther and Asher came to celebrate with us. I'd like to make it a tradition and do it every year.
And you can't resist a photo of the cute girl sitting at the end of the table. :)
After dinner, Aaron read the nativity story, and we all acted it out for the first time ever. It was a pretty raw first screening, but hilarious and adorable, and I'm betting it'll smooth out as the years go by.
Aaron made the set. The kids provided the barnyard animals. And please notice the star (aka desk lamp) Aaron was very pleased with it.
Adelia switched roles at the last minute and decided to be Mary, which is probably good, because there is no way I was going to be able to ride our rockin' donkey to the stable. I was the angel instead. Aaron was Joseph/the Narrator. And Asher made a very adorable shepherd. Baby Jesus was played by Adelia's doll Nora.
Lincoln and Ivan both wanted to be wise men, they brought gifts for the baby consisting of chocolate gold coins, and some Tommy Girl perfume (the best looking bottle of oil we could come up with). Adelia tested all the coins with her teeth to make sure they were real...I think she found them satisfactory. :)
A special thanks to our behind the scenes people, Kelly and Esther for photographing, and Chuck and Debbie for being the audience.
After the nativity, we unwrapped our jammies.
Then we tried to get a picture of the kids in their Christmas jammies by the tree...
...and it didn't go so well. Oh well. Here's the best we could do...
And then they went to bed. And Aaron and I set up for Christmas morning. Here is what will greet the little campers when they wake up.
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