Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Christmas round 3

The friday after Christmas, we packed up and headed to Fredericksburg. We celebrated christmas with Brent's family on Friday and half of Satruday. Saturday we all loaded up again and drove to Austin to have Lindig Chrsitmas (brent's mom's side).

What I love about Brent's family is that they are a BIG family! There are so many of us when we get together. I also love that they don't do presents. The focus is family and Jesus' birth. All the cousins are assigned a new part each year to the Nativity play. This year, Ezra was a Shepard  Emersyn was Mary and Elynn was an angel. Each year, we have been able to add lines to the play. There are 13 cousins and one on the way, so we pretty much can do the whole play. Sometimes, uncles have to play the part of the inn keeper and everyone sings. It is awesome and my kids LOVE IT!

The whole Eilers crew


The siblings were able to get Oma and Opa a Keruig for Christmas!


Grace: an angel

Solanus: Joseph

Ezra: a shepard

Emersyn, Ezra, Grace, Maria and Solanus


The three angels: Grace, Elynn and Maria

Checking out baby Jesus

Andrew: baby Jesus

Ezra and  Caleb: the shepards

Mary, Jospeh and their donkey: Zachary


The angels appearing to the fearful shepards

Uncle Fr. Brian playing with Elynn


The end

Group picture: all 13 cousins


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