Christmas 2006

After a few days without internet service, we are back up and running. Here is a photo journal of our families celebration from Christmas 2006.
Christmas Eve just before we left for the Christmas eve service a traditional photo in front of our tree with the children. This was Sarah's first Christmas!

After our time at church, we enjoyed a nice time back at home eating yummy food and visiting with our friends Lee and Laurie Evans and their three children. The children preformed an original version of the Christmas Story for us. Sarah was of course, Baby Jesus.

Christmas morning, we told the children not to wake up earlier than 8 AM. So at exactly that time, Jacob and Anna jumped on our bed letting us know that it was officially Christmas morning. Here are a few photos of the children opening gifts that were sent by family in the U.S.

Jacob got a pinball game from "Santa" and presents from granparents in Oregon and California!

At the end of the opening marathon, Sarah found herself in the middle of all the loot and paper!

In the afternoon, we had a nice dinner with some BFA neighbors then SKYPED with our families and even shared in some Christmas carols together with an ocean separating us all. Today, we are enjoying the second day of Christmas here in Germany. Stores are still closed so we are surviving on leftovers and watching movies and of course playing lots of pinball!