Friday, January 16, 2009

Favorite Christmas Gifts


Tanner gave me this for Christmas. He made it at pre-school. Mary and Joseph are made out of toilet paper rolls and the baby Jesus is made out of a packing peanut. Perfect. 

I have had a few friends comment on my nativity sets. One is fancy, one is sentimental, Several are for the kids to play with. This is definitely my favorite.
Tanner got a remote-control tarantula from Grandma and Grandpa. This gift definitely got the loudest scream of excitement. He had seen this several months ago in a catalog and talked about it for a month and then didn't talk about it during the weeks leading up until Christmas. We weren't sure if he would be excited. . . He was!  He has scared a few people with it and that has made him laugh. That is a "Lange" thing.
This is not a picture of a gift - but a "FIRST". Hannah attended her first stake dance while we were in Birmingham. She looked gorgeous in her new black dress (That she bought with her own money). And she went to a dance where she didn't really know people and had a great time. Her ease in new situations and willingness to meet new people is amazing to me. 
In October, Grace expressed a desire to be Santa Clause for Halloween. We looked for a costume and could not find one. I did not give this another thought. Her Grandma, remembered this desire and found one and gave it to Grace. She is counting the days until Halloween. She is trying to talk Tanner and some neighbors into going as reindeer.

2 comments:

Bethany said...

I love the nativity! That's a great idea -- I'll have to copy that next Christmas for Chris to give to me!

Doug, Kalee, Jonah, Nora, and Gavin said...

I love that Grace wanted to be Santa Clause. She is such a crack-up. Hannah needs to stop growing up. We miss you guys!