17 December '17 Pictures

Jane:  I invited my new gym friend Yoko to come to church and then home
with us for dinner afterwards. Even when I warned her that our church was
3 hours long she excitedly said she wanted to come. I wish you could have
seen her humble reaction at every turn of the day. When she walked into
our home she put her hands together over her heart and said it was a dream
come true to be in an American home. When she sat down to eat she held
the roll up to her nose, closed her eyes, and inhaled deeply. Over and over
she thanked us for including her. She brought a hostess gift and then
sent a sweet thank you text saying it was a wonderful day for her.
Seeing Yoko’s sweet reactions reminded me how blessed
I am to have the fellowship of my church family, and the
opportunity to include others in that unique and wonderful blessing.

Ty: The girls kept getting out of bed. One of the times we heard them coming downstairs,
Michelle said, “Santa doesn’t like it when kids get out of bed!”
Eliza retorted, “He doesn’t even KNOW! He’s not here!”
This picture features my good-looking ankle.

Michelle: Ty and I got to play the roles of Mary and Joseph for the
Primary's "Walk through Bethlehem" at church today.

Afton: I'm getting in the Star Wars spirit.

Eliza: “The parking lot is sparkly and lots of colors!”

Kathryn:  Afton is teaching me all of her
accessorizing and posing techniques.