Timeless 2009

Our church does a lovely Christmas family celebration each year one of the weekends in December called Timeless. They have horse and carriage rides, a live nativity, carolers, children's plays, crafts for the kids to do, family photos, fresh baked cookies and cider. It's wonderful and such a fun night for everyone who attends!

This year we decided to go the night that we had the first snowstorm of the season. So, with Abigail being so little and the weather being very cold and snowy, we, unfortunately, did not partake in any of the outdoor activities. But, we had a nice time doing all of the indoor ones and it was fun to see some friendly faces throughout the night since many of our friends also attend.


Here is Abby all dressed up in her Christmas footie and handknit sweater for the occasion. She looked like a little red and green gift with all of the ribbon and bows - ha ha!


Ok, so I was a few minutes too late at trying to capture a sibling photo. The baby crashed and Nate decided he was not going to even sit next to his siblings for more than a second or two, let alone give me a smile! Ben has his "I'll say cheese and hope it's over soon" smile on :). Oh well, sometimes these are the funniest pictures to look back on! And at least I got one of all three of them in their Christmas attire.

The boys had a blast at all of the craft-making stations at church. They each made three ornaments to take home and the proud artists hung them all on our tree this morning. Ben just loves arts and crafts lately, especially scissors and glue sticks, so he was in his glory. Nate got some help from his dad while I carried Abby around and snapped photos.

Finally, our family photo of the evening. Merry Christmas from the Martin Family of 5!