Lehrbass Christmas 2008

What a great day to celebrate Christmas together! The food, gift-opening, family time, outdoor play, and visiting was perfect. Thanks for hosting, Cylka family. Here, the kids take a moment to watch a Christmas movie together. L to R: Mary, Aidan, Blake, Evan, Kyle, Ben, Eli, Micah and Seth. Mary, we hope you will have a girl cousin some day! Ben, where is your other sock?



The 2008 babies: Kyle, Seth, and Aidan.

Thanks for snuggling Seth, Auntie Janna!

This Christmas has been very meaningful to me. I think I've thought of my parents more this year than any other year. Maybe it is because it is the first year my first child will understand Christmas. Or, perhaps it's the little memories. This year, Micah purchased indoor hockey pucks with Grandpa Don's Canadian Tire money. We've done a lot of baking, something I learned from Grandma Erma. And, at the Christmas parade, we saw trombone players in the marching band, just like Grandpa Don. I look forward to more memories and thoughts this season. Today was particularly special when Franz gave me a family music cd from Christmas in 1984. Wow, to hear my sister and I sing and play piano, my youngest brother count to 40 in french, my eldest brother play trumpet...and to hear my mom's voice. Thank you, Franz.
See http://www.scylka.blogspot.com/ for the gifts Janna made.
Very special.