On Christmas Eve eve, we met up with our great friends the Stroms at the Kennedy Center for the sing-a-long Messiah. It was quite a sight to see thousands of people with their sheet music joining in on the Hallelujah chorus. We joined voices with some amazingly talented artists.
Here is a picture of the symphony and the choir. There were some world renowned soloists that sang as well, but this picture is before they came out on stage.
Here is a picture of the beautiful Santini tree Christmas Eve.
The Santini clan gathers traditionally on Christmas Eve. There's a great big dinner and a program. I've learned from this side of the family that every party needs hors d'oeuvres. Can't go another party without crab dip!
JD and I got to organize and put on the program this year. We started out with all of the nieces and nephews competing for the title (and a small cash prize provided by Nonno) of Grand Champion Gingerbread House Extraordinaire.
Carter at work.
Lookin' good, Madison!
Lindsey looks like an expert.
Samantha and Lindsey's
Landon's
Erica's
Carter's
Madison and Presley's
Everyone gathering for the judging
Nonno passing out the dough
Taylor looks excited!
The moment when Madison and Pres heard they were the winners.
Everything is better with cash
It was certainly Madison's and Pres' night! They were also crowned the king and queen of the Christmas Eve Banquet.
Every year the Santinis gather to sing The 12 Days of Christmas precisely because they love to hear Mark shout from the top of his lungs, "5 golden rinnnnnnngs!!!"
He's good at it.
Nonna is playing the piano for the spiritual part of our program.
After we talked about the true meaning of Christmas, JD was awarded the duty of Santa and passed out the gifts.
Cutest Santa I ever saw!
The older girls and their Juicy
So fun to see you guys! And next year, we know to bring our sheet music :)
ReplyDeletelooks like so much fun! family is the best!
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