It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Hannah

Our Homemade Christmas Tree: We have popcorn strings 
(I hope the ants don't get to it), a construction paper chain 
and origami, candy canes, and a construction paper star. 
The kids painted rocks and put them around the base--
they are rockin' around the Christmas tree. Get it?

It's fun to see these growing outside as well as inside.

Que lindo!

Yesterday evening Michael and I were able to go to the temple in San Jose, and there was a white nativity with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus, surrounded by lots of poinsettias. The contrast of the red and white was beautiful, and with the warm weather, it was a delightful "temple square" experience. Having the nativity surrounded by living, blooming things was a reminder to me that the Savior's birth brought new life for all of us.

This is my friend's photo from an earlier day