Stinnett Family: December 2007

Christmas Dinner At Grandma's

Saturday and Sunday were our two final days of Christmas celebrations. We all had delicious home cooked meals, games, present pranks among the adults, and lots of laughter.

The main attraction-Food!

Love you Pop!

Mr. Cutie Pie

Say Cheese :)

Grandma always has her hands full!

Something must be pretty funny! :)

Buddies: Jen and Berry

The girls playing together

Rocking Mark to sleep

Some of our kitchen workers....

The kitchen support crew has many responsibilities! Their job consisted of keeping up the morale of the workers - cheering them on etc.etc...

Music Recitals

Daniel playing at our piano recital that five of us played in earlier this month

Tiffany Christensen and Amy at their flute recital

The two Amys, Amy Stinnett playing a duet with her flute teacher, Mrs. Amy Wojnarski

Rachel greeted us with her joyful smile

The boys and girls at the train station! :)

Olivia in her cute new outfit

Christmas Stockings At Grandma's

The world's cutest stocking stuffer

Kayla opening gifts with her Uncle Danny

John and Luke

Some of Macey's friends

A few of the boys opening their stocking gifts

A group of cousins

" Are you gonna give me a hug?.. or am I gonna have to to get ruff with ya?!" Mark.

All bundled up and ready to go

So Long! :)

Christmas At Home

This year Rebecca spent the Christmas holidays and the New Year with us. This was her first Christmas in America.

John on Christmas Eve

Christmas morning opening gifts

Our big Christmas brunch. The Stinnettie cooks whipped up delicious recipes. The menu this year was french toast, Johnny cakes, bacon, scones, hush puppies, oatmeal and tea and coffee.

The decorations are set...

John's gingerbread house

Sarah and Kayla

Poppy and Dad

Kravets Visit

Some of the Kravet family came back to America for a quick visit. They were able to spend an evening with us sharing about their mission work in Ukraine.

A group shot

Good old music practice! :)

Rebecca and Susan reading books about China

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas 2007 from the Stinnett family!

Live Nativity

Saturday, we bundled up, packed our chairs, blankets and umbrellas (just in case) for our annual trip to Ridgely, Maryland to watch our friends, the King Family, participate in a Live Nativity with their animals. God held back the rain until they shouted the last "Merry Christmas". Then the rain came and everyone raced indoors for refreshments or to their cars!

Jen dressed in a multitute of layers sitting in her beach chair, waiting for the Christmas story to begin.

And the angel came in unto her, and said Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Luke 1:28 Betsy King had the honor of portraying Mary.

Some of the angels, one of which was Brigid King.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem... And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them at the inn. Luke 2:4;7

Julie and Helen were watching their sheep by night. And, lo the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them and they were sore afraid. Luke 2 :9

Donald and David King and a friend, of Orient are,
Bearing gifts we traverse afar...

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum.

O Come All Ye Faithful

Joyful and triumphant, O come ye,

O come ye to Bethlehem.

Come and behold Him,

Born the King of Angels;

O come, let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.