Adams' Christmas

 Lo, how a rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse's lineage coming as prophets long have sung,
It came, a flow'ret bright, amid the cold of winter,
When half-spent was the night.

Our final Christmas party of the season was one we missed the past 2 years -- Have I mentioned in any of these posts how thankful I am that Covid didn't interrupt any of our plans this year?!?  We don't take that for granted anymore.  Our Adams' Christmas party was a little smaller this year with just Ashli & Eric, Kyle & Sara, and the kids.  We always have a great time with our lifelong friends!  And there is always plenty of food :)

After filling our bellies, the adults stayed upstairs to catch up while the kids went downstairs.  I love that, even though the kids are older, they still love to play!

They were downstairs most of the evening, but did come up briefly to perform a little ditty on some kiddie handbells they found.  It was a very special rendition of "Little Drummer Boy."

And here are all of the party-goers at our final party!

(that last picture was thrown in as a bonus)  I'm so thankful we were able to get together again!  What an awesome Christmas season we had spent with friends and family!

O Savior, child of Mary, who felt our human woe; 
O Savior, King of glory, who dost our weakness know;
Bring us at length we pray to the bright courts of heaven,
And to the endless day.