Gettin Ready for Christmas!

BLESSED CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

A few pictures to get you updated on what's been happening at the Phangs while Tony was gone!
Goofing around with Max!

Decorating cookies...an annual tradition...

A very proud cookie decorator!

Kathryn's blue man and snow man!

Emm....should i decorate the cookies or eat them???

Vickie's "retro" bell!

Can you guess which ones are mine?

Guess who got to clean up the mess after??

Gifts for Kathryn's Sunday School class..

Each gift pack has a lollipop, candy and a squishy yoyo ball that lights up! Only from Malaysia!
We made over 30 packets.

Not counting the gifts for the orphans (hundreds! ), I wrapped over 200 + gifts for students, pastors and family, workers at the orpahange, friends, etc. My hands must be tired after that...that's why the photo is blur....shaky hands??

Max wanting to play but we were too busy...see his pleading eyes? He is SO cute! I think he is saying "I miss my daddy"

Once again, Wishing everyone a MOST wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Comments

Anonymous said…

these look yummy! Merry Christmas :)

December 26, 2008 at 7:06 AM

Gillian said…

Blessed Christmas to all of you! We collected new underwear in church for the orphanage kids and we had a Christmas visit with pressies to the children's hospital. So yeap, I can imagine u must have been very tired wrapping pressies but it's all joy!

Give the girls a big hug from me! And muaks to you too!

December 30, 2008 at 7:21 PM

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