{"id":11549,"date":"2016-01-04T13:31:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T19:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=11549"},"modified":"2016-01-04T19:29:27","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T01:29:27","slug":"christmas-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/christmas-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11555\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11555 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0039.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0039\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0039.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0039-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0039-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nativity kids at my parents&#8217; place in Spring Lake on Christmas Eve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11550\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11550 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0021.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0021\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0021.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0021-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0021-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The smallest shepherd with his sheep. This is my nephew and this is my favorite picture from Christmas. Richard got a new camera. so we have no photographs of him because he was the photographer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11551\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11551 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0023.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0023\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0023.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0023-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0023-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary and Joseph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11552\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11552 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0026.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0026\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0026.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0026-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0026-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The angel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11553\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0027.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11553 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0027.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0027\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0027.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0027-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0027-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shepherds sore afraid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11554\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0036.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11554 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0036.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0036\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0036.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0036-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0036-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No worries, this angel is pretty cool. This is the last photo of the younger boys because they received video games for Christmas and we didn&#8217;t see much of them after that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11556\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11556 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0045.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0045\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0045.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0045-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0045-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paige was\u00a0with us again and Daniel was\u00a0the piano man providing background music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11569\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-choir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11569 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-choir.jpg\" alt=\"1-choir\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-choir.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-choir-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-choir-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard and Daniel participated in the ward choir. Photo from Janine Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11567\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0052.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11567 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0052.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0052\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0052.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0052-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0052-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the front porch on Christmas morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11561\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11561 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0051.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0051\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0051.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0051-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0051-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had no place to go, so it was great.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11557\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11557 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0055.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0055\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0055.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0055-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0055-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sitting in this chair, bundled up and cozy,\u00a0I watched the entire Roosevelt documentary series over two weeks. 14 hours, people. Richard and Paige joined me for the last 10 hours. \u00a0I often\u00a0bundle up like this in the house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11570\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1914508_821391348006947_3756495900014778501_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1914508_821391348006947_3756495900014778501_n.jpg\" alt=\"Paige's paint doodles\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1914508_821391348006947_3756495900014778501_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1914508_821391348006947_3756495900014778501_n-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1914508_821391348006947_3756495900014778501_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paige&#8217;s paint doodles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11558\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11558\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0056.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11558 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0056.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0056\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0056.jpg 434w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0056-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great-grandmother&#8217;s china<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11559\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11559 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0061.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0061\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0061.jpg 434w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0061-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Nativities on display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11560\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0073.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11560 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0073.jpg\" alt=\"1-DSC_0073\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0073.jpg 434w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0073-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For the upstairs tree we used mostly red and white ornaments\u00a0and it was one of the prettiest trees we&#8217;ve ever had.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11568\" style=\"width: 434px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0065.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0065.jpg\" alt=\"A small tree in honor of Grandpa\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0065.jpg 434w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-DSC_0065-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small tree in honor of Grandpa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11566\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2-DSC_0053.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11566 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2-DSC_0053.jpg\" alt=\"2-DSC_0053\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2-DSC_0053.jpg 650w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2-DSC_0053-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2-DSC_0053-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard was eventually able to dig us 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