This being the Shaner's year for Christmas, everybody came and crammed into our little apartment for a week over the holidays. Nothing makes one feel more Christmasy than lots of food, family, and less privacy.
This visit, we did actually manage to leave the house, however, and ventured downtown to see the bean, the magnificent mile, and the Christkindlmarkt in brisk Chicago weather.
(yes, that's Kenny off to the side, and no, we don't try to consciously exclude him from family pictures)
Our Shaner Christmas Eve buffet was appropriately large and fattening, and full of creamed cheese.
We tried something new this Christmas Eve (it was hotly debated--anything that deviates from the norm on Christmas Eve is to be dreaded), and trudged out to the Rockefeller Chapel on campus to participate in the local community Christmas Eve production. We heard beautiful organ music, watched little children squirming in a nativity play, and (my favorite) got to light and hold candles while we sang Christmas carols. Anyone in Hyde Park over Christmas should definately add this to their traditions.
(be sure to get there early...)
On Christmas morn, after attending our ward, we came home to the bounteous Christmas tree. I won't bore you all with lists of goodies, but I will share some of the more colorful pictures that were taken, many of them courtesy of Kenny.
And although it is several months too late, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and is looking forward to next Christmas! (only ten more months to go!)
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