Jubilee of Trees

Sadie and I spent an afternoon together at the Jubilee of Trees. It is an annual fundraiser where trees are decorated and donated then auctioned at a gala dinner. It is very fancy and beautiful. The money is raised for the Jubilee home which in affiliated with the hospital. It is a home where out of town families can stay if they have a medical emergency and cannot afford a hotel.

I have attached a slideshow of our favorite trees/ornaments. I love all the colors, glitter, sparkle and festive ambiance. Sadie and I get some good ideas for our annual gingerbread gathering too. Not that we use any of them, but they inspire us. Each of our kids decorate a gingerbread house. They start out with great intentions and by the end of the night they are bored and just throw stuff on to get it over with. Hopefully this year they will have more patience. We'll see in a future post.

This is one of the ways that we get into the Christmas spirit here. It doesn't snow so it is hard to feel Christmas right away.

I went to Tuacahn (an outdoor ampitheatre) to participate in the Live Nativity this last week. My children had other commitments and couldn't attend. It was a beautiful experience that I hope they will have with me next year. I am the cubmaster in my neighborhood and several of our non-LDS families participated with us. It is a wonderful thing that even though we are different denominations in our scout group, we all celebrate Christ. The Live Nativity was a very reverent, majestic depiction of the birth of Christ. It is so simple and so great. My goal this year is to keep Christmas simple and memorable.

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