Birthday party for Jesus and a Children's Christmas Play

Sunday morning in Sunday school we had a Birthday party for Jesus we talked about why we have Christmas and what it's all about. I made a Birthday cake with 10 oz. of coke and a boxed cake mix. It was great all the kids loved it.
Well first I made cupcakes but they fell apart when I took them out of the pan. So I froze the cake before I iced it and it went well. I think without the egg the cake is just really crumbly.





Then in the evening we had the kids Christmas play Bethlehem Gulch it was great all the kids did a wonderful job on their songs and parts. It was so cute. I really enjoyed it and appreciated all the work that the Teachers and Kids put into it.












Here is a video of the opening song you can see my little one's there in the back singing along :)
Caylea and Carolina singing in the Christmas play


Caylea has 2 more days of school for us to get done we may do it tomorrow or it maybe done later but she has almost 2 weeks "off". So as long as we get it done before "school" starts again we are good. We are planning on reading everyday also just to keep her practiced. She does so well with her reading she is reading stage 3 books which are 2nd and 3rd grade level books. I am so proud of her she really loves school and all of her subjects. She is even doing good at her cursive it was a struggle to begin with but she is enjoying it more now.
We went to a funeral this morning for Rob Dressler he was my husbands best friend. They have been best friends for about 13 years. I haven't hung out with Rob much in the last few years but he was over at our house all the time with his daughter Katie. Katie is 6 years old. If you can keep his daughter Katie, his wife Liz, his parents and family in your prayers. I would appreciate it and I know they would also. My husband is missing his friend dearly right now. He keeps telling me he is sorry that he is so upset and I keep telling him that if my best friend died I wouldn't be able to function for days/weeks. So I totally understand.
If I don't post again before Christmas I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! Enjoy your family and remember the reason for the season. I read "What Jesus wants for Christmas" to my kids tonight they loved opening their little presents and learning what each was for. It was very cute to watch.