Dec 11th - Ward Christmas Party

Darren's parents came for a visit early in December. Lucky for them it was in time for the ward party. We had a Night in Bethlehem theme and everyone was told to dress in costumes for the night. Grandma and Grandpa Stewart were good sports about it. Jerry is going to LOVE me for posting this one.

Our family helped act out the nativity. Darren, Spencer and I were Joseph, baby Jesus and Mary. Alexia, Elijah and Parker were shepherds.
Bishop Golightly as the angel Gabriel
Brandon Rohner, Brother Newsom, and Matt Martinez are our three wise men.
Our choir of heavenly angels.Parker with his favorite babysitter Miranda.

Grandma and Grandpa saved our hides that night. They helped keep tabs on the kids while Darren and I wandered around looking for room in the inn. They took the kids home while we helped with the clean up of the party. And they checked up on Darren in the middle of a major sesame oil allergy attack. Darren started itching a little after dinner and it turned out the humus' second ingredient was sesame. Yikes. We need an adult dosage epi pen for him. We try to be really careful, but that night didn't even think of checking. The welts on his neck and behind his ears were the size of quarters. I keep benedryl in the car so he took some right away, but I sent him home to get some more medication and let it run its course. I stayed to clean up and his parents helped at home. This one was his worst reaction yet. Scary.