CATS

Sunday started as it always does, with us at KidPak.  This morning, you can see we started a new series, the one we call "A Very Merry Tribes Christmas."  The set is decorated with Christmas lights, the tree, and stockings for each of the Tribes.  Our message was from the Gladiator's perspective, about the proclamation that sent everyone to their homes to be taxed, including Joseph and Mary.  While it was very inconvenient, it was indeed all part of God's plan, recorded back in Micah 5:2.  In fact, the Gladiator, a Roman himself, could look in Romans 8:28 to see that everything works out for the good of those who love Him.

After church it was time for a surprise for Madison!  We went over to the Cumming Playhouse, and it was there that we ran into these characters here:

CATS!  Daddy just recently discovered he is in fact allergic to cats, but these didn't seem to give him any problems.  Madison didn't mind them either.  She loved the show, and loved watching all the different characters do their routines - here's a few more that met with Madison after the show:

Madison wants to be part of the cast, obviously!  She really had a good time - and our seats were right up front, so close that some of the characters were interacting with her during the performance!

Afterwards, we went home and yes, we watched some more Christmas movies.  Seriously, that's about all the energy we had left.  Daddy put a fire in the fireplace, and we saw "Muppet Christmas Carol" together on the couch.  And after that, Daddy and Mommy saw "Christmas with the Kranks."  We love all these Christmas movies!

One more tradition:  the goat is up in Gävle.  We've got our live cam bookmarked, and visit back from time to time to see how the weather is over there in Sweden.  It hasn't started snowing yet - that's the highlight of watching the live cam, watching those huge flakes come down and accumulate all over 'the largest straw goat in the world.'  Hopefully, this year it can make it the whole season without getting burned down.  We've got enough trouble in the world this year, to be honest.