Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Secret Pal

Another fun tradition the Pickups have is Secret Pal. The siblings draw names and then keep it a secret all year who you are getting a gift for for Christmas. The rule is it has to be homemade. We always have a lot of fun deciding what to make for the family or person we have and are alway pleased with our lovingly homecrafted gifts. This year we had Brian and Samantha and made them a puppet theater with puppets. The front of the theater is chalkboard paint, so hopefully that works well. Sean had us and made us costumes for the nativity. He made Mary, Joseph, a shepherd, a wise man, and an angel. I was so excited about this! He also found a copy of "Grover Goes to School" and burned a CD for Kevin. (Funny tradition that the Pickup boys have includes listening to this book on tape).

Me in part of the angel costume and the scarf Samantha knitted that I tried to steal from Jennifer.

Brian and Sam with the puppets and theater we made.

Everyone with their Secret Pal gifts (including Brenda and Blaine on Skype in the computer).

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