We headed up to Whistler for Christmas, from the 23rd to the 26th, to spend time with my Vancouver relatives. On Christmas Eve, after a lovely meal of tortière, we headed into the village to go the the lessons and carol service at the community centre. Here Aunt Connie and I are heading into the service, surrounded by snow.
The actual service was quite nice, with lots of opportunity for the audience/congregation to sing as well, which I really enjoyed. The choir was quite a large youth choir from the community, as seen here:
As entertaining as I found it, my cousins' kids were more interested in vying for their Noni's (grandmother's) affection, as well as collecting all of the programs laid out on the empty seats, and trying to get up on the unused stage at the side of the hall. Here are Claudia and Midori running across the stage after the show had finished.
Afterward, while regrouping outside, the kids had a great time rolling around in the very large snowbanks. Here you can see little Billie being sweet with a crowd-pleasing pose. That girl certainly knows how to charm.
And here's poor Toby in his sister's fleece and toque. He only had a one-piece snowsuit with him at supper so they put him in the most convenient jacket to get him out the door. As such, he was wearing a too-big pink jacket, and a toque with little sheep for tassels. Poor little guy.
The actual service was quite nice, with lots of opportunity for the audience/congregation to sing as well, which I really enjoyed. The choir was quite a large youth choir from the community, as seen here:
As entertaining as I found it, my cousins' kids were more interested in vying for their Noni's (grandmother's) affection, as well as collecting all of the programs laid out on the empty seats, and trying to get up on the unused stage at the side of the hall. Here are Claudia and Midori running across the stage after the show had finished.
Afterward, while regrouping outside, the kids had a great time rolling around in the very large snowbanks. Here you can see little Billie being sweet with a crowd-pleasing pose. That girl certainly knows how to charm.
And here's poor Toby in his sister's fleece and toque. He only had a one-piece snowsuit with him at supper so they put him in the most convenient jacket to get him out the door. As such, he was wearing a too-big pink jacket, and a toque with little sheep for tassels. Poor little guy.
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