O HOLY NIGHT...

Springer Style.

Tonight was the Springer Christmas Party.

When there are 29 grandkids and 17 adults, a "Holy Night" is hard to come by,

BUT, it something that we try to accomplish each year at Christmas time.

There are kids that are too shy or too old to join in the fun.

They are kids that are too anxious to hold still during the reading from the scriptures.

There are tears being shed by some kids.

There are kids that want to be Mary and feelings get hurt.

Kids running around the gym.

Parents trying to figure out just how the costumes go on the kids.

There are kids that are too old to dress up.

There are "proud" parents who want to snap the perfect pictures of all the kids and make them hold the poses extra long, which is not the kids favorite.

NO matter what, we know the importance of Christ and even more so around the Christmas season, so stopping for a minute to remember HIM is what is really important.

NOT the silly things that we manage to do to get ready for our annual performance.

It may take longer to get the kids ready then the actually reading of the birth of Christ from the scriptures, but the reading is what is the real reason for the season.

It is good for the kids to know this (and even the parents) and remember our Savior during this time of year.

Thank You Opa for installing this tradition in our family Christmas party.

It is something that I enjoy watching and listening to each year.

So, even though our Springer "Holy Night" is far from the night the Christ was born, it is important we share this tradition with our families each year.