Welcome to Santa's Workshop (shots from the ward party) --
This view doesn't do justice to Cheri Murdock's (Gayle's friend) clever table layout for the ward Christmas dinner. The tables are in a formation representing a Christmas tree, with the round, gold tables being ornaments, and the brown serving tables making up the tree trunk. And what you don't see are two tables decorated as presents under the tree.
What you see here is a wall in the cultural hall decorated with large "candies." The Young Women helped paint paper plates like peppermint candies. The other items are plastic disposable food containers filled with sparkle strips.
This peppermint twist is a paper towel roll wrapped with tissue paper and ribbon.
The entrance to Santa's Workshop. Those are lights inside the red, disposable food containers.
This is the star on the dessert serving table, atop the "tree" formation of the floor tables.
The reptile on the floor came from Louisiana. His name is Investi. His last name is Gator. The chairmen of the Activities Committee are Rod and Valene Tueller, former mission presidents in Louisiana. Some of their missionaries gave Investi-Gator to them. Gayle decorated the red chair (a floral chair from the lobby) with yards and yards of red fabric, pinned together with safety pins. The white tree had a broken base, and after attempting to repair it with duct tape (Rod Tueller's approach), Pam Davidson and Gayle, not to be defeated, ended up putting it in a bucket and stabilizing it with heavy flagpole bases and stacks of hymn books. It was also tied to a chair behind it with curling ribbon.
On the left, note Brett Murdock's hairstyle, a la Twighlight's character Edward Cullen. Shannon and her husband Brian sit next to him. At the far right sits Cheri Murdock, genius behind the decorations, attempting to avoid having her photo taken.
Fred and Laurel Jones, dear friends and neighbors, sat across from us at our table.
This shot was taken as folks went through the serving lines. It was the largest attendance at a ward Christmas party that we've seen. I think every seat was taken.
Yours truly.
Here's bishop Firth, local family doctor, sitting on Santa's lap. Spoiler alert, do not read further if you don't want to know Santa's identity (Bart Griffiths, second counselor in bishopric).
Our next door buddy, Jordan King, with Santa. Shauna Griffiths helped with kid crowd control. She's used to it, she is the Primary President. The evening included a program with Shauna and Jeanie Millecam singing and the choir doing some numbers. Earlier, Craig and I also performed with guitars and sang. A good time was had by all (we hope).
This view doesn't do justice to Cheri Murdock's (Gayle's friend) clever table layout for the ward Christmas dinner. The tables are in a formation representing a Christmas tree, with the round, gold tables being ornaments, and the brown serving tables making up the tree trunk. And what you don't see are two tables decorated as presents under the tree.
What you see here is a wall in the cultural hall decorated with large "candies." The Young Women helped paint paper plates like peppermint candies. The other items are plastic disposable food containers filled with sparkle strips.
This peppermint twist is a paper towel roll wrapped with tissue paper and ribbon.
The entrance to Santa's Workshop. Those are lights inside the red, disposable food containers.
This is the star on the dessert serving table, atop the "tree" formation of the floor tables.
The reptile on the floor came from Louisiana. His name is Investi. His last name is Gator. The chairmen of the Activities Committee are Rod and Valene Tueller, former mission presidents in Louisiana. Some of their missionaries gave Investi-Gator to them. Gayle decorated the red chair (a floral chair from the lobby) with yards and yards of red fabric, pinned together with safety pins. The white tree had a broken base, and after attempting to repair it with duct tape (Rod Tueller's approach), Pam Davidson and Gayle, not to be defeated, ended up putting it in a bucket and stabilizing it with heavy flagpole bases and stacks of hymn books. It was also tied to a chair behind it with curling ribbon.
On the left, note Brett Murdock's hairstyle, a la Twighlight's character Edward Cullen. Shannon and her husband Brian sit next to him. At the far right sits Cheri Murdock, genius behind the decorations, attempting to avoid having her photo taken.
Fred and Laurel Jones, dear friends and neighbors, sat across from us at our table.
This shot was taken as folks went through the serving lines. It was the largest attendance at a ward Christmas party that we've seen. I think every seat was taken.
Yours truly.
Here's bishop Firth, local family doctor, sitting on Santa's lap. Spoiler alert, do not read further if you don't want to know Santa's identity (Bart Griffiths, second counselor in bishopric).
Our next door buddy, Jordan King, with Santa. Shauna Griffiths helped with kid crowd control. She's used to it, she is the Primary President. The evening included a program with Shauna and Jeanie Millecam singing and the choir doing some numbers. Earlier, Craig and I also performed with guitars and sang. A good time was had by all (we hope).
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