December--Becker Fam

Here's our 3 boys, all touching their toes like Luke. Why did blogger rotate the pic? How do you turn it back? Anyway, just turn your head to the right for the correct view!

Here's Nate and 2 boys biking around. Notice they bought fruit and flowers for Mama! Nate saw this pic and commented, "No wonder I get so much attention." Think they stand out?

Nate's "Final Exam" in the high school music class.

Fun with the hats--Christmas music. I don't believe in Santa, but I do like the cute hats.

Here's Malachi on Christmas Eve in our back yard. This is how we spent the day! First we swam and played with water.

Then the boys helped me make cookie dough (not play-dough--this is REAL!).

Elijah loves the hands-on activities, and he loves eating balls of dough.

We did not eat or mangle all the dough. You see, we did make SOME cookies. I did run out of white sugar and therefore could not make any more!

Here is my "Three Layer Lemon Cake" in the making. I have been listening to Coram Deo Omaha's podcasts on "The Holy Spirit." Thune says that we cannot single out God the Father and God the Son and neglect God the Holy Spirit (Triune God). When I was sharing this cake with Emi I had her taste the different parts as I made it, but I said, "It is really the BEST if you take a bite with ALL THREE layers at the same time." Then I realized God had just given me a picture or a "taste" if you will, of the Trinity--not as good to single one out but REALLY great if you have all three as one--the three in one.

[The angel answered Mary]: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." (Luke 1.35).

Later on Christmas Eve, our friend Sojo came to help decorate the cookies.

Then Sojo's papa came in his "Chariot" to get the kids (and Nate).

We went to their house for a lovely chicken dinner. Here's the Becker fam 5!

Celebrating Jesus' Birthday--blowing out my Trinitarian candles!

Christmas Morning in the Philippines! We are red and green waiting in the rain for our Jeepney ride to church.

Here is an oil Christmas tree at a gas station. Funny! They make trees out of all kinds of things here, Beer bottles, gasoline and oil in bags (as pictured here)...very creative.

Then, December 27th Luke turned 7 months! I didn't have a new shirt for his pics, but then God provided when my friend offered me one of hers from England!

What a fun little guy!