Last year we invited a bunch of friends over to sing Christmas carols. We had such a great time, we decided to turn it into an annual event.

Last year we just sang a capella. But this year it was a Christmas caroling “ho-down”. We had such a blast. Brett and Emery had so much fun playing their fiddles. Emery told me later that it was much better to play the fiddle in front of people than it was to sing. “This way I don’t have to look at all the people watching me, Mom. I just look at my violin.”

At one point Emery (orange shirt) was standing between Starlit (green shirt) and Jasper (black t-shirt). Jim leaned over to me and whispered, “Emery looks like a hobbit.”

The funniest part was that other than the normal ears and feet, he really did!