We have caroled in the back of a truck while sitting on hay bales in Montana. Often this occurred in VERY cold weather.
We have caroled in New Mexico in weather that seemed almost balmy compared to Montana.
Wyoming caroling can be really cold, especially if the wind is doing its Wyoming thing.
No matter when or where we have gone caroling, it is a nice tradition. It is one of those Christmas things that spreads cheer without involving shopping. We generally focus on singing to people who are sick or shut in. It is a feel good activity.
Last night was our annual caroling with our church group. Mike and I took our granddaughters along, making it even more of an adventure. Buckling and unbuckling them from their carseats, plopping on hats and slipping on four mittens at each stop got a bit hectic. It is possible I got a little careless with it. I would like to tell you that Elise put her own hat on here, but sadly, it was me.
Cordelia is absolutely darling when we carol. I have explained to her that a lot of older people in nursing homes don't get to see kids much and that it makes them happy to see them. She also knew they sometimes want to hold their hands or touch their faces. Cordelia takes her "job" quite seriously!
At one such stop a lady came up and wanted to hug Cordelia, holding her arms open as invitation. Cordelia went right to her!. The hug went on rather long and the lady just kept holding on to her. I took Cordelia's hand and extracted her from the situation and walked her over to greet a few other people but when the first lady wanted more hugging, Cordy willingly went right back to her embrace. I was so proud of her!
At a few of the nursing homes Cordelia didn't even wait for an invitation. After our songs she just walked among the people and told them, "Merry Christmas."
Elise was a lot more reserved but she joined in on the songs she knew, rang her little bells and made people smile. She got pretty tired and sometimes laid down on the floor or buried her face in my hair as I held her, but it didn't matter. She was adorable. She was NOT reserved in the vehicle between stops. She shared her opinions freely and sang "Go Tell it on the Mountain", her favorite song, many times over.
It was a good night.
These photos were at our last stop. Don't they look like they've had fun?
Yep, a good night.
2 comments:
Oh they had such fun! I have really enjoyed hearing them talk about it!
What a great tradition! (I will admit, I first read 'We took our grandfathers with us.' When you were buckling and unbuckling them from their car seats, I went back and read it again!) :)
It looks like they had a very good time!
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