A Few of our Favorite (December) Things!

 

Wake Forest Lovefeast:

Handmade Beeswax Moravian Candles

This is my #1 favorite December tradition. Every year, the beauty of the setting, the music, and the reading of the Christmas story move me deeply, and being there with my people is so special:

A festive doodle in a Santa Suit:

2025 Ornaments:

"Mama Always Said" show-themed ornament

 

Gingerbread Houses:

Neighborhood Flotilla:

FOL Ladies' Advent Candlelight Service:

Children's Christmas Program at church:

This year, the Youth Group stepped in at the last minute to help the little ones with their performance

Crazy crew of nativity characters!

An evening at the theater:

One of Leah's Christmas presents was tickets to see The Outsiders. This musical was brilliant!

Christmas Parties:

Usually we are too busy chatting to take pictures, but the guys' recreation of the below photo makes me us laugh!

The best band moms!

Band Dad JOY!

Musical Merriment

(Bell) Ringing in December!

Tis the season for all things musical!  Here's a look at our music-packed December:

All County Band with our favorite tuba and horn players:

11/12 All County Band Concert

9/10 French Horn section

Tuba Christmas 2025:

When your bro (and fellow drum major) comes to watch your concert and sits in the front row

16 Northwest tubas/euphonium participants = a new record!

Tuba Christmas Seniors with their Elf on the Shelf 

Greensboro Holiday Parade:

Just two band parents freezing their tails off waiting to watch their kids!

They were 77th out of 99 performing groups. This was a HUGE parade!

Stokesdale Parade:

Playing their jazzy rendition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

Full Circle moment here, as we kicked off 2025 with a parade on New Year's Day in Rome and are ending the year with two parades in our home state. My, what a year it's been! 

NWHS Basketball Pep Band:

(It's the first year for this group, and L&L are having a blast playing for all the home games!)

NWHS Winter Concert:

Luke's last time playing "Sleigh Ride";
It's been a magnificent four years of Wind Ensemble!

North Carolina East-West All Star Football Game:

Northeast and Northwest HS Marching Bands were selected to represent the "East" and "West" Teams

Pep Band Stand Tunes

Halftime Show: NW and NE bands performing together!

Such a fun-filled, musical December!