Celebrating with our department

Once a year our department gets together for a party. I don't know why we do it at Christmas, but I guess it's just tradition. After we all arrived and settled in (which was an adventure for many because the street sign on Sean's street was missing) we enjoyed the company of current and former teachers from our department.
Jamie took a turn with Jennifer's baby Elena
and Sandy got Judy to tell us a story about a time she got the letters mixed up when she was talking about Huck Finn
and Courtney had a turn with baby Elena

and we had a lovely time listening to Peggy's annual Christmas story, this time about a little boy whose mother had a nativity set made for him by a gruff old carpenter.
The cards her sister made us this year were Sabuda-like pop-up nativities!
Jamie had on her adorable party shoes, in contrast to my black Nikes... I knew it was a party, but I just could not make myself wear anything but comfortable shoes after work!