On the 14th we celebrated Carl's 50th Birthday!!! We enjoyed having friends over to help us usher Carl into his 50s!
Then on the 15th we celebrated Willy's "Gotcha Day!" 1 year with our family!
The following week we were busy baking cookies, making ornaments and planning for our Christmas celebrations at the children's homes!
Our whole family had so much fun at the children's homes. We shared the story of the birth of Jesus, and offered costumes to those who wanted to dress up. We decorated and ate yummy cookies. Our girls gave out the ornaments that they had handmade for each child. And we finger painted some Christmas crafts. We were all blessed and had a great time celebrating the birth of Jesus with the children! The smiles were priceless!
And, of course, we also enjoyed lots of good family time while our "big girls" were in Guatemala with us.
Christmas memories 2018!
We had fun with friends making gingerbread houses or ....
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| Gingerbread RV |
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| Gingerbread bakery |
Christmas Eve - All ready for church.
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| The Girls |
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The boys |
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| Family Christmas Eve service |
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| 3 Pretty girls |
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| Tamales after the service - a Guatemalan tradition. |
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| Christmas Day dinner! |
