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| The view we saw while on a walk near the base |
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| Sunset from the roof of the base |
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| Traditional Guatemalan Christmas dinner: Tamales (these were chicken and potato, but usually they are made with corn flour), bread, and ponche (made with a bunch of fruit and cinnamon) |
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| A few of us went out for Thai food on Christmas eve... pretty good, considering we're nowhere near Thailand. |
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| A bi-lingual Christmas eve service |
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| Kyla up late preparing treats for Christmas day |
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| Z pretty excited about his Christmas "stocking" |
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| Everyone (except me) around the Christmas breakfast table |
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| Dave's famous cinnamon rolls for breakfast |
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| One of the kids by the Christmas tree... secret Santa time! |
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| the team gathered in the sala for present time! |
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| Z very pleased with his new guitar |
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| Family photo, including the boys in matching Guatemala futbol jerseys |
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| Kyla showing off our appetizer lunch buffet |
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| Spending the afternoon as a team |
Our team went all out to make Christmas a fun and memorable time. Most of us were away from our families for the very first time over a holiday, so we didn't want to spend the day feeling homesick. We had gifts at the breakfast table, then spent time calling our families to say hello. Right after that we had a gift exchange and sang some Christmas carols in the sala (living room). I even sang the Christmas story from Bible memory. (Homeschool highfive!)
The afternoon was fun for all with naps, more calls to family, card games, and Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas in Spanish for the little kids! Some of the guys braved the chicken bus and brought home pizza for supper, and then once the kids were in bed we had dessert and watched Elf. It was a wonderful Christmas day, and I felt so bonded to my team family.
Merry (belated) Christmas everyone! Feliz Navidad!
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