It's Party Time!!!!

 

December - this month is filled with fun parties, birthday's and Jesus Birthday. I love this month. I love making memories with my kids. This year was definatly different but it was SO good. We celebrated with some of our own traditions and added some new Honduran traditions.

 

                  Because of course we need to wear sunglasses while making tree ornaments :)

                      Decorating the Christmas tree, Isaac had more fun playing with suitcase. :)

 

 

We started the month with a missionary party. We got to know some of the other local missionaries and had a very fun white elephant gift exchange.

 

The next day was Hannah's birthday - hard to believe she is already 8 years old. We celebrated her birthday in Honduran style with a Pinata and everything. a few other missionary families joined us to make it a real party. She felt very blessed and was a very happy girl.

 

       Talking to Granny and Grandpa on the phone - HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL!!

Pinata, rainbow cake, friends and a BBQ

 

The next week we had our community outreach Christmas party. We had craft tables, sugar cookie decorating, games and family photos. Then we had a short program centered around Jesus Birth and served Naka Tamales (tamales filled with chicken, potato,rice and corn meal). We had over 200 people come!!! It was so much fun to bless our community and share Jesus love.

 

 Decorating sugar cookies - it was a huge hit, however the frosting was So bitter!!! I guess I added to much food coloring :( oh well, they were all eaten anyway.

Hannah, Blanca, and Diana at the party.

 

                                                              Serving tamales

 

Here is a closer picture of the tamales, they are wrapped in banana leaves then steamed. They are really yummy.

 

 

Christmas Morning!!! Was just our family, then we joined Beth and her family for Christmas dinner.

 The grandkids playing with their flashlights and awesome rain boots from Granny and Grandpa. I think these were the hit of the night. They stomped around the house chasing each other with the flashlights. I'm sure there will be lots of Frog (sappo) hunting in the near future. :)

 

 

 

 We also enjoyed a great Christmas Eve service with Mohagens. We sang Christmas carols in Spanish and worshiped. It was so nice having Christmas with my sister and having all of the cousins together.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!