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Christmas in Guatemala and
Antigua, here we are in Lorraine's house on Christmas Eve, la "Noche Buena". Click for an even larger image.
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But, of course, before
Christmas, on the 24th, it is Fernando's birthday! Here we are at
Mario's a good Spanish restaurant.
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Happy
Birthday, Fernando! Click to see a larger image. |
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Opening presents with Ire and Ari (Irene and Ariana). Ari's first Christmas! |
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Just before Christmas, we visited
a Nativity in Antigua's main square. Click for an even larger image.
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This nativity had real people
and real animals, funded for a large bank. |
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Bethlehem in
Antigua. Click on any photo to see a larger image. |
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The three kings entertaining
visitors. |
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Bethlehem in
Antigua, with Lorraine a few days earlier. Click on any photo to see a
larger image. |
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Also just before Christmas,
Sasha held a German christmas cookie class, here with Christi Herman ... |
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... and we
took Ashley, Joshua and Irene to see the "Nutcracker" at the National
Theatre. Click on any photo to see a larger image. |
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Back to Christmas Eve in Lorraine's house. Click for an even larger image.
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Sasha is in Guatemala for Christmas again. Click for an even larger image.
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Opening presents. Click for a larger image.
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What's in the box ?
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A fun family Christmas.
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Christmas tree from
Washington State, Christmas made in Guatemala. |
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Feliz
Navidad, Gina, Irene, Fernando! |
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My I-Phone did not take
a very good photo, I am sorry. Click to see a much larger image of the
poor photo. |
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Feliz
Navidad, Mely, Fernando, Ire & Ari! |
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Marry Christmas with
Lorraine's family ... but Estuardo and his family had by then moved to
Louisiana, so we missed them.
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From Guatemala, we moved for Christmas day to Antigua. Click for an even larger image.
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Another Christmas tree
here in Antigua, this one from California. Click for an even larger image.
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David and Jenny
decorated it when they were here for Thanksgiving. |
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Jenny climbed up to install the angel. |
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Merry Christmas in
Antigua. |
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So Jenny got to meet her new family over Thanksgiving. |
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She got to feed pigeons
in front of the Cathedral in Guatemala City. |
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Lorraine made a turkey and Gina carved it. |
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I took Jenny and David around Guatemala ... in front of the cathedral,
behind us, in the main square, they installed an open-air ice skating ring.
Guatemalan kids are not good skaters, but they love to skate! Click for an even larger image.
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There was a large Christmas market ... but, of course, at Thanksgiving and
Christmas, it is very sunny in Guatemala
... Springtime year-round. Then it would start to snow ... see a little
below
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Merry Christmas in
Guatemala. We went to a friends' house for a Christmas party. Click for a larger image. |
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Just around Thanksgiving, of course, before Estuardo, Dianita and family
left for Louisiana, there was Lorraine's "surprise birthday" dinner. |
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Happy Birthday,
Lorraine! Click for a larger image. |
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At Margheritas', good fun! |
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Happy Birthday,
Lorraine! Click for a larger image. |
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... before Sasha left
Antigua for Germany, after Christmas, we went to see "Madama Butterfly" on a giant screen at Peter Meyer's home.
On arrival, the snow was falling and a fire was crackling in the corner. Click for a larger image. |
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Thank you, Peter! He said snow would be falling in Antigua ... and
it was! |