I have done several posts lately about our holiday celebrations. This post will have all the other random photos I took during the month of December.
I began the month hosting a mom's night out Christmas party in my home. We enjoyed a potluck meal and great fellowship around the table. We played the white elephant game and each took home a small gift.
The following day we hosted the Waldraffs to watch the SEC championship game. We knew Georgia would win but we still cheered for the LSU tigers. I made this carrot cake with cream cheese icing to go with our pizza and popcorn meal.
David spent several days near Retalhuleu attending an Indigenous conference. We had several Guatemalan groups represented as well as small groups from Mexico and Honduras. Prior to Covid this was an annual event that took place in different locations each year. We hope that it will continue to be an annual event going forward.
We met the Jarvis family for Friday night supper in San Cristobal and afterwards Cruz had an overnight stay with his friend Canon. He had a blast!
Pastor Apolinario's son from San Andres Itzapa got married and had a lovely Saturday afternoon wedding.
Fuego volcano was very active one Saturday night. It started erupting before sunset and continued erupting through the night. It was a cool sight to see from our patio. The ash was so bad the airport in Guatemala City had to temporarily shut down.
David washing the ash off of our car before we left for church on Sunday morning.
We were excited to finish the first semester of the school year. We took two weeks off for Christmas break.
Antigua had a jumbo screen set up in the Central Park to show the final World Cup game. Most everyone here was cheering for Argentina.
It was a very lively crowd and we enjoyed being in it.
The moment Argentina won.
Our family watching the World Cup in Antigua.
That same evening we returned to town and watched Antigua play Coban in a championship game. It was being played at the nearby Antigua stadium but they still aired it on the jumbo screen at the park. The crowd was even larger for this game than for the World Cup game. We were torn on who to cheer for since we love both Coban and Antigua. In the end, Coban won.
Antigua vs. Coban in soccer
Enjoying a late night coffee at Cafe Barista in town. When you are on school vacation you can do that.
The boys set up their gaming equipment in the backyard and had an outdoor game night. They did this several times over Christmas break.
Lastly, we met the Jarvis family in Guatemala City for a lunch meal and then all went to Sky Zone for a fun afternoon. It was also Ainslee's birthday so we enjoyed getting to celebrate with her. We are very thankful for this family's friendship!
Here are some links to my other December posts:
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