We began our Christmas Eve celebration with a snowman pancake breakfast. This has been our Christmas Eve tradition since the boys were very small. I decorate them a little different each year, but the idea is still the same.
For Cruz's main Christmas gift, he asked for a desk for his bedroom. We shopped around for one but ended up having one hand made for him. He chose the design that he wanted and gave drawings to the men who made it. We picked up the wood a few days before Christmas and the metal legs were delivered a day later.
On Christmas Eve morning David and Cruz worked together to assemble it.
Cruz with his new desk.
He loves it!
For lunch I cooked shrimp Alfredo pasta with Texas toast.
Later that afternoon we went into town for coffee.
That evening we attended a beautiful candlelight service.
a short video from the service
We love singing Christmas carols in Spanish.
me and Cruz
Ben with his friend Ethan
After the service everyone enjoyed a traditional tamale meal.
my Christmas Eve supper
Ben with his friends Ethan and Noah at church
After eating, we walked around town to see the Christmas lights.
We came home and watched Home Alone.
our family on Christmas Eve
We shot fireworks.
We stayed up until midnight to see the main fireworks go off. At midnight on Christmas Eve, everyone in Guatemala shoots fireworks. It is very loud but also very pretty.
a video of the midnight fireworks
We came back in and got the boys to bed. I then set out the Christmas gifts and got everything ready for the next morning.
We got to bed around 1:00 a.m. We were tired but excited for Christmas Day.
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