Christmas 2025

We got to celebrate Christmas in the States this year.  It was only the boy's fourth time to ever be there for Christmas.  They were excited.

 We spent Christmas Eve with David's family and Christmas Day with mine. 

 

On Christmas Eve we gathered at David's late grandmother's house in Crystal Springs.  We had a great meal and fellowship time together and all the kids opened presents. 

 

our family on Christmas Eve 

 

 

us with David's two aunts and cousin 

 

us with his Aunt Terry 

 

us with David's sister and her family 

 

David with his aunt and cousin

 

 

our tree ready for Christmas morning 

 

For breakfast I baked these caramel rolls.

 

 

This was the first year they both slept in on Christmas morning.  We have definitely come a long way from those early morning hours. Here they are ready to open gifts.

 

Ben is our candy man.  He loves sweets!  He gave me a long list of specific things he wanted. 

 

Most of Cruz's gifts were Ole Miss themed.  I got him this Oxford print on our visit to the Lucky Rabbit in Hattiesburg back in November. 

 

Egg Bowl 2025 t-shirt

I am so glad we got to go to the game!! 

 

Ole Miss blanket 

 

hot sauce for David 

 

new gaming blanket for Ben 

 

I got a small digital frame to put in my kitchen.  

 

 

My mom and Aunt Nita came down to eat lunch with us.  I baked a ham, and we had potato casserole, macaroni and cheese, Lima beans, green beans, rolls, pecan pie, and sweet potato pie.

 

Later that afternoon Mr. Thurman stopped by to see us.  We had a great visit with him. 

 

It was a simple celebration, but sweet time spent with family.  As soon as Christmas was over we kicked things into high gear and got ready to leave the country.  We had two days to clean up, pack up, and get to the airport for our flight back to Guatemala. I'll share about that next.