Friday, December 16, 2011

OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS IN SUMATRA

Dearest Friends,

Following are a few scenes from that first Christmas abroad with the kids.  It turned out to be a whole lot more fun than we were expecting!

There were parties and school programs for the kids...


lots of parties for the adults, a more intimate get-together with our good friends the Reehs on Christmas day, and a humdinger of a company party for everyone.  The kids didn't have time to be homesick!

Mrs. Claus and her helpers greeted everyone as they arrived.  Lex was so jealous of the older kids and their cute elf costumes!
The ever-dapper Mr. Woodard (John's boss) took his duties as emcee and Santa liaison very seriously, checking in with Santa on his walkie-talkie periodically during the program to find out his location and weather conditions. 
At last, he arrives...
and he always had a pretty cool gift for every single kid in his bag!

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