Nativity Scene

Here's a picture of a neat nativity scene that I saw at a museum last week.

Missionary kiddds

Missionary kids having fun at the Mission Christmas party.

Good warning

I had to chuckle when I saw this sign at the fireworks stand. It says no smoking. I think its a good idea not to smoke at the fireworks stand. Fireworks are very popular during the Christmas season with a grand display of fireworks happening at midnight on Christmas Eve.

Christmas tree in Guatemala City

There is a 35 meter Christmas tree in Guatemala City which is close to my house. It's a really pretty tree. It is located at a place where 4 roads come together so it's in a prime location. Vendors were selling coats, gloves, hats, jewelry, Santa hats and many other things around the tree. You could have your picture made with Santa in front of the tree or you could have a balloon animal made for a small price.

Goodbyes

The other Sunday I had the opportunity to go to a despedida (goodbye) of another missionary. Because of reorganization in the mission Janet Hervey will be moving South America. It was so neat to see how much the people at her church love her and will miss her. It was a nice service sad but not too sad, it was more of a time of celebration.

Horseback riders

I had the pleasure to go to a horseback riding competition. It was a competition between horseback riding school students. The kids were as young as 3 years old and as old as 10 years old. It was amazing to think that a 3 year old could ride a horse all by themselves especially since I just rode a horse for the first time last year. I was a judge for the competition and I also got to give the kids their prizes which was alot of fun.

Ponche de frutas

A popular drink at Christmas time is called "fruit punch". It reminded me of hot apple cider. You can drink it either hot or cold. It has different fruits in it such as pineapple, apple, peaches, coconut, raisins, coconut and other fruits. Eggnog is also available here but it doesn't seem to be as popular even though it is my favorite. By the way the punch pictured above may not look too good but it tasted good!