Warning! Lots of pictures of some pretty cute children receiving awesome gifts from their family and friends! We are so thankful for you all, and more than that, for His sacrifice for us in that He sent His Son to earth to take our sins and die in our place.
Merry Christmas to you all!
Our tree this year.
Most people here don't do "Christmas trees," they do "New Years trees," due to the many years under Soviet influence. Getting a tree at the bazaar wasn't a problem and I brought our ornaments and decorations from the US.
Christmas Eve, just back from Karakol, and each of the children chose a gift to open.
Sissi got the mini figurines from the Frozen movie from Uncle Jon and Aunt Maria.
Gwangi got a Lego set that he wanted from Uncle Tony and Titi Vette.
Krypto got the classic Tron movie from us and a Wii game called "Dawn of Discovery" from Uncle Tony and Titi Vette...both from the used bookstore in Winston Salem. We just love Edward McKay in Winston Salem...we got rid of a bunch of our books this year, to reduce our storage footprint, while we were home on furlough and then used that store credit to buy some birthday and Christmas presents to bring with us!
This past summer, I took Sissi to the American Girl Doll store with our friends. She picked out a "food set" to have breakfast and a picnic with her dolls. She was so excited to open this gift and said, "I was getting worried about my dolls, they were so hungry and have been waiting to eat all this time!"
Another gift from Uncle Tony and Titi Vette. This boy loves his tank book from them last year, so this was the perfect follow on!
Duck Tales, Season 2, from Uncle Jon and Aunt Maria.
Also from the used bookstore, we found the whole set of old Kirsten books for just $1.50 a piece! Now we just need to find a more reasonably priced set for Caroline, her other doll. I gave away the one book that came with the doll when we left Tanzania and meant to replace it with the whole set this year while we were home, but had no idea how much the books cost new. I'm hoping in a couple of years, when we get home, that there will be set at Edward McKay that we can pick up.
A few more gems from Edward McKay, Tintin cartoons and a WWII airplane game, "Blazing Angels."
Some old comic books that we picked up while home this past year as well. The kids each got a couple of comics, and they love these old stories.
Ahh, yes, Titi Vette got Sissi some Littlest Pet Shop figures and Sissi was thrilled!
Uncle Jon and Aunt Maria got the much longed for "Lego Movie" for Gwangi.
An Amazon gift certificate for Krypto from Uncle Tony and Titi Vette. He used it to get a game download, called "Victoria." It's a 19th century, civilization type of game. For those that know it, it's a computerized version of "Pax Britannica," a favorite with Indy and I.
Sissi got an old Richard Scarry book.
Yep, it used to be her Daddy's book.
One of my favorite gifts to give, some old retro sci-fi shirts for the boys.
Krypto was super excited about his. He used to have another one that he had outgrown, so this was a favorite for sure. If you're interested, you can find these items at Retropolis
Sissi got an Angelina Ballerina movie and a Disney princess Wii game.
Gwangi's comic books.
It was a lovely Christmas and we still have another week off from school and language training. Our plan is to let everyone have a special day next week where they get to pick the meal, the family movie choice, and a favorite activity to do. Can't wait to share all of our special memories from New Year's week!
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