Filling in the gaps............

I was looking back through our pics...........and realized that I never blogged about the end of our December 2010. But as a friend was telling me last week, it's OK to keep on celebrating Christmas................we tend to forget about that Christ-child once the holiday passes. So, here's to extending the holiday.........

Before school let out, Kaleb's class performed a program which included the Christmas story.



Here is our token "family pic in front of the tree" - a must for every American family!!

After the enjoyment of opening gifts from family members via skpe,....

We began making a birthday cake, for JESUS......

We invited our friend, Weronika, over on Christmas Day to help us celebrate. When I asked if she wanted to help decorate our cake, she asked who the cake was for .........the thought just never crossed her mind that it was Jesus's birthday! She happily agreed to participate, and it was fun to show her how our family celebrates this extra special 'birthday boy'.

We also had the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with our team. It's always fun to get all the kids together, eat our favorite American treats, and encourage one another.

One of our teammates' home church sent a shoebox of gifts for each child on our team. It was such a surprise to them..........and they loved exploring their treasures from America together!

The week between Christmas and New Year, we took some time as a family to do some special things around our city. We had the opportunity to go ice skating with Weronika and Abbe, went to the movies, and went snow skiing for a day...........

It was a beautiful day............with great ski conditions.........and even better company !!! We had a good time celebrating as a family this holiday season. It is always hard when you miss family during the holidays. We know it is hard on them as well. But we are thankful to be here in Krakow for this season of life............and we celebrate HIM !!