We spent Christmas Eve with the Samuc family. It was so special to be invited into the home of Pedro & Ana. We arrived around 9 and went to buy a few fireworks with Pedro. Ana also invited her cousins so after they arrived we ate dinner at 10. It was so much fun to help Ana and the girls in the kitchen. We had turkey, vegetable rice, homemade bread, potatoes & ponche (hot fruit drink with chunks of fruit, hot fruit cocktail). We had a fun time getting to know each other. We learned one or two words of T’zutujil.
Then we went out to shoot the fireworks at 11:45. Let me tell you it was quite the show!!! The boys loved it. Chloe Ann slept through the whole thing and Naomi woke up when the all noise started.
Traditionally the Guatemalans have tamales and do not eat dinner until after midnight!! The Samucs said they get too hungry so we ate at 10. We were glad about that!
4 comments:
That is awesome! Titus looked like he was really enjoying himself! What blessing the Samucs have been to you guys. We are excited to get to know them better. Maybe when we can speak Spanish a little better. We are learning but it is slow going with a high school Spanish book and just quizzing each other. :) I am trying to learn guitar at the same time, my brain is going to go into overload!
Danny stands out, ohhh, just a little bit!! That was so funny to see that picture:) Fireworks were great. I still cant believe that your over there and we are over here. Love to all-
oh how well do i know that custom.. waiting until midnight.. well Jorge's family eats early too but they wait to open presents until midnight.. in years past I would fall asleep on the couch.. now I am able to handle it better. And the tamales are a mexican thing too. very funny..
glad you guys had a great time!
Tucker: Loved seeing Titus so excitted and laughing. But was concernered about the the trucks in the street and the houses getting hit by the fire works.
Silas: Was scarred of the fire works even on the computer the first two times we watched it. Then the the third, fourth, and fifth time were fun! Then Silas wanted to go back and see another picture of Naomi!
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