Things are done just a little different for Christmas here in Ecuador, but not much… Christmas trees are in abundance, lights and nativities. We’ve even seen “snowmen”.
For the first time ever, our family has a real live Christmas tree.
A nice surprise fell out of the tree… Thankfully, it was empty.
The mostly finished tree. Yes, I know it’s lop-sided. Am I the only Mom on the planet that still allows the kids to decorate the tree as they see fit? I did rearrange a few things, but mostly I left it alone. Last year (2011) when we packed up our Christmas decorations, I packed the non-breakables in rubbermaid totes labeled “To Ecuador”. This year, I opened the box and let the kids “have at it”!
A touch of Denmark–Our Christmas decorating wouldn’t be complete without this tree that was given to us by our “other daughter”, Jane, when she was our exchange student MANY years ago. 1999-2000, I think! WOW!
Told you there were snowmen here!