A Peek at our Christmas
December is always a busy month for us, with both our daughters having birthdays, and of course Christmas!
We were blessed to have guests visiting us this year for Christmas, so we were out and about doing touristy things as well over the week of Christmas.
Here we go, a look at Christmas 2008 in Chiang Mai.
The final touch– Greg placing the angel on top of the Christmas tree.
For our church Christmas party, I was in charge of the treats and sweets making group. Which is pretty funny, because the first year we attended, and I asked if I could bring treats, I was told they eat “food” at their Christmas party, not kanom (sweets), and this year it was an official group! These are just some of the cookies we made, and frosted, and yes, devoured!
A couple of my decorating crew, So-paa and Pilene
Christmas dinner at church, all sorts of tasty curries and stir-frys and other wonderful treats, in addition to the cookies of course!
Sopaa and I getting ready to help serve food, with her darling son, Fineek
Ema had a dancing role in the Christmas program at church, she did great! It is hard to learn the routine when you are not sure what the directions being told to you mean. 
This year the Christmas play was an adaptation of “The Three Trees” Zach even had a speaking part. He was a carpenter turning the trees into the manger and boat.
We had good friends come to visit, and so of course did some touristy things as well. An elephant ride is always fun!
Nothing says Christmas like a great big snake draped across your shoulders, right Zach?
Zach is always up early on Christmas morning to dig into that stocking. Our friend Abby is right there with him.
Thanks for the fun gingerbread house Casey! The kids did a great job on it, and enjoyed eating it afterwards as well.
Our kids and the Olson’s, a fun combination!
The church carolers came by on the Friday night after Christmas. They go to everyone’s house in the church and don’t stop until they are done. This year they finished around 5 am. Thankfully, they got to our house just past 11pm.
Of course we had more treats for them.
Hope you had a very Merry Christmas and found Joy in celebrating that Christ has come!
January 2nd, 2009 at 2:13 am
As you say, “Nothing says Christmas like a great big snake draped across your shoulders”.
That is definitely the quote for the new year.
We miss you, Burt family. You would have really enjoyed our game party last night.