December Photos




The Family's Christmas Visit:

Patrick-- frowning at my camera. At Midsummer in Santiago, the town Plaza sports a jaunty snowman as an entirely inappropriate Christmas decoration.

Our New Kittens:


Carola's Birthday Party:

Diana Margarita and I. Singing Chilean folk songs late into the night. Carola and Sebastián Some of the family and friends. Mimi dancing with Carola's sister Rosa

Year-End Party, Casa Ursulina:

Nora in her 'ballerina' costume. 113 women somehow fit into the back patio for this party.
The party before it got wild. (I'm in the red shirt)

Blessing of the New Babies:
the new mothers in the Pregnant Teens' group
have their babies blessed by the bishop in a
celebration at the local chapel.

Blessing of the new mothers, fathers and babies The mothers-to-be

The Party afterwards:
Wearing T-shirts sent from the States
Heidi with her mother and her daughter Fernanda Ruth and Mauricio with their son Nicolás
Francisca Belén Gabriela enjoying a plateful of cake


December 7, 2002: Christmas cookie-making party

Ely and I making frosting for the cookies. Cutting cookie shapes with Diana Margarita, Caitlin, Matías, Gabriela and Daniela.

Caitlin, Nicolás, Felipe, Alejandra and Carola. Diana Margarita with her favorite cookie.

Trying to keep twelve kids on sugar highs in line, with imperfect Spanish.



December 1, 2002: Camping trip in the mountains.

An early mountaintop breakfast. Snowfields and steam vents on the volcano.

Relaxing in the thermal pools with Marcy, Marcela, Carola, and Maruja. Maruja, Maria Erica, Carola and Margaret discovering a new species.

Our 4-star hotel. Group shot at the mountain.

Trying to stay warm.



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