Our Christmas Celebration

Nice view of Santiago from Camp David

Pictures from Camp David - all the senior missionaries. Kim is taking the picture. Our mission president is standing.

 

Street sweeper on our street using a palm frond broom. Sorry the picture is blurry.

Sunrise on our walk

 Poinsettia tree in our neighborhood.

I guess that's one way to haul hay. Cram it all in your mini van.

Nativity scene at the temple.

Santo Domingo Temple

I am NOT wearing white nylons. Yikes!  Somehow I keep thinking my skin is getting darker. Ha, Ha!

Pretty lights across the street from the temple

 The Noordas sent us these cool glasses to wear while we looked at the lights. They were awesome!!

What a wad of cotton candy. On the square with the lights. Kids are the same all over the world!

Our Christmas morning

Our tree kept falling over so we propped it in the corner. It was a mission office reject.

Merry Christmas

Feliz Navidad from the Dominican Republic

The Christmas Tree in our Apartment Building

 

 Water delivery

The Team

 Interesting Mrs. Santa

 Food from the street

Mini Mart taken from the church parking lot (notice the protection at church)

 It's always good when your milk is long lasting!! We haven't seen any milk in a milk carton here. They just have dried or packaged in boxes. That's one thing we are looking forward to in the US - a real glass of milk.

 Elder Walters at a branch.

Missionaries in our district came caroling to us and brought us a treat.

Here we are - eating and doing what missionaries do!

Above: The View from our apartment - a flamboyan tree at the end of the bloom.

Below: Where we hang out.

 

Dominican Dinner with the Bretons

 Our Mission President's wife with an avocado

 Kim's meal in Puerto Plata

 Old Folks at the Gala

 Getting ready for the Gala - We love these kids!

 Empanada and Quipe - Refreshments at an Institute Activity

Day of Service - Los Jardines Ward

November 2, 2014 was a Day of Service for all the LDS stakes in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

 Kim's little friend

 Two of our Institute students

 Lots of entertainment that day.

 Lots of cute kids

 Nice view from this patio

 Street Decorated from something.

 The white in the background is a mountain of garbage.

 The Neighborhood Market (down at the bottom of the hill)

 Street Views  - That is our bishop

 Merry Christmas

Garbage clean up- Before and After

 Looking down a street

 Our Bishop is the man just to the right of Kim

Mormon Helping Hands