Christmas (round 1)

We are having 2 christmases this year - the first one was December 13th and ALL our kids got gifts. It took nearly a month to get all the gift bags prepared, and even though I helped a bit, most of the work was done by Jessie and Tanya.

The day itself was quite busy - gift giving started at 4pm and lasted late into the night. I opted to stay at the 'Christmas Room' and get the bags ready to be sent down to the rooms as they were needed. Heidi personally gave each child their gift, and she spent a few minutes with each one as they unpacked their gift bags.



Jessie also got a chance to sit and have some fun with Victor - usually she has to run around organizing things, but there were some helpful visitors, so she got some quality time too!

Each of the gift bags contained a ton of goodies, most of which have been collected over the past 2 years by Iris UK and shipped over in a huge shipping container.

Inside a Girlie Bag: (We packed over 50 of these!)
*Stuffed Toy/ Doll
*Board Game
*Earrings/ Bracelets/ Necklaces/ Rings
*Nail Polish
*Hair bands/ Hair clips/ Hair extensions
*Candy
*Cookies
*Underwear
*2 sets of clothes
*Deodorant
*Toothbrush


Inside a Boyish Bag (we packed over 120 of them!)
*Toy Car/Truck
*Ball
*Board/Card Game
*Baseball cap
*Candy
*Cookies
*Underwear
*2 sets of clothes
*Deodorant
*Toothbrush

On real christmas day there will be a special chicken dinner, and then each of the kids will get another little gift, just something small - and this includes all the village kids who will join us, as well as the kids from Mieze and Noviane. Also, there are plans in the works for a candlelight service for the 24th!