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Christmas 2002 Photos
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Christmas 2002 Photos
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Christmas 2002 Photos
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Debbie and Hannah | |
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A man in our church decorating for Christmas | |
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How will we get THIS decoration to stay up? | |
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Lots of hands help to get the decorating done quickly | |
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I think this looks good here! | |
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Two Grandmas in our church who helped to decorate for Christmas | |
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Not all Japanese people are short. "Look, I can reach this high without a chair!" | |
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A young lady in our church | |
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Preparing food for our Christmas outreach | |
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Washing dishes after church lunch. | |
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A little Japanese girl, about the same age as Hannah | |
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Helping in the kitchen. Our church ladies are very efficient. | |
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This needs just a little more salt! One of the church ladies preparing the snacks for the fellowship time after our Christmas outreach. | |
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How's this trio for church greeters? | |
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Here's the kitchen crew hard at work. | |
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A 5-year-old Japanese girl in our church, proudly wearing the new dress her mother sewed. She gave us a wink when we pointed the camera in her direction. | |
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Grandma invited her next door neighbor to the Christmas outreach, and he came! | |
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A young family who came to the Christmas outreach on Dec. 15. It was their first time in church. | |
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One of the "ice-breaking" games at our Christmas outreach. These 3 ladies are competing to see who can peel an apple and end up with the longest peel. | |
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Group picture after the Dec. 15 Christmas outreach. It was wall-to-wall people in our little house church. | |
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Ron welcoming everyone to open their hearts to the true meaning of Christmas. Many heard the message for the first time in their lives. | |
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We invited a special speaker, Brother Itoh from Izumi, to share a Christmas message. He is originally from Hachinohe and still has relatives in the area. Two of them attended the Christmas outreach. It was their first time to come to church. | |
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A few days before Christmas. Hannah got so tired that she fell asleep perched on top of a box of clothes that Debbie was sorting. | |
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We made a LOT of waffles with the new waffle maker that we got for Christmas! They're great warmed in the toaster oven, and make for a quick breakfast. | |
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Christmas Eve candle service. | |
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Christmas day. After this photo we sang Christmas Carols, Daddy told the Christmas story with picture cards, and we opened presents. | |
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Joseph got a new bag to put his school shoes in. | |
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Samuel opening a gift. | |
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Elijah got Play-doh. | |
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Play-doh and so many different colors! | |
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The boys got a new Star Wars lego set. | |
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Opening a "Fun Hop" ball from Grandma. | |
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Elijah and new friction cars. | |
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Samuel and Joseph opening a gift. | |
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Hannah opening a gift. | |
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Hannah got a new doll from Grandma. | |
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Hannah and her new yellow pajamas. | |
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Hannah and her new doll. | |
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Joseph opening Grandma's gift. | |
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Samuel opening Grandma's gift. | |
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Examining the friction cars from Grandma. | |
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A new fishing game! | |
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What's in this package? | |
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Shrinky Dinks! | |
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Joseph shows off the inside of his new coloring book. | |
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It's a bag of chocolate! | |
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A build-it-yourself bird house kit! | |
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Friction trucks. | |
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Hannah opening a gift. | |
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Hannah opening a gift. | |
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Joseph got marbles! | |
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A new Jonah book. | |
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Hannah opening a gift. | |
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Samuel and his new coloring book. | |
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Hannah and her new coloring book. | |
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Making pizza for Christmas dinner. Turkey is hard to come by here. Actually some of the ingredients for pizza are not easy to get either, but Grandma sent us the cheese and olives. | |
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The finished product. | |
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Christmas dinner. | |
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Joseph trying out the "Fun Hop" toy. | |
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We made a snowman in the afternoon. | |
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Joseph and his snowman. The snow was too hard to pack to make a big snowman, so we finally settled for a small one. | |
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December 27, 2002. It will take a few days, but this laundry WILL eventually dry! Our high this day was around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. | |
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This gives new meaning to the term "frozen stiff." | |
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I guess Samuel's pants aren't ready to wear yet either. | |
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Joseph enjoying some December snow. | |
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Samuel- sure is easier coming down than carrying this thing up the hill. | |
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The littlest guy, Elijah, pulling the biggest sled. | |
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Joseph ice skating. (He's not quite ready for any fancy spins on the ice, although he spun on his back end a few times!) The outdoor city rink is free on Saturdays this winter. | |
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Samuel (age 5) trying his hardest to stand up on ice skates. This was his first attempt at ice skating. | |
