Monday, December 23, 2013

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Merry Christmas from Quito, Ecuador!
Students… they bring us joy, they make us cry; watching them grow is the reason we are here.

Our boys hang out with some of Dave's students 
from Korea, Ecuador, and Iran 





Alumni… their visits back from college bring to mind the proverb “Leadership is planting trees under whose shade you’ll never sit.” Still it’s nice to see the saplings!
Alliance Academy... all three boys are now in our school full-time and sang their hearts out in the Christmas concerts. You can see Aaron (in a green shirt) here in last year's program. We'll let you know when this year's program is available on the web!
Vista Seminar… where Dave just presented to the broader community three classes on World Religions and Cults.
Entre Nosotras… the international-themed Christmas party of this book club for AAI moms gave Beth the chance to sport a sombrero for her beloved Mexico.
Year three for Beth on the Entre Nosotras team
Dunked... Our oldest son, Levi was baptized in his birthday month of November.
A definite highlight of the year for our family
Refreshed… and relieved to have friends for the journey—that’s how Beth feels after hosting her weekly mom’s group. This is our fifth year!              
A sampling of the (mostly) happy chaos of Beth's group




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                        Love in Christ,                           
The SAAVEDRA Family


Other shots from our end of the year activities...
A ninja-themed birthday for our girl; 
can you tell she has three brothers?


Star Wars and soccer fans: they are their father's sons!
Evangeline and Aaron celebrate after his Christmas concert.
A Christmas gift of swim lessons from the MN grandparents; 
what else from the land of 10,000 lakes?
Luke and Levi survive another piano recital

¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!