The Christmas pageant was a great success. Many people worked very hard to make it all happen. There was a large crowd and some kids started arriving as early as 4:30 for a show that started at 6 pm. The teenagers who were in the play did a pretty good job with the acting and the singing was beautiful. Ariane did a gymnastics routine which inspired awe! She even had the whole crowd chanting her name afterwards. Mariah had a chance to dance and Josiah helped to MC. All of the children got a sack of candy and balloons and the kids in the program and all of the employees and families got a meal of rice and beans, chicken and watercress salad. It was a ton of work and there will be lots of clean up tomorrow in the field and putting the benches back at the school etc, but it seemed like everyone had a great time.
Kids helping make the flag decorations
The manger scene under construction.
Pouring sauce over the rice and beans.
Some of the 80 boxed meals prepared
by Martha and Germaine.
Some of the crowd enjoying the show.
I'm up early tomorrow to drive to Lachapelle and hike a mountain with Mariah and her biological father, so it's time to get some rest.
Liette
