From the Emerald Isle

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Christmas in Ireland

Christmas is over but I wanted to blog our experience here. This is Christmas dinner with a family in our ward. Ham, stuffing, chicken, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, brussel sprouts ( Elder Holt's favorite....JK and we get them all the time LOL) mashed carrots and turnips! We started with a green salad with prawns. They always dish your plate for you and it's usually much more than enough!
Merry Christmas Day! This is the cutest little family. They all have red hair and the cutest Irish accents. The children had fun popping the poppers and finding their prizes.

Our ward Christmas Party. Our bishop is on the right, he and the former bishop were having a contest to see who could build the best gingerbread house. It was fun to watch.


There was a good turnout. Christmas parties in the church are the same everywhere. Lots of fun and good food.



The first day we were in Ireland we went to the Christmas party in Dublin. This is Santee. The children love Santee.




Christmas Eve with more members of the ward.






The first day we were here, we went to the Guiness mansion to hear Christmas carolers. They say the sun never shines in Ireland but it was a beautiful sunny day. The grounds around the mansion were very nice.






Nativity scene.





The open market.










There were fun Christmas booths and much singing. Lots of good food.







We were able to meet some other couples and senior missionaries in the mission. It was a fun day. Before we headed north to Portadown.
















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