Christmas 2013 in Indonesia

Christmas this year may not have quite happened the way it usually happens but it was fun to create new memories and traditions! It started at a little after 6 am and didn't end until close to 2 am on the 26th and it was packed full of special moments. Here are a few pictures from my Christmas in Indonesia...

Thanks to a package from Grandma I got to do some Christmas baking

Those cookies ended up at a Cookie Exchange party hosted by friend

Woke up on Christmas morning to this cuteness. He is enjoying a candy cane here and unlike most kids I know, took his time enjoying it. 

And this cuteness too! Their shirts say "Who needs mistletoe when you are this cute" and they both got plenty of kisses from Aunt Calista 

All ready and waiting anxiously for Christmas morning - including my 3 ducks (gifts from my sisters before I left)

Opening presents took several hours because each toy had to be enjoyed and played with before we could go onto the next one! I was even told "no" at one point when I encouraged the opening of a new gift :) 

And thanks to Skype and other technology we can enjoy Christmas activities with family and friends far away

My family has a special tradition of waking up to a specific song and thanks to Skype I was able to participate and waiting for my sisters as they came down the stairs on Christmas morning. 

Not exactly your typical Christmas morning family picture but the best we can do when we are opposite sides of the world! We are missing my mom though too, as she was taking the picture, which I am sure she was just fine with since she was in her PJs :) 

And Christmas isn't done yet, as the cards and packages are still coming :) I am also enjoying some down time to myself over the next week, because the Geary family is celebrating Christmas at the hospital in Kalimantan.