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Our Holidays!
28-31 December 2008

Chalika and Lalani Thanks again to the care of our sponsors and the generosity and kindness of dear friends, we enjoyed a wonderful holiday season again this year. While many of our friends go away to their relatives for the holidays, for those of us who remain at Pamunugama home it can be a sad time. But instead, we've learned to look forward to this season very much, and we are so grateful to all of you for this! Below we share some photos with you of our celebrations, and we hope you can enjoy them with us!

Christmas Party
28 December

We first enjoyed a fantastic catered lunch followed by lots of ice-cream, all thanks to sponsor and friend Lisa Bernard! Early in the evening, we sat around our Christmas tree and opened our gifts from our sponsors, and gift-bags (in lieu of stockings) from our dear friends Nazia Qidwai and Madlen Krushev. Again, a special dinner for us, also from Lisa, and then we ended the day with loads of fun fireworks from our dear friend Kelly Atkinson. Thanks to all of you for such a special day for us!

	Our Tree and Gifts An impatient photo, as we are anxious to open our gifts!		Malka Eating Ice Cream After our wonderful dinner; thanks Lisa aunty!
	Our Gift Bags Stuffed full of fruits, perfumes, chocolates, and toys; thanks Nazia and Madlen!		Ayesha And her gift bag...
	Christmas Fireworks From Kelly sister (Nirosha S., Nirosha V., Vishaka)...		Spinners Our favourite...

Pamunugama Beach
30 December

In the morning, we received a huge box of puzzles, games, and books from our friends at IRISAsia, who never forget us! We spent the day enjoying these activities, and late in the afternoon made a visit to our lovely Pamunugama beach.

	Puzzles and Games From our good friends Michele, Jules, and Roger of IRISAsia...		Fun Time Malka, Nimanthi, Ruwani...
	Arrival at the Beach Anita took this lovely photo...		Fun on the Beach Sakunthala, Ishara, Chalika, Nirosha S., Sithara, Lalani, Ayesha...
	Older Girls Nimanthi, Asangi, Indika, Malka, Ruwani...		View of the Sea A local fisherman...
	Posing on the Canal Bridge Vishaka, Sagarika, Ruwani, Nimanthi, Asangi, Malka, Indika...		Us Too! Nirosha S., Chalika, Sakunthala, Nirosha V., Sugandika, Nipuni, Pyumali...
	Walking Home Through the jungle and over the canal...		View On Our Way Home Walking along the canal...

McDonald's Party!
30 December

After returning from the beach, we changed into our favourite clothes and boarded the bus to McDonald's! -where we had a two-hour party of games, dancing, and face-painting, followed by dinner and ice-cream. Thanks to our dear friend Dinoo Daewar for providing our McDonald's party and dinner (but we're sorry you couldn't join us this year)! Thanks Dinoo akka!

	On the Bus Singing (no room to dance) on our way to McDonald's...		Face Painting Sithara...
	Games and Dancing Musical chairs...		Little Sithara Time-out to enjoy her chicken sandwich...

New Year's Eve
31 December

On New Year's Eve we again enjoyed a special catered dinner, followed by lots of fireworks, all thanks to our dear friend Nina Shopalovich.

	Our Dinner Ayesha, Chalika, Sakunthala, Nipuni, Big Harshani...		Sithara and Gangani Enjoying our dinner; thanks Nina aunty!
	Fully Armed Each with our own ration of fireworks...		Fireworks And bare feet...

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