Merry Christmas To Them (And Me, By Default)

I was at my site for Christmas this year, so, to celebrate, I gave balloons out to the kids. They loved them. The mother, Abibata, also enjoyed herself. She's eight months pregnant, the rain water has finished and I haven't seen a smile on this woman's face in weeks. I absolutely love her and was so happy to share these moments of joy with her. She's a very special woman.

NOTE: There is a naked child in this video (he's about two). I've had some people say that maybe I should consider pulling down videos because of the child nudity, not because they're offended, but because they don't want me to get in trouble. I thought about it, and, I asked the family if they minded and they just laughed. The mom said if I couldn't have naked children in the photos, I wouldn't have anything. Those are pretty much my sentiments exactly. So if you're offended by things like two year olds shaking what their mama gave them, then move along, nothing to see here.

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