We started out our day with a trip to Krispy Kreme (pajamas optional). It was fun for the kids to see how they make doughnuts, and of course pick some out to eat!There was a lot of excitement for Christmas at our house. After breakfast we went swimming, in hopes of burning off some energy! I took a break and was able to enjoy some time in the hot tub for a while.
We had four missionaries over for our Christmas Eve party. We watched Joy to the World by the fireplace. We had a spread of food with cheese fondue, shrimp, lil' smokies, spinach bites, fruit, vegetables, pie, cookies, and truffles. Joy helped prepare some goodie bags/stockings for the Elders, then proceeded to fall in love with each one of them, particularly Elder Oyler. Joy shared how sometimes her brothers called her "Oyster" and made fun of her. Elder Oyler made her laugh, and laugh, and laugh and said that sometimes people made fun of his name as well. She was so wired that we had her run up and down the stairs 10 times to release some more energy. We also had some good laughs playing Apples to Apples.
We closed out the night watching Polar Express and setting out some cookies for Santa.
What a blessing it is for us to be with our family for Christmas. We are so grateful for missionaries around the world who are away from family at this time, sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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