Since we traveled to OK for Christmas, we did some of our Christmas festivities before we left so we wouldn't have to take as much stuff with us. We opened presents from Baba and Papa and a few larger presents. Alex got the giant boat Lego from his parents, which he knew what it was before he opened it. I opened a Vitamix blender, which we labeled as "From Alex", even though I bought it and Owen wrapped it up. It was funny watching Alex's reaction to what he got me! Alex and the kids bought me a Lego set, which I didn't want... but I had mentioned was pretty cool after spending an hour waiting around in the Lego store with the kids last year. I guess I shouldn't have said anything because then they thought I wanted the set. They keep trying to convert me to being a Lego lover, but I'm resistant.
We did our traditional candlelight singing. I recorded one of the songs so we could send it to Jared. Nathan sang the first verse of Silent Night in Spanish, which was one of the highlights of my Christmas season. It was fun to sing together, especially since they're more active participants in singing now. We missed Jared, but it was nice to have Nathan back with us. He arrived home a few days prior with his friend Shawn who picked up Nathan on his way from BYU-Idaho. It was nice he could catch a ride home from college.
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