We spent Christmas Eve in Lafayette at Nate brother's house. The whole family was there (including Nick & Carissa via Skype :-) We drove down on Christmas Eve Eve and stayed the night till Christmas Eve Day. It was great fun for all the kids. They really had a blast. Christmas Eve we had a big dinner at noon with all the family. After dinner, we held a family testimony meeting, where even the kids were able to share their simple testimonies. Jaxton's hand went up right away. He had something to share. His simple testimony spoke of choosing the right and being honest. It must be something on his mind, something he knows to be true. What a treasure! After our testimony meeting was presents time. The cousins each got to pick a cousin's name from a hat a while back and went shopping for that cousin. It was always fun to find out who got you a present, and to find the cousin that you got a present for. Kaylee got her first dress up Princess dress from Cousin Jared.
Cooper got a Thor Avengers costume from Jordan
Jaxton got a lego set from Jack
All the Routsong couples pitched in to get Bill & Linda a beautiful painting of the Washington D.C. Temple where they were sealed. It was personalized with their name, their sealing date, and the name of the temple. They loved it!
After presents, we had a fun white elephant gift exchange amongst the adults using "our favorite things." Everyone brought wrapped up their favorite thing to give. Nick and Carissa joined the exchanged via Skype! That was pretty fun. We will mail their gifts to them! We had a great Christmas Eve with family!
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