I think Christmas 2011 was one of the best of my life! (or maybe it just seems that way because of the traumatic Christmas we had last year with mom's surgery and her being released from the hospital just a few days before Christmas. Plus we were in the middle of remodeling and I didn't do any decorating last year.) Anyway... this year was GREAT! Christmas just isn't Christmas without family and grand kids around! We were blessed to have both Mike and Angie and Brandon and Laura and their kids here for Christmas! As is tradition... we always enjoy sharing our blessings at Christmas time by taking Christmas to a needy family. Well... this year it turned into even more! Because of the amazing response from Angie's ward, and Laura and Brandon also came with many items to donate.... that combined with the things I had prepared turned into way more than enough for one family. So, we decided to just drive out into a neighborhood and open up the van and start giving things away! My little granddaughters, Olivia, Tessa, Hanna, Kate, Claire and Emily helped me make a lot of Christmas cookies and we took those with us to give away as well. As always, it was so much fun! Once we parked the cars and started giving things away people just came running out of their houses! At first the grand kids were timid about giving away the cookies but they soon good into the spirit and cheerfully practiced their Spanish, saying "Feliz Navidad" as they handed out the cookies! We hope our grand kids learn that the true joy of Christmas is in sharing our blessings with others and bringing a smile to someone else's face!
A soccer ball is a real treasure here in Mexico! I imagine there will be lots of
street games in this neighbor hood! We passed out at least 10 soccer balls and some cleats!
Brandon and Mike came across this man who was taking a bed
to a family member as a Christmas gift. They helped him carry in down
the street and to his family member's house!
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