Christmas Day

Christmas was different this year because of the restrictions from the pandemic, but I still felt really grateful, most especially for my family and the love from the Savior.

Carly left a note and cookies for Santa. 

Hanna messaged me and asked if we could wait until 8 am and then she could join us to open presents through video chat. So we still got to go around the family have each person open a present, youngest to oldest. Jill and Larsen got to join us after they opened presents with the Perkins in Wyoming. 

I loved all of the gifts that were given and received. But mostly I love my family and look forward to the Christmas that we can be together again.

We had a Christmas miracle and the wind died down today and we went outside to ice skate on our lake. 

Then we talked to Hanna and Jill again. 

We had dinner at Grandpa & Grandma's - only a small, short gathering. 

We talked to Jill and Hanna one more time as we opened our tree gifts together. While we were talking to them, one of the recent converts that Hanna and her companions are still working with called, and we got to listen to her speak Spanish and talk to him. That was a little Christmas gift to end the day.