Merry Christmas!!
As is the tradition, the kids slept in the same room last night and we’re up late talking about how excited they were and hoping Santa would find them in Puerto Rico. And then we’re up again early this morning (think 4:05 am) hoping that it was time to get up. I reminded them very gently and nicely that we still had to sleep for a couple more hours before it was actually Christmas. We got a couple more hours of sleep before we couldn’t hold them off any longer and decided it was ok to get up and find our stockings. The kids know that the trip is their actually Christmas gift but we told them that Santa would fill their stockings if he could find us. Well...he did find us in Puerto Rico and we had a fun morning opening gifts together and filling up on Christmas candy! Some of the favorite gifts: legos (of course) fir the boys, biking gloves for Rease, perfume for mom, bike shorts for Rhen, a new watch for each of the boys and a bike light for Josh. We loved the slow pace of opening gifts and admiring what every got this morning. It made for a simple and easy morning that we only had a few things to open and then enjoy what we got!
The rest of the day was spent doing whatever we wanted! Josh made a delicious breakfast of juevos rancheros and the boys wasted no time busting out their legos. We laid by the pool, read books, played games, ate candy and folded clothes while watching basketball (multi-tasking at its finest). We also got a chance to FaceTime with our families back at home and it was fun to see those we love and miss. It was a wonderful day and a Christmas to remember. When josh and I were planning this trip we wondered if the kids would think it was worth it to not get gifts and have a trio instead. Well this morning as we were opening the few things we had and just enjoying each other, Keen said to us, “This is the best Christmas I’ve ever had.” I guess that’s our answer. Not to be too cheesy but it’s true what they say that Christmas isn’t about where you are, it’s who you’re with. It really has been the best!
We took the kids out for dinner tonight at a really fun and delicious place called Rickies up on the hill looking out over the ocean. The scenery is fantastic and it was a perfect night to sit out and end our Christmas together.
Tonight as we went to bed, Liev said the sweetest prayer about how grateful we are to have come here on this trip and also asked that we could remember that it’s Jesus’ birth today too. That’s what it’s all about. Remembering our savior and being grateful for what we’ve been given. I too am grateful for our Savior and that we can celebrate His birth and life that was given for us. Let us remember all year long!
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