A Very Different Christmas

We missed Grandpa Jack and Grandma Jean this year!
They are happily serving a mission in Fiji for 18 months.  They are on an island called, Taveuni.  It is extremely remote, not the 'resort' Fiji we think of.  But they are tough, and they have incredible faith.
We love them and miss them.

Wendy and Rob made homemade pizza for Christmas Eve this year.
They are wonderful cooks and we love being with them.  Great food and lots of laughs with family!  What could be better?

August, Seth, Sage, Tatum, Ingrid, Greta and Olive wearing the shirts Grandma and Grandpa sent from Fiji.  Cutest kids!

                      All tucked in their beds awaiting the magic of Christmas!  My favorite!

Sage, Tatum and Seth love to sleep in the same room on Christmas Eve.  A tradition I loved with my brothers and sisters while growing up.

Wake up, Santa came!  He ate the cookies and left a note!
Note:  It's still dark outside.

Top of the stairs pose, a must.

And the run...

A pink lamp for Sage.  All she wanted, she's so happy!

A "real"artist's set of different mediums.  Very cool.
Wait, can I play?

Seth can't get enough of his new football!

A red music stand for violin Tatum's violin!   Lucky girl.

My very favorite part, the genuine smiles that come from doing things for others!