Christmas 2019 was a memorable day. The most memorable thing for me was the trick we played on the kids. They have been wanting a new gaming system for a few years now. We've been putting it off for a long time but decided to finally give in and get the kids an Xbox One. We waited until almost the last to open up this special gift. First, we gave Kenzie a gift that was an Xbox One game. She opened it and all three older kids got so excited!
Kids: Oh NO WAY!! An Xbox One game?!?
Does this mean...
Charlie: Oh wait, what? Xbox One? Raenie, you got an Xbox One game instead of a 360 game!
Raenie: Whoops, why did you put me in charge of getting the video game? I'm no good at these kids of things.
Charlie: That's ok, we can always exchange it.
Then Charlie gave Dallin the next gift. It was quite large and heavy. He tore it open just slightly and instantly knew just what it was. An Xbox One! He quickly ran and with tears in his eyes gave Charlie a big hug while Lulu jumped at me and with tears in her eyes gave me a huge hug. It was the sweetest thing ever. It's a great feeling when you can bring that sort of happiness to your kids.
Other things we did this Christmas season included volunteering at Toys for Tots, baking lots of cookies for neighbors and friends, looking at all the lights around the neighborhood, donating at the Giving Machine in downtown Denver and eating at the Cheesecake Factory, exploring Denver on the bus and enjoying all the fun lights, Ward Christmas breakfast, lots of gift exchanges for the kids, family dinner/game/nativity, decorating gingerbread houses with Grandma and Grandpa Foutz and the Downey-Foutz's.
I think it was a great Christmas and I know I felt the spirit of giving and the spirit of Christ this year.
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