Christmas in the Amundson household

With 2 new little people in the house, Christmas was interesting. We originally had one gift for each of the older kids because we had purchased the pool for family enjoyment. The pool has been a HUGE hit with the girls and all of us really!!! However, a family from the states offered to send us some money for Christmas to pick out some things for ourselves and for the kids. PRAISE the LORD! Our older kids had 4 gifts to open. For Caleb it was Mint Oreo Cookies, Legos, Legos, and more Legos. For Hannah it was Mint Oreo Cookies, a Zhu-Zhu Hampster, and Hampster ball, and a Pixos set. The little girls got some wooden puzzles, a bilingual phone, stacking square cups, and a couple of English electronic toys that I found at a second hand store. There were a few other gifts from loved ones and neighbors that rounded out the day. We praise God for showing our kids that God loves them by using other people to send money specifically for them. We also PRAISE God for that baby that was born. That Jesus Christ came here as a vulnerable baby to grow up and live a blameless life, only to die in our place so that we might spend eternity with HIM! Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice!!! It was and still is the GREATEST GIFT EVER!!!

PS - many may notice the date on the pictures as the 24th. Actually the camera was wrong, it was the 25th, although most Chileans open their gifts at 12:01 AM on Christmas day, we waited and slept in a while.