Christmas in Korea

We decided to spend Christmas in Korea.  We weren't sure if we would be moving back to the U.S. before Christmas or if it would be shortly after the new year so we decided not to plan a trip.  It ended up being better than I thought because we were with each other and surrounded by wonderful friends.

I flew home from Las Vegas just in time to catch the end of E's school party.  Good thing these kids are young and didn't really notice how unrealistic Santa looked!  She loves her school and friends there.

Singing Jingle Bells.

I forced everyone to snap a photo on Christmas Sunday.  Not too bad!

We were able to decorate cookies thanks to the cookie cutters and sprinkles I bough while in the U.S.

Christmas Eve was spend with our church family.  We had a wonderful feast and present exchange.

We made it home late but quickly opened our Christmas Eve jammies then let Santa do his work.

We enjoyed the magic of Christmas when we watched E go through her presents and talk about what Santa and his elves had done.  We were quite spoiled this year with many, many gifts from family.  Ben and I decided our gift to each other would be a trip to the Philippines leaving late Christmas day.

E and P with Santa gifts.

She loved opening gifts.

The aftermath...can we say spoiled?

Playing with her new Play-doh ice cream maker.  An instant favorite.

We are grateful for the season to celebrate the real reason for presents and giving as our thoughts turn to the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.