We opened gifts in the morning before starting our trip to California. The kids got lot’s of presents from their family, just like I had predicted. I felt a little like the girls kind of got the short end of the stick as they didn’t get gifts from us since we were going to Disney. But as usual the girls were examples to me. They were fine, declaring that they know Christmas is for kids, they prefer the memories of the trips and they have a family. 
Kelsey made us all calendars, each with the theme that we love. She also bought Maryn a zebra blanket…perfect! Maryn got Kelsey tickets to the Demi Levato concert which was a fun surprise for her. Those were very thoughtful gifts with the sweet relationship to back it up. Best gift of all.
I hope that eventually we can teach Hunter and Ellie that the “things” they receive are not nearly as important as the relationships they have. I know it is hard for those around them not to try to make up for the difficult things they face with stuff, but it is hard to watch and counteract that.
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