A few things that Kylie told us about celebrating Christmas this year. She and her Peruvian companion tried to share traditions that they both brought from home. First Christmas is more like the 4th of July there - partying till early hours, fireworks and late nights! But on January 6 they celebrate " the day of the Kings?" This is the day the wise men came to visit Jesus and this is more like our Christmas - family, presents and reverence. So that tradition is what her companion brought to their small apartment. She made Kylie a traditional chicken dish, while Kylie made chocolate pie. Kylie also brought the tradition of " christmas PJs" although they did not look like PJs for our season.
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| Their Christmas Eve Dinner |
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| Christmas PJs Argentina style |
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| Christmas Eve sparklers |
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| A missionaries humble Christmas
It was better for us to send Kylie and her companion $ for Christmas instead of gifts - to expensive to mail. They choose to take half the money and give all the members and investigators a card and small gift. They took the remainder and divided it in half and secretly shopped for each other and wrapped it up and put it under their little tree. And funny thing - we never asked what they gave each other so I don't know what was in the packages.
  
On Christmas Day they spent it with the Sepulvadas - her Argentina family who were so cute on the Skype call. They told us Kylie is crazy - think they have gotten to know her?
LOVE OUR DAUGHTER! Seeing her was our greatest gift this year. Hard to believe she will be home this next year. Can't believe I'm saying this but it seems like she just left yesterday.
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