A big white envelope came in the mail for Uncle Ben yesterday! As soon as President Monson announced the age change for missionaries at conference, Ben's papers were in-literally! We have all been making our guesses as to where he would be going. Last night, he got to open his call and find out!
CHILE!!!! He will be serving in the Chile Vina del Mar mission for 2 years and reports to the Provo MTC on April 10th. My Mom was glad to hear that cause it gives him more time to earn money. The bummer part is he will miss David coming home by about 3 weeks. We thought Chile was fitting since it's Ben's favorite food.
He is excited and overwhelmed. We are so proud of him for making the decision to serve the Lord. I am glad my kids have so many missionary example to follow. We are excited for Ben!
We got home late but the kids were expecting a visitor during the night, so they made sure their shoes were ready by the tree. Father Christmas was coming!
They woke up to find some fun surprised in and next to their shoes.
Adam was thrilled to see a new hot wheels car. Cause you know, he doesn't have enough of them....
Gwen was happy about more snacks. She loves her baby puffs!
Tessa was so happy to get a new necklace. The first thing she said was, "Oh! It's so beautiful! Thank you, Santa!!"
Santa also dropped off his little helper last night. Christopher Pop-in-Kins is here until Christmas to keep an eye on the kids for Santa. Adam and Tessa were so excited to see him! They have been talking for days about the places he might hide this year.
