Secret Sibling

We had our sibling gift exchange and lesson on giving on Sunday. This has evolved over the years, but we usually have a lesson about Christ and the true meaning of Christmas and make sure we are focused on giving instead of receiving. I gave a lesson and had Caitlyn read The Light of Christmas. We watched a new video from President Nelson that talks about sharing Christ's Light with those around us.  It is important to remember that we don't have to give something huge, it's those small gifts of self that mean the most and help spread Christ's Love throughout the world. 

After that we did gifts.  Caitlyn wanted to go first, she had Wyatt this year.  Caitlyn is a great, thoughtful gift giver.  She loves to give people gifts and always puts a lot of thought into something they will really like.  

Wyatt loved his new science set and video game.

Wyatt wanted to go next.  He had Jonah. We all agree that Jonah is the hardest to shop for.  It took Wyatt a while to come up with an idea. He surprised Jonah with a number 5 and a chain for it to go on. 

Jonah lost his and I think he was surprised and excited that Wyatt thought to get him a new one.

Hallee went next, she had Caitlyn.  Hallee and I went shopping to look for a gift and I kept showing her things and she didn't want to get them and then she went off on her own and found this sweater that she thought would be perfect for Caitlyn. 

She was right, Caitlyn loved it!  

Jonah had Hallee.  He thought of a few different things for Hallee, but decided to get her LED lights for her room.

She loved them.  She said, "I didn't even know I wanted those lights, but it turns out I did."

Wyatt wanted to use his science kit right away.  Caitlyn and I had fun doing some of it with him.

Keith helped Hallee hang her lights up around her room.  She had fun drawing in her room with the lights on.

We played Bingo and then we did Left Right Center with money.  The kids were excited about that!

I think we will have to make this a new tradition, it was fun.

It came down to Hallee and Jonah.  Jonah spun and got a right so he had to pass his money to Hallee and Hallee won.

You can tell she is pretty happy about that!

Hallee was so sweet and said she wanted to give everyone $1.  We did one more round to see who could keep their dollar.  It was great to have such a nice family day!