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I got back to our house carrying the basket of leaves as if it was an unbearable amount of

weight and bathed in my sister's reactions to the large pile of leaves. As we finished evenly

spreading all the leaves, our mom walked in and took a second to admire how good we did

before telling us that in just a few

minutes our family would arrive. My
sister and I were stunned to realize we

had spent almost 2 hours laughing and

playing while spreading out all the

leaves, but our confusion was quickly

replaced with anticipation as we

quickly got dressed in party attire for

the Christmas feast.

Slowly but surely, more and more of

our family and friends arrived carrying

presents to lay under the tree. As we

waited for Christmas to come, we sang,

danced, prayed, and of course, we ate the delicious food my parents and brothers prepared. After

the clock hits 12 o’clock and Christmas had officially arrived, we all eagerly exchanged gifts.

I received a pair of new sandals and a beautiful sun hat from my mom, and my sisters and

brother got earrings, dresses, soccer balls, and fishing rods. Once we all finished getting gifts and

said our goodbyes, we put the leftover food away, cleaned up a bit, and headed to bed.