This Christmas the entire Russell family came to Nicaragua.
We rented a house on the beach for a few days and (as you can see) it was beautiful.
While we were there, we did a lot of reading and relaxing in hammocks.
We did a lot of eating.
We made s’mores over the barbeque pit.
We completed a puzzle.
We swam – sometimes in the pool and sometimes in the ocean.
And no Russell vacation is complete without at least one game of Settlers.
We played Michael Jackson: The Experience on the wii. Though Joanna killed everyone as far as wii points go, Tess was the clear winner for style.
We played in the sand.
Sometimes we just sat around holding cute babies.
Sometimes we had to guard the stairs to prevent the babies from escaping.
We played frisbee on the beach at sunset.
And took a cute girl picture. (Unfortunately, Tess had the 2011 Russell flu at the time, which almost all of us partook in at some point before, during, or after our time together.)
It was a great week together, even though it definitely didn’t feel like Christmas at all. It felt a little wrong to be sweating on the beach instead of shivering next to a warm fire. It was our first Christmas away from Dallas, and we were really sad to miss out on the annual Russell/Rushing Christmas Eve party. Nevertheless, we were in a beautiful place with people we love, so we really can’t complain.
Very well said.
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