Fourth graders at Mathews Elementary School were asked to think about their favorite Christmas memory. Here is what they wrote:

Christmas is more than toys under a tree. My favorite Christmas memory is when my family and me went to Tennessee for Christmas. It was fun running fastly in the thick, white snow. Then we went inside and played on electronics. That was the best Christmas. Merry Christmas!

Nick Taylor

Christmas is more than toys under a tree. My favorite Christmas memory is when we bought our red Elf on the Shelf. We read the awesome Elf on the Shelf book together. I will always remember that Christmas. Merry Christmas!

Logan Burroughs

Christmas is more than toys under a tree. My favorite Christmas memory is opening presents on Christmas night. It was fun to see my sister’s reaction when she opened her presents. It was also my cousin’s first Christmas. It was the best Christmas ever. Merry Christmas!

Thomas Kampmann

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