Snowy Sunday

Today it snowed. First we got a call telling us that our 9:15am choir practice was cancelled. A little bit later we got a call from the Elder's quorum saying church was cancelled, but President Bair said that Brian and Kevin had permission to administer the sacrament to our family if we wanted. The third call we received informed us that the Stake Christmas Choir Fireside was postponed until next Sunday. (Brian, Jessica, and I are singing in that).

So we enjoyed a leisurely oatmeal breakfast, and at 11am we held our own Church services. Brian conducted. Jessica played the piano, and we sang an opening song and had a prayer. After the announcements, we had the sacrament service done by Kevin and Grandpa. Brian gave us a talk/lesson that he had prepared for his CTR class. It was on Being Kind to Animals. We had a nice discussion on all the animal stories we could think of that are found in the scriptures and discussed what we can learn from them. We closed with song and prayer. For Sunday school we watched the First Presidency Christmas Broadcast that we had recorded and not watched yet. It was a special day to spend with the family. It was so heart warming to see the sacred ordinances performed in our home by family members holding the priesthood.

For dinner we had sweet and sour pork. Jennifer was a trouper and did all the deep frying. It was yummy and we were all full. Some of Kevin's friends dropped by to say hello, and got to see all the cute braids Jessica did in his hair as he had been sleeping on the couch. He was sore and tiered from his 12 hour marching practice yesterday.

Everyone but me and mom bundled up and went for a walk in the snow. Jennifer got a good preview of what she will be facing in Idaho in a few weeks when she heads up to school. The girls curled up with books in front of the fireplace. Later we had snacks and played Ticket to Ride- The Mom Team won! What a surprise after dad blocked our path. HA-HA!

Well, that was our snowy day. I now hear guitar music coming from the living room.

School has been cancelled tomorrow. I guess mom and dad can't go home tomorrow either- we feel lucky. Maybe we can get them to stay to hear the choir concert on Wed night. Dad has posted a bunch of pictures on his blog, so check that out when you get a chance.