A Sunny Sunday

Once we got to California, it was not as warm as we’d hoped. Yes, we had looked on weather.com before we left, so technically we were aware it was in the 30’s there. But still, the shock of it being that cold in our native warm state was a bit much to prepare for. Although it was freezing for more than half of our visit, it was much warmer than the 12-20 degree weather Seattle had been enduring for over a week, and it was beautifully sunny most of the time.

The Sunday before Christmas we went to church in my parent’s ward. They had a great Christmas program like usual. Our kids were excited for their classes – Lynnae remembered that when we went there in July they sang to her twice in primary, once for her birthday and once for being a visitor. She actually talked about it for about a month before we went again. I kept telling her, “You know that they aren’t going to sing to you for your birthday, because your birthday is not in December, right?” Turns out that it didn’t matter, she was perfectly content to be talked to all day by people who wanted to know more about a visitor. Charlie did well in the nursery too. Andy, my sister Liel, and I attended my mom’s Gospel Doctrine class. She does the same lesson every year before Christmas that chronicles the life of the Savior through participants reading several scripture passages and quotes. I’ve heard it three times now, but I still really enjoy it every time. And it is always fun to see the people from my childhood that I haven’t seen for awhile.

When we went home the kids wanted to go outside and play while we were getting ready to eat lunch. It was beautiful outside. My mom has several rosebushes that they spent time inspecting... And generally they just had a good time running around. It was a great Sunday, and the kids were getting more excited for their cousins to come back to Riverside from San Diego, and for their cousins in Arizona to arrive.

After lunch that day we headed over to Grandpa Kovar’s to spend some time with him. More to come...