Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! That's what the local road crews did ;) We awoke to quite the slippery, soupy mess out there--but our neighborhood is rarely at the top of the plowing list. The kids really wanted to go to the same Christmas Eve service as their friends and since most of my friends would be at that one too, I agreed ;) Buck had to leave early for work, and wouldn't have been home in time for any of the later afternoon services. I decided if we were going--we were going EARLY. Last year, we sat in the overflow room and it felt so isolated :/ This year, we arrived so early that we wondered if they'd canceled due to the snow! We found the snow-covered parking lot nearly empty, (but the greeter in the Santa suit heading to his post, so that was reassuring.) Our retired mailman greeted us at the doors--another clue we were on the right track! And then when we arrived downstairs, we found they'd relocated the coffee pots (no children's classes today) to the area in front of the library and the gym doors were being unlocked for services. Whew! So, we had a full half hour before church started, lol!
Quickly, seats began to fill. Once our kids' friend began to arrive, our row began to fill up :) We ended up seating 10 people in eight seats! Eventually they brought in folding chairs for those who came later; last year they said they had 1,600 people combined. I'm curious how many they hosted today total, but for sure that first service was packed! (Caelan received the dress pictured below for her birthday from Grandma J--she wore it to the Christmas Eve service, but it was hard to see in the pictures :)
At home, the boys decided to try sledding! Yay, sledding! They were limited in the area they could coast--since the yard has not been cleaned after the dog in about a month (ew) and the snow wasn't deep enough to really cover that mess enough for sledding ;/ It didn't last long. They decided to snow ball fight, and after lunch shovel the driveway--such good, helpful boys! (I also told them it would be good for their business to be a visible shoveling presence in the neighborhood ;) Graysen cheerfully volunteered for all chicken chores today--because he wants Christmas off, lol! Smart kid :)
Most of us watched Miracle on 34th Street in the afternoon (Gabby worked on the play they're planning to perform). We started baking some sweet potatoes for Christmas and finished up a few things here and there. Otherwise, it has been another low-key day! Buck arrived home two hours early, and we ate chili and cornbread. Now, I'm going to stop blogging and go hang out with my family. Merry Christmas Eve!
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