Sunday turned out quite differently than originally planned-in a good way. First of all, Sunday was nice because of a little thing known as Daylight Savings Time. Who doesn't love an extra hour of sleep once in awhile? Sunday was also interesting because I was given the opportunity to teach the preschool Sunday school class. We played, we talked, then we painted. The theme of the day: God created the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. I love little kids! They are absolutely adorable, excited, and curious!
After all of the kiddos were picked up by loved ones, I walked out into the general meeting area and met a couple of girls who just happened to be from Michigan!! One had just moved to the area and the other had come along for the ride and was planning to return to Michigan in the coming days. Yea Michiganders!! Well, Andy had to work all day so a few of us girls made plans to go out for lunch. While at lunch, the girls expressed an interest in exploring the area so I told them about a hike we had taken a couple of months ago and showed them a couple of pictures I had taken during the experience. They were sold and a half hour later we were changed and on our way to the canyon. We had a great hike and shared a lot of laughs. It was so nice to meet more people from Michigan!! Just another little connection to home. :)
Monday was interesting as well because I was given an opportunity to accompany the Kindergarten, First, and Second Graders to a play of sorts at the local theater. The group of four performers acted out a bunch of traditional fables that had been rewritten by students across the country. For instance, the told the story of the tortoise and the hare as it had originally been written then another 21st century version that the kids could relate to their own lives. What a neat presentation!!
Last night we met with our small group and had a game night. It was a lot of fun to just hang out with our new friends and to share laughs with one another. Nothing like a few brownie sundaes to break down the walls so that even the most macho men and timid women will get up and act like a crazy person to get their team to earn a few points!
The final piece of breaking news I have to offer is our fresh layer of snow courtesy of the storm that passed through last night. Nothing like 6 inches of snow to make one excited about the upcoming ski season. Only about 17 more days until the official opening of Vail mountain! Enjoy your 70's in Michigan while they last!! Your snow is coming too! Just wait!!
Lots of love to all our wonderful friends and family, we will see you again soon!! :)
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