Our Dear Prophet

Our dear Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, died this evening.  We all feel sorrow for his passing, but know that he is so much happier now with his dear wife Marjorie and his loved ones who have gone before him.  We love him for his example and unfailing devotion in doing what is good and right and true.  His humor and his compassionate ways will be dearly missed.  We truly do thank thee oh God for this prophet!

Fun in the Snow

**A picture before the 4 wheeler ride and one after**

After naps this afternoon, we wanted to take advantage of the snow.  It hadn't stopped since around 9:30 am and we had about 6-7 inches in the yard, so we went to build a snowman.  We found that the snow was too powdery, so we got out the innertube and hooked it up to Matt's grandmother's 4-wheeler and took the girls for a spin around the neighborhood.  We go SO wet and SO cold, but hot chocolate made it all better.  It just stopped snowing (8:00 pm) and we have a total of about 8 inches.  And to top it all off -- NO SCHOOL tomorrow.  Why you ask?  Well, Pendleton does not own a snowplow (that proves we don't get much snow) so we get to spend another day in the snow.

Needs A Bit of Salt

    
With no church and all the time of the day on our hands, the girls headed out to see if they could catch some snowflakes on their tongues.  They caught many on their tongues and got soaked in the process because the snowflakes are almost as big as their heads.  We are getting snow still -- 4 hours straight -- which is A LOT for Pendleton.  I know it seems silly to be so excited, but we don't get snow as often as we would like.  So bear with us!

CANCELLED!!!!

  

Actually not a global warming meeting, but all church meetings in Pendleton were cancelled today due to LOTS and LOTS of freezing rain and rain and snow on top of the freezing rain.  I almost didn't believe Matt when he told me it was cancelled because he jokes around all the time and because it just doesn't happen very often.  Matt and I can only remember church being cancelled one time each in our lives.  Matt said the blowing snow and drifts in La Grande made it so they cancelled church one year.  When I was going to school in Rexburg, they cancelled church due to a HUGE blizzard that blocked every road with drifts.   Hope you enjoyed your Sunday with your family.  Did you get to go to church?