Acceptance

It was a really nice night. We watched the First Presidency Christmas Broadcast as a family in the den and then headed to the living room to put decorations and lights on the Christmas tree dad trimmed so beautifully the day before. It was all and all a fun, feel good night. I will say though, I am glad photographs don't come with a sound card. I said about forty times during the conference:

"sit still!"
"hey, this is our prophet speaking, quiet!"
"Shhhhhhhh!"
"You guys, c'ommon!"

And during our decorating:

"Clara stop picking up your brother!"
"Not in the living room!"
"Don't take that from her!"
"Stop jumping on the couch!"

A Little Lesson:
Last night was a fun night when you accept the fact that children don't always behave, and accept the fact that children who are working at learning to fast behave differently throughout the day, and accept the fact that being together sometimes means one of the gang is looking for a little 'extra' attention. I believe these little turkeys of ours are watching carefully over and over again to see, even in the face of disobedience and messing up, if they are accepted. This is, in a nutshell, the family experience.