The next morning, we got dressed in our Sunday clothes and drove to Meridian to witness the happy event. I found out an hour prior that I would get to play the piano at the baptism. (Gratefully, the requested songs are easy ones.)
Analee and Rebekah passing the time.
Afterward, we went to Uncle Jon and Aunt Annie's beautiful new home to spend time together.
Analee, Libby, Ellie and Miriam eating pizza for lunch.
Uncle Jon seeing if Winnie can get out of the blanket he wrapped her up in. (She couldn't.)
Winnie, Analee, Rebekah, Shelby and Grandpa Scott playing in the snow in the back yard.
After getting out a million Shopkins and spreading them all over the playroom, shooting Nerf guns in the basement, lounging around reading books and eating dinner, we headed back to the hotel so the girls could play in the pool for a little while before bed.
The next morning, we went to church with the cousins and departed for home with one major stop on the way. Seth has some ancestors buried in Rupert, and he hadn't ever seen their headstones before. The snow was really coming down, but I insisted that we stop anyway because it would "be an adventure." We had to tromp through some deep snow and spend some time looking for the right places, but we managed to find what we were looking for.
Analee by Mary Spidell's headstone.
Analee, Winnie and Miriam listen to Seth as he shares a family history story with them.
Winnie, Seth, Miriam, Analee and Rebekah by Harlowe Redfield Hoopes' headstone.
Seth shares another story (this one about Harlowe) with the girls.