It’s starting to get cold here. The weather has spoiled us this past summer.
We have been taking photos from our patio all year and I made a time laps of the changes. If you are interested in seeing it you can view it here.
But now we are back to no leaves.
On Nov. 3rd we installed some of the Christmas lights at the temple.
We didn’t do much for the next couple of weeks. It was too cold to do much site seeing.
Then on Nov. 22nd Scott & Alison and their family came to visit. That was a real treat for us. And even though it was cold we took them (or should we say they took us) all over. Alison had setup the itinerary and for us old folks it was a bit of a challenge. They wanted to cram in all the places we have been for the past 8 months so we were running all the time.
We covered Mount Vernon in about 3 hours.
We have been there 3 times before and still had not seen it all. But they did it in 3 hours.
We went to all kinds of museums. Like the American Museum of Natural History. Where we went to the Butterfly Pavilion.
And Arlington National Cemetery.
Saw the changing of the guard.
Walked past the White House.
Tuesday night Alison got tickets for “A Christmas Carol” at the Ford Theatre.
Justin was going to be Ebenezer Scrooge in that play at school so Scott made arrangements for us to go back stage and meet the actors.
And the main character was very familiar with the “Mormons” and really into family history.
On Wednesday we all went to the Temple and did baptisms.
Then we (Rich & Sandra) went to the Baltimore airport and picked up Jenna & Seth. We decided to go on up to Fort McHenry. That’s where the "Star Spangled Banner" was written. It was cold and rainy so we didn’t see a whole lot.
On Thursday we all went to the National Zoo.
Sandra wore 3 layers plus her winter coat.
The Ward had a Thanksgiving dinner. And we invited them to attend.
On Friday we needed to attend our shift at the temple. So they all went on the Big Bus Tour and froze to death. It even snowed on them.
On Sat. Jenna, Seth, Scott & Alison attended the temple for an endowment session. We were able to officiate for that session. That was a neat experience.
We had a lot of fun with the kids. I made a movie of them if you are interested:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bt92z8p2jxatd9v/aPvNVqS6sD#lh:null-Kids%20Will%20Be%20Kids%20in%20Washington%20DC%20-%20Large.m4v
Then on Sunday the 30th we had to say goodbye. I think Sandra really wanted to go home with them.
That same day we had the Temple Presidency Devotional. All the missionaries were asked to usher for that so we had church early on Sunday. It was the farewell talks of Bro. & Sister Eyring (Hardin & LoiAnne), not Pres. Eyring. It's actually his brother. We have really enjoyed getting to know them.
The Devotional was held up on the 7th floor of the Temple. Quite an impressive room. And a great meeting.
But once they were gone we settled back into our regular routine and again just love it.
We are looking forward to the December schedule at the Visitors’ Center.
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