Happy Backwards Day!

What can you do with a day off in the middle of the winter with a lady that's 8 month's pregnant and two children? You can celebrate backwards day! The rules are simple:
1. Wear your clothes backward. (It's OK if you don't make it through the whole day, as it is a bit difficult to use the bathroom when your pants are on backward.)
2. Do your entire routine backward: We started with baths and scriptures, then had 'dessert' and family home evening, and ended the day with breakfast. Changing the order makes even the mundane part of the routine more exciting.
3. Always go up and down your stairs backwards. (Going everywhere backwards is too tiresome.)

The kids were overheard multiple times saying, "I love Backwards Day!"

Our normal camera was on the fritz this morning after Miriam dropped it, so we broke out the old video camera when typically we would have taken a still photo or two. (Unfortunately, we did not get video of the reactions of our fellow shoppers at the grocery store.)

Enjoy your 30 seconds of the Beatles...




P.S. Our normal camera has miraculously regained functionality.

The Final Countdown

We invited some friends over on New Year's Eve. We pigged out on delicious food and played multiple games. Our "kid-friendly" New Year arrived around 9pm with a simulated countdown and the Bray tradition of balloon stomping.