December 13.  I walked out into the kitchen and just glanced out the window when I saw this animal run across the golf course.  It ran into the sage brush.  I went and got my camera just in case I saw it again.  A big crow was flying down into the brush.  Then I saw a coyote come out on to the golf course again.  The crow would not give up.  It kept flying over the coyote and would land a few feet away then fly off as the coyote approached it.  They played with each other for nearly 5 minutes.

We had time to go and listen to some of Toris concert performances.  Inspiration choir sang at the Dickens festival on the Scrooge stage then at a diner for church volunteers.

It started to snow on Saturday Nov. 30 and it just kept snowing.  St. George was not supposed to get snow, but for some strange reason we had to make the news.  So this is what we woke up too.

We went to the Temple Visitor center the next morning and the sister missionaries were so excited.  Some of them had never touched or seen real snow.  They were from the islands in the Pacific.  It was a fun, fun, day.

Daniel and Tayler came down to St. George.  Daniel was interviewing for dental school at UNLV.  Tayler helped me decorate for Christmas.   She made this cute wreath for the entry way.

Lisa , Bick, Mandee, Tyson and Tori were here for Thanksgiving.  It was so nice to be able to share this holiday with family.  We enjoyed them so much.  They helped us decorate the rest of the home for Christmas.   Lisa and the kids decorated our christmas tree.  They did a wonderful job.

 

 

By the way, mother is always the one posting to this blog.  Dad is not interested, unless he has had a great story to tell.   Well the week of Nov. 18 through the 21 was a really busy one.  It is a tradition at the historical sites to put up decorations for Christmas.  The senior missionaries do all the decorating.  On the day after Thanksgiving, they turn on the Temple Christmas lights.   It is a really big event.  Lots of people come to the St. George Temple.  They have the temple president speak and choirs sing.  Everything is decorated to bring in the Christmas spirit. 

 Elder Bowcutt is sitting in the waiting area for       missionaries at Jacobs home.  He's waiting for the next group of visitors

This is the family room at Jacobs home. 

 

The family room is located on the second floor of Jacobs home.  They slept here, had school, parties, church in this room. 

We are in the St. George Tabernacle.  This is where they will hold Christmas concerts every night before and after Christmas.  There is really alot of wonderful musical talent in St. George.

This is the nativity display at the Visitor center. 

This Christmas tree is in the Brigham Young home. 

On Thursday Nov. 21 Jay and I served at the Brigham Young home in the morning.  When our shift was over we left for awhile but came back to his home.  A college roommate of mine was sitting on the front porch of the house.  I was sitting in the car and Elder Bowcutt brought them over to the car.  Doug and Mary Jane Anderson were looking for us and decided to visit Brighams home.  What a wonderful surprise to see them and go to dinner with them that evening.

 

 

November 2013
The month of November kept us busy as we served at all the historical sites and the St. George visitor center.  The amount of visitors that come to the historical sites has really slowed down.  We invited all the senior missionaries to come to our home for a Senior party on Nov. 14.  Doug Alder a local author and historian was invited to share with us the history of St. George.  When the missionaries arrived, there was also a beautiful sunset to the west of us, so we took some pictures. 

  Doug Alder