Sophie's Orchestra Concert and Warm Fuzzies

Another catch up post. We went went to Sophie's first viola concert and it was awesome! She was one of only 3 violas and since she was front and center it was easy to hear her. Of course it was very much a beginners sort of concert, but they worked hard and Sophie is progressing well. She said she really liked performing and that made me happy since she is usually very nervous about piano recitals.

After the concert we went to Village Inn for some pie. Oh so good pie! We have been filling up a "warm fuzzies" jar since conference when President Monson mentioned that primary children have been filling up similar jars with pom poms representing acts of service. Once the jar was filled we promised the kids a "warm fuzzies party" with hot chocolate, so we thought the night of Sophie's concert was the perfect night for pie and hot chocolate all around. I gotta say that it was a great experience to fill that warm fuzzies jar. We met together as family before bedtime and talked about acts of service everyone did that day. Sophie mentioned eating lunch or playing at recess with someone who needed a friend. Ben would mention how he shared toys with Nina or let Nina have a first turn with something. Nina's were some of the funniest with mentions of "playing nice", giving hugs, and even pooping on the potty (hey that totally counts!, but sorry for the grossness). Adrian would talk about helping co-workers with programming problems, and I would mention beds made and dinners cooked. We love those good ideas from conference and this one has certainly helped our family to focus on service more.