Church at 9AM

I don't think we've mentioned that in September our church time changed from 11AM to 9AM. This is not a good thing for a family that does not regularly get up that early. Some Sundays start out very rough.

Jake is not a fan of the Sunday-go-to-church regimen. He thoroughly dislikes nursery. He dislikes getting dressed in the morning as he's a big fan of sleepers. He hates cords, which are standard Sunday-go-to-church wear. Yup, it's a lot fun getting Jake into his Sunday clothes and out the door. One morning it took three adults. Another day Matt coaxed him into being civil through the entire affair. That was a fluke. Today it was a two adult job.

Viva is usually good about getting ready although she hates being woken up before she's ready to get up. She gets that from her mother. Today was not a good morning for Viva. She tried her hardest to ignore us and sleep on. Then she tried tears. Even at her worst though it usually only takes one adult to get her dressed.

Bentley is usually a good sport about getting ready for church since his mom purchased him a rattlesnake sweater. It's a beautiful sweater and Bentley wears it every Sunday. We adults had a discussion about whether a snake was appropriate for Sunday wear. We decided that there was a snake in the Garden of Eden, so it could be considered a Bible themed sweater. Certainly more so than teddy bears or trains which you commonly see on young boys' Sunday sweaters.

Anyway, back to the topic...Sundays are brutal around here. If our tribe gets out the door late and arrives at the church after sacrament has started then the chances of finding seating for seven together is slim. This, of course, upsets the children.

Nine more months to go until we change back to 11AM church.