Eli Cracking Up

(Ben) One night Christine came over and her and Merrilee were in Eli's bedroom. All of sudden I hear this raucous laughter coming from the room. Well it turns out Merrilee started hitting the owl mobile with the teddy bear. Eli just thought this was the funniest thing (boys like that kind of thing). Eli laughed harder and longer than I have ever heard him laugh. Enjoy!

Ward Pancake Breakfast

I (Ben) am filling in for Merrilee today. This year our ward did a Christmas Pancake Breakfast instead of a Christmas Party. They needed some entertainment and the responsibility ended up falling to Merrilee. She put together a three-guitar quartet by enlisting her friends. They sounded amazing, they all have beautiful voices. My personal favorite performance was Feliz Navidad. They also did a wonderful rendition of Angels We Have Heard on High. They tried to get the ward to join in on a few songs, but found little volume and even less participation. It still turned out to be a lot of fun and Merrilee had a chance do something she loves (play guitar and sing).