"Pichal Time"

A couple of months ago we decided we had slacked off too much with our family scripture study (okay, we weren't doing it at all) and so we wanted to try to get back into the habit. The problem is, finding a good time of the day to do it. We all leave the house at different times of the morning and I refuse to wake up the younger kids at 6 a.m. if they are willing to sleep until 7:30. And bedtime is tricky too because sometimes Kalen or I have meetings that go later or Taylor has a late soccer practice, etc. So we decided to institute "Spiritual Time" where just before bed we do something with a gospel tone. The goal is to read the scriptures but if we are short on time sometimes we just have everyone say something they learned at church or we'll watch part of a living scriptures video, etc. But as a part of the ritual, we always sing Primary songs. Spencer has completely become hooked on the new routine which he calls "pichal time" and he especially loves the primary songs. It is so adorable to watch him singing. This part of the evening, he always directs. He can actually be quite bossy if someone suggests something different. He chooses which songs we'll sing and in what order and we are not allowed to sing until he counts to three first. His current favorite songs are the "Sunbean" song, I Hope They Call Me on a Mission, "Hollow"the Prophet, I am a Child of God, and Once there was a Snowman. He usually just belts out the songs at the top of his lungs (but is remarkably on key). Plus, we've had some very cute discussions resulting from some of the songs. For example, we asked the other day:"Who knows the ways Spencer?" and he said "Present Monson knows the way. I like that round guy! He's also kind of square too." Anyway, it has been good for our whole family but Spencer is definitely the highlight of most evenings.