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Christmas Programs, Holiday Baking and more

Brynn has been busy as usual this Christmas season. She has been helping wrap gifts and these past few days have been busy with Christmas programs, gymnastics, holiday baking and fun grandparent time. 

Saturday Grandma Laurie came and we started off the holiday baking with Krumkaka. (You will notice several wardrobe changes over the course of our two-day baking extravaganza, each one equally as interesting!)




Learning from the master.


No one would take a normal picture with me.

Sunday Brynn had her Sunday School program where they sang two songs. Papa Kevin and Grandma Holly were able to come watch her sing again this year, too. There were so many kids up there! She is in a white shrug, middle toward the bottom.



Holiday baking resumed Sunday afternoon.











Monday night was the last night of gymnastics for this session. They will break now and start up again for the next round in January. I always forget when the last day is of each session and thus never have my camera with me, so these are taken with Dana's phone. They go up on this podium block and do their 'ta-da!' and receive a ribbon. Grandma Laurie was able to come watch gymnastics, too.

 


Tuesday night was the Christmas program at preschool. Grandma Laurie decided to stay one more day so she could see Brynn at this program, too. They had been practicing their songs hard each day! The girl to the left of Brynn is her gymnastics friend, Hailey.



Brynn and her friend Rosha.
She lives near us and she and Brynn  meet up to play in the park a lot during the warmer times of year.

After the singing portion, we went and made a wreath craft together and they got to decorate cookies.





The three ladies on the left are some of Brynn's preschool teachers.
The little girl is Rosha and the other lady on the far right is Rosha's mom.

After the program at preschool, we headed over to the mall for supper and so Brynn could visit Santa. She had quite the conversation with him, of course. She told him she wanted an ornament for Christmas. Then on our way out of the mall, we had to stop at the Salvation Army kettle and make our donation, and Brynn even got to ring the bell for a minute.

Comments

Cindy B said…
Did you wear out Grandma Laurie? You sure kept her busy! What fun times...something the kids will always remember.
theweckerlys said…
Great post! Lots of good pics and fun activities. Sure looks like fun at preschool!
Karena Goehner said…
I so enjoy seeing your pictures! You are capturing such awesome memories!

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