This past Saturday was Brynn and Dana's third time attending the Butterfly Ball. They headed out to eat beforehand at Granite City, but due to the long wait, ended up at McDonald's instead. Brynn's friend Haylie and her dad were also there on the same night. Dana said Brynn didn't dance a whole lot, as he think she gets a little shy once she's there. It sounded like they had excellent desserts and snacks, though. She was really riled up when she got home, so it seemed like she did have a good time. Hopefully Dana did, too, because I think he has many years of Butterfly Ball events to go with another girl on the way. :-)
Christmas gift wrapping shenanigans: Keeping Brynn company while she wraps all of our Christmas gifts. Brynn and I couldn't help but peek at the 150 Famous Poems book we gave to Clara. So many good ones. Getting into the holiday spirit at Courts Plus. Ha! Christmas eve brunch. Clara's gingerbread house contest strategy notes. Contestants were allowed 20 minutes to shop for their houses at Wal-mart. We left ourselves little time to get ready for the 3:00 Christmas eve service at our church. But, we made it and thankfully didn't have to sit in the overflow area in the chapel! It was a beautiful service. We had bit more time in between church and when we planned to leave for Tessa's, so I mixed up my eggnog and we got the car packed. Tessa's family hosted Christmas eve at their lake home. We had a great mix of people to play a game of Mind the Gap. Getting cookies ready for Santa. Clara got Dana and me up around 7:30 and we watched her open her stocking. I think Dana a...









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