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Christmas 2015
This year we celebrated Christmas with my side, but first we had our own little family Christmas at home on Wednesday night. This was the first time we had done it and also the first year our own church in Fargo was having a Christmas eve eve service. So, we ate dinner at home, went to our church service and then opened up our gifts amongst the four of us. It was nice to see the kids open up what we got them since they also get a lot of gifts from our other family members when we're all together on Christmas eve and day.
I hacked this photo off of Facebook, but this was the service at our church.
Brynn was excited to get a new roller suitcase.
New nightgown.
Daycare told us Clara loves the Little Blue Truck book there and so I found the Christmas version to give to her. It has a Christmas tree that lights up at the end.
Clara got a pack-n-play for her babies.
They got a play cookie set together.
Clara also got a car seat for her babies, but has a love/hate relationship with it right now. She wants to use and tries, but it is kind of big for her to carry around and her baby gets stuck in it.
Ugh! The current state of our tree. Top third lit only. Grr. It's going down tomorrow!
On Thursday we headed West since my sister was hosting Christmas eve at her house. First we made a stop at Mom and Dad's and Dana helped them install their new dishwasher. Meanwhile, Brynn was working on a sewing project with Grandma. Brynn thought Grandma's machine was pretty fancy!
Froemming Four at my sister's house Christmas eve.
Reagan, Brynn and my aunt Cindy graciously played some Christmas tunes for us after dinner. It was so fun!
Gift opening time!
The kids carefully selecting cookies for Santa...and Dana photobombing.
Christmas morning the kids opening up their stockings from Santa...
Brynn had a special note from Santa saying he left a surprise at her house in Fargo.
Here was a clue to what the surprise was: a matching nightgown to the one Brynn got from us for an American Girl doll.
Christmas Day we were back at my parents' for more Christmas celebration..
Clara sure buddied up to Grandpa this week.
Being silly with Uncle Chad
Ben checking out Clara's new shades.
Brynn got a hand-sewing kit from Grandpa and Grandma, along with some OneDirection fabric.
A sweet reminder from Brynn. :-)
Trying out Brynn's new Lego Friends set.
Chad and Tessa!
Practicing sewing on buttons.
We also celebrated my Grandma's birthday. Don't mind my horrid singing on the video.
A nice picture of Tessa and me.
"Meowy Christmas!"
"Boxy Brynn"
At about 10:30 pm on Christmas Day, Dad and I decided on a rousing game of ping pong. I'm proud to say I won, but Dad's arm was bothering him, so I suppose I had that to my advantage.
We came back home to Fargo Saturday morning where Brynn found the gift Santa had left for her.
An Our Generation doll! Brynn decided it must be the look-alike type that Santa had told her about.
They actually do look very alike!
Ready for bed in matching PJs.
Today we celebrated Christmas with Dana's mom's side at his parents' house. Brynn and Clara had fun playing with the cousins.
Clara and Reese are about a week apart. They don't see each other very often, but when they do, it's pretty funny to watch them together.
Typical Clara with her tongue out.
I can't get enough of these next two pictures. So cute. Baby toes!
A couple of weekends ago Clara had a very busy, but fun Saturday with her friend Cora and her sister, Violet. The sisters' dad took them to the Breakfast on the Farm near Hawley (We had gone many years ago. Clara was so little, she didn't remember it.) They also stopped at the dirt track races on their way back into town and then Dana met up with them at MSUM so they could go to the oceanarium there. We had never been before, but it was on our "Moorhead List" of fun things to do in the 56560 zip code. So, check! Out on side-by-side rides any chance we get. We parked on Sunset Road, as we've dubbed it, to watch the sun go down. There is usually one or two other cars parked on this low maintenance road whenever we venture down there. Clara into her granny hobbies. :-) We attended the last of this year's graduation parties over the weekend. I went to one in town on Friday night and then Clara and I stopped at Karlie's party near Fergus Falls on our way to Z...
The girls had Thursday, Friday and Monday off from school for the Easter break. So, Dana and I took most of the same time off (work) to match. Always reading. 💜 Hanging out with Brynn. 💗 Dana and I went on a Costco date. We tried our hand at homemade ravioli again. I think it went a bit more smoothly compared to last time. Hubert's sister Abby stopped by for a visit. We hadn't seen her in a long time and so it was fun to have her We celebrated Dana's birthday and kicked it off with some Sandy's donuts. I don't recall what was so funny. haha. Clara's card. Birthday King Clara dyed eggs. I baked a birthday cake for Dana, messed it up getting it out of the pans, and Clara somehow cobbled it together into a masterpiece. Dana chose Lucky 13's for dinner out. On Saturday we packed up to hit up Oliver's birthday party before we went on to Dead Lake for Easter. Oliver is 9! Photo Cred: Grandma Wanda In a shocking turn of events, most of the kids ended up in ...
We ARE still alive over here and have not frozen to death. Here's what we've been up to for the past month and a half! Brynn and Hubert at the OG (Olive Garden): 'Lady and the Tramp' style. haha. Taking in a Force game...with extra fighting. It was very exciting. One Sunday when Clara was at a sleepover, the three of us went to Black Coffee Waffle Bar after church and then for some crepes and boba at Tea & Crepe. Then Brynn and I went prom dress shopping which was really fun. She did find a dress she loves so that was a relief. This is not the one she chose, but she tried on quite a few nice ones. Clara made crowns for the king and I (me). Clara had to write an essay to be considered for the robotics team at school. She waited for at least a couple of weeks to learn if she was accepted, and unfortunately was not. She was pretty disappointed, but she does have a chance to reapply next year when she's a fifth grader, and won't have to write another essay. I th...
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Thanks for everything - so happy to have you for the holiday!