Busy Brynn & Mama Clara

On Monday when I was home with the girls in the afternoon we made my sister's hot cocoa recipe that we ended up not having at Brynn's birthday party. Brynn said it was the best ever.

One night this week Daddy and Brynn were working on this 3D star project from this craft book. It turned out pretty cool.

As cold as it was this week, there was a break in the below-freezing temps for it to warm up enough to snow. So, Brynn was out there shoveling while Dad blew snow.

One of the gifts (a bed for her new doll) we were giving Brynn for her birthday didn't arrive until this week. Clara kept trying to climb into the bed. Ha.

The infant room at daycare is big into Minions. On Friday morning they had a Minion breakfast and the parents could join them for a little muffin too. This isn't the usual room they're in; I think they moved them over for breakfast since some of the parents were coming. It's always funny to watch the kids interacting with each other. Clara is still the only girl in her room with seven other boys. The daycare teachers call her the princess. :-)

bath time!

Playing with Grandpa on Friday night. Grandpa and Grandma stopped to pick up Brynn for a weekend at the lake together.

Brynn took her new sewing machine to the lake and she and Grandma made this cool Minion hot pad.

We sure missed Brynn this weekend when she was gone, but the upside to it was that I got a little bit more one-on-one time with Clara. She was busy with her baby Saturday after her nap.

Here's how to take care of a baby, according to Clara!

Check the temperature of the milk.

Feed baby

Feed baby some more.

Check how much you have left in the bottle.

Baby needs a pacifier.

and snuggles.

Shhh! Baby's sleeping.

Sometimes you just don't know what to do with baby.

Reading one of her favorite books (Corduroy) to baby this morning.

Daddy and Brynn did another project tonight: putting together the Goldie Blocks set that she got for her birthday.

For Christmas Clara got this little inflatable ball house from Brynn. Clara really likes it and they both got all riled up playing tonight. I about died laughing when Clara smooshed her face up to the plastic window. Then Brynn had to join in too.

Clara thought it was pretty funny, too.

Comments

carrington said…

LOL - love the sequence photos of Clara taking care of her baby. She's such a mommy! We enjoyed having Brynn for the weekend. She looks like Peppa Pig with her face smashed up to the plastic in the ball pit - ha!

January 17, 2016 at 11:13 PM

theweckerlys said…

Aw so cute of Clara with her baby!

January 17, 2016 at 11:45 PM

Anonymous said…

Do I see more teeth coming through for Clara? So glad Grma Laurie can help Brynn with her sewing.

January 19, 2016 at 2:56 PM

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