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Catching Up

I feel so behind on blogging lately. We haven't been up to anything too major, which is nice. But, here is what we have been up to!


Typical Clara mothering any baby she can her hands on. This is one of the babies at daycare and she always wants to hug him and pet his head. They tell me she is very gentle with him.



Last weekend Brynn attended one of her classmate's birthday party at SkyZone. SkyZone is a place where kids can literally bounce off the walls! Ha. They have a few different areas which are like big trampolines you can jump on and a pit with foam squares to jump into. Her friend Jaylin was there, too, so she had a fun time.




Daddy was snowmobiling last Saturday, so while Clara was napping that afternoon, Brynn and I played Monopoly. I was the cat and she was the dog.



Brynn was excited that on Friday it was Snuggle Up With a Book day at school. The students in her class got to wear PJs and bring a pillow and blanket.


Brynn needed new snowpants, so she and her shopping companion, Daddy, went to Scheels on Friday night to get some new ones...and visit the presidents.



Yesterday the girls and I spent the day out at Grandpa & Grandma's lake place. Grandma and I scrapped (and Brynn a little too) and Grandpa and Brynn went out ice fishing. They only did catch one, but had a good time anyway.

Clara was having fun with Grandpa.





We made a big mess with our scrapbooking stuff...




Today was another nice day, so we all went out to play in the snow for a bit after Clara woke up from her nap. Brynn got buried in the snow and she and Daddy made a snowman.





Poor thing can't really move in all her garb.

I think Brynn named him Grant.



Tonight the girls took a bath together in our upstairs tub. Clara was kindly helping Brynn wash her hair.


Comments

theweckerlys said…
Great pics! Looks like a fun weekend!
January 31, 2016 at 9:30 PM
carrington said…
Love Brynn's beautiful braid at her friend's party. And of course Clara's 'sprout' piggy tails are soooo cute too! Good to spend some time together on Saturday. Looks like we need to get Brynn some sunglasses like Clara's. :)
January 31, 2016 at 10:44 PM
Anonymous said…
Super cute, and fun on a bun!

Amanda : )
February 2, 2016 at 10:46 AM
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