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Well, I made it to my trade show in California and back again. I missed the fam very much and missed out on Benjamin's birthday party. Dana (and my parents) did take the girls, though, so I was really glad that they attended.

I left on a 6 AM flight last Thursday morning and so I didn't see Brynn that day at all. Her teacher texted me after school and said Brynn got a little emotional. :-( I felt so bad, especially since I was so far away and couldn't do anything. Ms. Jarvis suggested Brynn make a me picture and then made Brynn the hero of the day on Friday. I was able to visit with Brynn on the phone on Friday and she wasn't missing me as much with the grandparents around on Thursday and the other set on Friday and Saturday. I was able to do Google Hangout (video chat) with Dana and Brynn on Saturday. And then I was home late Sunday afternoon.

I heard the weather was gorgeous here last weekend, and it seems Fargo was actually warmer than Anaheim on Saturday. Figures! Ha. The trip was fun and the trade show was successful,but I was glad to get back home.

The trade show gang and me in our booth.

Dana had sent me these pics of the girls taking advantage of the great weather:






Watch out for the cookie monster, aka Clara.





Good to be home.


Clara taking care of babies...





Happy St. Patrick's Day! The leprechaun made his way into our house again this year, turning the milk green and leaving cookies with green sprinkles for the girls.



Tomorrow Clara is officially a toddler and not in the infant room at daycare anymore. For the past two weeks, she has been transitioning by spending a little time in the toddler room each day. They said she's been doing very well over there. We'll miss all the teachers and cute babies in the infant room, but at least Clara will still see familiar faces as the more part-time helpers float around to the different rooms to help out during different times of the day.

We started brushing Clara's teeth now and while brushing tonight, I spotted another tooth that came in on the top. She really is getting to be such a big girl.

Words she's saying lately: baby, wa-wa (for water), shoes (although it sounds like she's skipping the o and e when she says it).


Comments

Anonymous said…
The family is so glad to have you home. Glad the show was a success.
March 18, 2016 at 11:20 AM
Anonymous said…
Awwwww, fer cute!

Adria is starting to haul babies around as well. We need to get those two little nuggets together!

Nice work on the SK Food booth!

A : )
March 19, 2016 at 8:52 AM
carrington said…
We missed you too. Fun to spend some time with the girls & Dana.
March 20, 2016 at 11:19 PM
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