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Brynn pointing out her artwork at HopeKids ASP.



I had been looking forward to this weekend of just bumming around and relaxing at home a bit. Dana went snowmobiling for the day on Saturday, so I took the girls to Barnes & Noble in the morning. Brynn had gotten some gift cards that she wanted to use there. Clara and I patiently waited while Brynn perused. Clara had found the book she wanted right away. And then sat down next to this herd of dinosaurs to read for a bit. I think they were part of the story time.




Brynn loves Legos as much as her daddy and has gotten a few of the Lego Friends sets now. I am kind of liking the change from princess overload to woman superheros and Legos.



Horsing around while Clara was napping...



When Clara did wake up from her nap, of course she was ready for a snack. She asked for an apple and then sniffed out some cookies and wanted one of those too. So, I had that all in one bowl and noticed the lone cookie remaining in her dish. I thought to myself how great it was that she actually ate all the apples first!



....until I stumbled across this next. :-/  Ha. It went undocumented, but honestly she did end up eating most, if not all, of the apples later on, and the cookie lay mostly untouched in her bowl. She is a good little eater.



Finally we had some nice weather to go outside and play this weekend.




Brynn and Clara playing 'night, night,' as Clara calls it. Basically where Brynn is the mom and rocks Clara, then apparently stuffs her into the doll pack-n-play. Fun times.



Brynn and are in the throes of an ongoing Scrabble game.



The girls discovered the fun of sliding down the stairs today. Clara is forever "me too!" ;-) 

Watch the VIDEO here.




Comments

theweckerlys said…
Love them all! Great outdoor pics. That one of Clara stuffed in the pack n' play is hilarious. Looked like she was going to go head over heels down the stairs!

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