Easter 2017 & Birthdays

Headed out for a bike ride last Thursday evening.

I worked the morning on Friday and then we headed back home for Easter and to celebrate Oliver's birthday after Clara woke from her nap in the afternoon. But first we had an Easter breakfast potluck at my office. Tracy had the griddle going before 8:30 making fresh pancakes. There was so much good food.

Tessa got a fire going Friday evening for some peeps s'mores.

Chad had gotten a whole hog to roast for Easter dinner. The guys got it going around noon on Saturday. It took longer than they had anticipated to finish cooking so Chad and Dana didn't get to bed until 3:30 am Saturday night...or Sunday morning, however you look at it. I forgot to ask if they ran into the Easter bunny being up that late. The pork turned out delicious, though.

Photo by Chad

Meanwhile, Tessa and I decorated eggs with the kids inside.

Photo by Tessa

Saturday afternoon we celebrated Oliver's first birthday. He had a "Where the wild things are" theme. So cute.

Snuggles from Grandma

Happy birthday, Ollie!

Sunday morning the hunt was on for Easter baskets. Brynn found hers in Auntie's new cabinet.

Getting ready for the Easter egg hunt in chilly temps and terrible wind.

Photo by Tessa

Tessa had fun games and crafts planned for Sunday after dinner. We were playing a new game called Slamwich. We were trying to keep Ben on the straight and narrow. ;-)

We also celebrated Dana's and Uncle Lester's birthday which they share today!

The Easter Bunny stopped by for a visit! And brought a lots of goodies for the kids.

Clara wasn't too sure so she stuck pretty close to Grandpa.

We love our Easter Bunny.

Comments

theweckerlys said…

Hahaha! That picture of Dana and me is a hoot. Loved Clara's braids. Thanks so much for coming!!

April 18, 2017 at 11:04 PM

carrington said…

Sweet! So nice to have everyone together! Clara is so cuddly. 😁

April 19, 2017 at 9:10 AM

January Recap

Right before Christmas break was done, Brynn and I went downtown to Nichole's for some graduation planning. Making lefse! Clara finished up her time in robotics league with a presentation of the robots and mission that she and her partner/friend, Elizabeth, had been working on. Here's a video compilation of two of the missions they presented. It was so cool. I especially liked the one that picked up the rocks. Some of Brynn's recent drawings. Bedtime snuggles. 💜 I was messaging with Clara's teacher to see if he could let her know that Brynn would pick her up from school one of the very cold days last week. He wrote me back to confirm Clara received the message. I asked Clara when she got home if she wrote that last sentence. Haha. Clara had her first swim meet on Saturday, which was a 'home meet,' hosted by Clara's team, the Red Dragons at Moorhead High School. She was disgruntled about getting up at 7:00 am on a Saturday morning, but each team had specifi...

Clara's Recital + Scouting Event + XaFriendsgiving

I was in full fall mode watching 'When Harry Met Sally" in my turkey leg slippers the other night. Dana and I went out to eat at Granite City on Friday night and I think I found my signature cocktail for Christmas. It's called Snow on the Beach and it was so pretty and tasted really good! Saturday morning Clara had her piano recital and did a great job! Thank you to sister Brynn and the grandparents for coming. After lunch with everyone (family, not the other piano students), she was off to the next thing which was a Scouting event at NDSU. She had to miss the morning session because of the recital, but in the afternoon they made a tool box. It turned out great. That night we had the XaBeat (the exercise dance class I go to) crew with spouses over for a little XaFriendsgiving. It was super fun. Dana mixing up old fashioneds. There was no shortage of food - it was an amazing spread. Dana smoked a couple turkey breasts that turned out really well and the stuffing sausage bi...

Christmas 2025/New Years 2026

Christmas gift wrapping shenanigans: Keeping Brynn company while she wraps all of our Christmas gifts. Brynn and I couldn't help but peek at the 150 Famous Poems book we gave to Clara. So many good ones. Getting into the holiday spirit at Courts Plus. Ha! Christmas eve brunch. Clara's gingerbread house contest strategy notes. Contestants were allowed 20 minutes to shop for their houses at Wal-mart. We left ourselves little time to get ready for the 3:00 Christmas eve service at our church. But, we made it and thankfully didn't have to sit in the overflow area in the chapel! It was a beautiful service. We had bit more time in between church and when we planned to leave for Tessa's, so I mixed up my eggnog and we got the car packed. Tessa's family hosted Christmas eve at their lake home. We had a great mix of people to play a game of Mind the Gap. Getting cookies ready for Santa. Clara got Dana and me up around 7:30 and we watched her open her stocking. I think Dana a...

Froemmings

Search This Blog