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Mid-summer Updates

The girls had the bubbles out one nice evening last week.








Clara already went to her four-year check-up. She's doing great! I did tell her pediatrician that, yes, she is still sucking her thumb. He didn't say too much other than some suggestions of how to try and curb it.



After Clara's appointment we came home and made calzones...with a giraffe. ;-)



More animal dress-up. Last Friday it was dress-up day and you could dress up as any character or animal that you wanted. So, Clara chose to go as a black kitty.



On Saturday the girls headed to Dead Lake while Uncle Chad and Auntie Tessa came to go to the Journey/Def Leppard concert with us. We had a nice dinner out and made our way over to the concert.

Brynn made me this sign that I was to take to the concert along with her light up stick thing.



Chad and I had a great time and were totally in our classic rock element while Dana and Tessa more or less tolerated it. :-)







Meanwhile the girls were having fun at the lake.





Sorry for all my text on top of this video. I shot it in Instagram and should have saved it as a regular video before I added all my commentary. However, I walked it upon the most hilarious and precious conversation. Brynn was taking her shower and Clara wanted to sit in and visit with her. She asks Brynn, "do you like cows?" hahaha. Brynn did answer that, yes, she does like cows.




Clara had her shower after their visit and Grandma braided her hair.



So pretty!

Comments

theweckerlys said…
Haha, lots of fun happenings for the Froem Fam this summer!
Anonymous said…
Love it!

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