We went and visited Santa at the mall a couple of weekends ago. Clara asked for a stuffed unicorn and I don't know that Brynn really was able to ask for anything...maybe a dog... as Santa was giving her a bad time about keeping her room clean. She wasn't too impressed and later told me that she didn't really want to sit on his lap.
And so began the programs! The first was Brynn's school program.(She's in the blue top and burgundy pants.)
This was from the Sunday Clara sang in church during the service.
Making a Christmas countdown chain which they haven't really been keeping up on very much.
I love this dress we found for Brynn. She looks so old. This was the Sunday she sang in church.
Last Saturday Brynn and I road-tripped to Bismarck to celebrate Reagan's 12th (!) birthday. Reagan had chosen to have it at the gymnastics place in town and they had about an hour to play around. They all seemed pretty worn out by cake and presents time. Happy birthday, Reagan!
On Sunday Adria and family came over so I could take some family pictures of them. The girls got to play together a bit and exchange gifts.
The last program was last night with Brynn's choir concert at school. She was super into it and just did a fantastic job. The hand chimes, folk dance and orchestra groups all performed last night as well and it was fun to see their songs too. I especially enjoyed the folk dancing.
Ugly Christmas sweater (and bottoms) day at my office today.
Here is a video montage of all the performances.
I'll try to preface a little bit so you know what you're watching. :-) You should be able to click on the square on the bottom right of the video to view it in full screen mode.
1. Brynn's school program (blue top, burgundy bottoms in middle front)
2. Clara singing in church - but don't try to look for her; she isn't visible. LOL. But the joy that those kids sang with, I had to include it!
3. HopeKids preschool and after school program. In the group shots, Clara is a shepherd in the middle in turquoise and Brynn is an angel to the left.
4. Brynn singing in church. She was disgruntled because the girl in front of her was pretty tall and she kept bobbing up and down to try and be seen. haha.
5. Brynn's choir concert. (She's almost directly in the middle).
They both did so great for all of their performances. It seemed like a lot, but it was fun watching all of them.
We're still getting ready for Christmas over here, but we have made our bucket list for during the break which includes morning movie, Skate City, volunteering at a homeless shelter, gingerbread house decorating contest and more. We'll be busy, I'm sure!
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