Froemmings

About a week and a half ago, Brynn got her Invisalign sets. She will have these in lieu of braces. They were fairly painful at first, but it didn't take long before she became accustomed to them. She just removes them to eat and then has to either brush or rinse her mouth and the trays before putting them back in. She switches to a new set each Sunday. I feel like this time of year, and all summer long really, all I hear are crickets chirping. So, I didn't think too much of it when I heard loud chirping in Clara's preschool room. But, lo and behold, the school-agers had rounded up some crickets and they were being housed in the preschool room for a bit. So, Clara had to show them to me. Last Saturday I flew out to Vegas for an International Baking Industry Expo that we were exhibiting at. Holy bakery samples! It was so delish, every day. I had three cookies for lunch one day. Oops! There were at least two different gelato companies there; some

Before I launch into Labor Day weekend update, here are a few happenings from last weekend. The girls love to put forts together...cleaning them up, though? Not so much. Princess Frozen Clara :-D We had our friends the Petersens over for dinner last Saturday night. Karlie and Brynn were having fun doing Just Dance on the Wii. Dana came in to challenge Karlie, but Karlie smoked him. :-) I think Dana had gotten a bit rusty on his moves. Hope posted this pic in the app last week of Clara 'playing school' with her best buddy, Cade. We all got together on Saturday at my parents' lake to celebrate my mom's birthday (which is actually today!).  My cousin Tammy came to surprise her with her granddaughter. So much fun. The BFF Shimmer Club was reunited! Clara had a bad run-in with a leech that had attached itself onto her foot. The BFF Shimmer Club members came together with cards and 'get well' sentiments. So sweet. Happy Birt