Swim Lessons, Harry Potter Trivia, Valentine's Day, Happy birthday to Elise!

I was visiting over at my best friend, Amanda's, house a week or so ago. Their kitty had recently gotten spayed and had to wear a cone. She is just the cutest thing.

Clara started up swimming lessons again. This time we tried Foss Swim School. Her first day, it was just her and one other girl...the other girl being her friend Tammy who used to attend Hope with Clara. They were so excited to see each other again. Tammy was so sweet, encouraging Clara and cheering for her.

Brynn skipped out on gymnastics last Tuesday to attend a Harry Potter trivia night at the library. It sounds like there were some pretty hard core Potter people there, but I think they said they came in at about the middle of everyone with the final scores.

We had a great Valentine's Day, celebrating at home. Thank you to everyone who sent the girls valentines! They felt very loved.

On Saturday we celebrated cousin Elise's birthday with a 'Back to the Future' themed party. The cake was outstanding! What a fun theme.

These two. 💓💓 Prairie Joy is Chad's brother's daughter and only a week younger than Clara. They always have a fun time together.

Eleven candles!

We were able to stay the night Saturday night and the cousins had a fun time together as usual. Elise had received some Easy Bake Oven mixes for her birthday, so she and Clara were busy making pretzels.

And Brynn and Regs were making some chocolate syrup marshmallow treats.

Brynn had yesterday and today off of school. I took today off to take her to some appointments. We had a pretty productive day running errands and browsing at Barnes & Noble and the library.

I'm a big cheap cheat and take pics of books that I want to read to later check if they're available for free on my library app. :-D

We picked Clara up early and she was busy at the sensory table.

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theweckerlys said…

Fun pics! Love the ones of Clara and her friend at swimming lessons. So glad you guys could come celebrate with us for Elise's birthday!

February 18, 2020 at 10:38 PM

Amanda Lamm said…

LoL, I THOUGHT that was the family cat!!! Thanks for giving her her 15 minutes of fame.
Wow, so much action over there! I love Clara's swim lessons experience; Adria begins there 3/12, fingers crossed ; ) Oh Brynnie, Harry Potter fan Numero Uno!

March 1, 2020 at 11:44 AM

Fall Things + Dana's Hunting Trip

Clara and I walked over to the high school for a boys' soccer game. They were pretty impressive to watch. Elise and Clara had fun raking leaves and Grandpa and Grandma's lake. Well, I know Clara had a great time for sure. I can't remember if I had posted that Dana did away with the garden and planted grass where it once was. So, Clara mowed that section. It was a perfect size for her to tackle. She might have found herself a summer job already. An amazing double rainbow! Thank you to those who donated for Clara's school walk-a-thon which took place last Monday. Dana and I were able to go watch and then joined in for some laps as well. Benny the Eagle was out there cheering the kids on too. Dana was busy making monster cookies for his annual hunting trip up north with his Dad and family friends. He kindly left some behind for us...which are long since gone now. :-) Grandma Holly came up while the guys were gone and took Clara shopping and the girls for lunch on Saturday

Thanksgiving 2023

The kids rolled out and baked sugar cookies for Thanksgiving. We finished our thankful pumpkin. I saw this in the store and given the season, it took me right back to my Grandma D's house on Thanksgiving and the bowl of walnuts she'd have on her table with the nutcracker. I wanted to buy it just for nostalgia purposes. Cora and Clara made these adorable turkey crafts at the crafternoon at the library. On Tuesday we went downtown for the tree lighting at Broadway Square. Abby, Hubert's sister, joined us as well. She just turned 10, so she got along pretty well with Clara. They had s'mores kits so we had to toast some mallows right away. I love how Clara's marshmallow is completely ablaze and she's still posing for the photo. Hahaha. We had to visit the reindeer too. I made them do jazz hands. And then, of course, we had to hit up Blackbird afterward. Our Wednesday morning XaBeat class. We were feelin' pretty festive. The girls had Wednesday off from school,

May Day + My Birthday + Star Wars Day

Brynn put together our May Day baskets and did a fantastic job. Clara and I did the deliveries... And we received one as well with these beautiful flowers. It was from Clara's friend, Cora, and her fam. We went out to dinner as a family to celebrate my birthday on Wednesday to best accommodate schedules this week. I got to open my cards and gifts when we got home. I had picked up a slice of puppy chow cake at Sonder Bakehouse so we all shared that. Then Brynn and I went out to play a little tennis. It was a beautiful day outside. I had taken Friday (my actual birthday) off of work and Tessa came up to have brunch with me. We had Black Coffee + Waffle Bar. It was so fun. Then May did my hair as it was overdue for a cut and color. Dana and I were able to go out just us two while Brynn took Clara to her school fun night...not only that, but Brynn also volunteered to sell tickets/wristbands (I was originally going to do it) so that I didn't have to and could go out. 💜 I had a coup

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