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January

I feel like it's been ages since I've updated the blog, but we haven't been up to a whole lot lately. Here are some highlights though...

Brynn looked up all the cancer ribbon colors and drew each one that she found. 💓


I was greeted by this snow angel outside my office building one morning. I guess it was one of my coworkers. Loved it!

Brynn and her artistic self. :-)

As you may have heard by now, Brynn's hamster, Eddie, passed away a little over a week ago. We're not sure what happened, of course. It was pretty sad, though, and I felt so terribly for Brynn. He was a good little buddy. Right away, Brynn made this tribute collage about him.


Clara ready for school one morning this week, sporting sequined cat ears.


Brynn was thinking all week if she was ready to get a new hamster and decided she was. So, she and Dad came home with Mickey on Friday. I thought my family knew I am FREAKED OUT by all things albino and this guy has the red eyes and all. But, he is still pretty cute. He is getting acclimated to his new home and family. Brynn was discouraged at the thought of 'starting over' with another hamster, having to get another one used to being pet and held. He's a bit shy still right now, but I'm sure he'll warm up soon.


He has a completely different personality compared to Eddie. He is much more docile. He looked so cute all curled up snoozing today.

Brynn and I did some more scrapbooking this weekend.


Dana and I also introduced Brynn to one of our fav movies, 'Wayne's World.' She said it was one of her fav ones that we've watched from the 80s/90s together.


The girls were doing make-up today.



















Comments

theweckerlys said…
So sorry again about Eddie! Mickey doesn’t look so bad :) Wayne’s world for life!

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