Grandparents Visits, Friendsgiving, etc.

Well, it seems autumn (weather) is over now as we have snow. These pics were from a couple of weeks ago and most has melted now.

Clara was having a blast sledding down the hill with Daddy. Daddy? Not as much fun. 😃 I love it though and even more from inside the house. Yay, Daddy!

Clara's class took a trip to the Plains Art Museum.

Brynn DIYing Starbucks at home. I think she was happy with how it turned out.

Brave lil bunny got her first COVID vaccine. I'm happy to report that she experienced no side effects. We also received word from Fargo Public Schools that they will no longer be required to wear masks in school come mid-January. Very exciting!

Two peas in a pod working on their projects. Brynn is redoing the shelf that was in the craft room so she can have it in her bedroom.

Goofing around at Walmart.

Movie Night: The original Mighty Ducks. Clara really liked it.

I was so excited to do a nacho night last weekend. I thought they turned out great, especially with Brynn's homemade guac.

More food pics! The latest work blog recipe I made which was Thanksgiving-inspired quinoa stuffing with sweet potatoes, apples, cranberries and hazelnuts. I thought it turned out great. I stuck the leftovers in the freezer and plan to bring it back out for Thanksgiving.

Bedtime routine:

My morning exercise group got together for a Friendsgiving on Friday night.

May, who was at Friendsgiving, said we should come to the Mainline Bar & Grill in Downer on Saturday night as she was going to be bartending. Both Dana's and my parents have been there before and safe to say, we'd all recommend it. They had fantastic food there.

Meanwhile, the girls had a fun overnight visit with each of the grandparents.

The girls dug the LEGOs back out to play.

Clara wanted to try this popover recipe from one of her cookbooks. They turned out really yummy. We don't have a popover pan, so we just used a muffin tin. They didn't turn out then as big as a typical popover, but we mixed up a little honey butter to go with them. Mmm!

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Weckerly Farms said…

So many great photos! Very impressed with Brynn redoing that shelf - awesome! Clara must have great taste in movies; Mighty Ducks is a fave of mine, too. Yum, I love a nacho night (in or out!). Can't wait to give the new stuffing recipe a try. Friendsgiving! How fun! Glad you guys had a good date night and the girls had fun at the grandparents'. Will Clara's popovers be making an appearance at Thanksgiving??

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