Froemmings

Happy birthday to our Brynnie! Brynn turned 15 on the 9th. That night we celebrated with a spaghetti dinner (her choice) at home, followed by gifts. Brooklyn took her out for Scoop-N-Dough, so we didn't eat the German chocolate cake that Brynn had made for herself. Brynn wanted to celebrate her birthday at Kohl's again, so last weekend we headed up there with Brooklyn in tow. We got Brooklyn sucked into Nerts.  Our cabin this time around - we were top right. Red Stu for brunch, naturally. After brunch, Dad and Clara hung out at Christel and John's while I took Brynn and Brooklyn to do an escape room...and they did escape in time. Very exciting. We definitely had some helpful hints, though. After that Brynn had found some shops that she wanted to check out. This hat was a must-have for me. Dinner at Tutto Bene (an Italian place recommended by auntie and uncle, who also joined us).  We went back to auntie and uncle's for cake after dinner.  The girls had Monday off of sch

I feel really behind in blogging, so here is a whole recap of the first half of January, the start to a new year. This girl does love to read! 💓 I am not typically one who loves winter, but I have been trying to appreciate the beauty of the frosty trees and big snowflakes falling.  Neighbor Barb invited Clara over for a  visit one recent afternoon....a visit and Clara's fav snacks, I should say. :-) Scientist Brynn! A couple of weeks ago we were able to watch Reagan at one of her wrestling tournaments in Casselton. It was so fun! Of course Brynn and Clara had fun hanging with Elise and the Casselton Cousins. One of them even made it back home with us for a sleepover! Visiting Snow Mountain on a nice, warm Sunday afternoon. Freshman are getting ready to meet with their counselors at school to register for next year's classes. They just started the second semester in the past week. Brynn is bummed to leave behind her pottery class and now she has gym (which she hates), but she d