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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 school, so I booked ski lessons at the nearby ski resort (and when I say near, it's only 10 minutes away from Kohl's) for Sunday as we planned to stay through the weekend.

Getting ready for skiing.

Documenting all of us, all in one piece, pre-skiing. 😎


It could not have been a nicer day - it was so warm and calm.








Brynn and Brooklyn moved on to the bigger hills while Clara stayed on the bunny hill. Once Clara was done, I was able to run her back to our cabin (Dana stayed behind and cooked a chicken for dinner) and I came back to ski some more with the girls.


The girls did great with their lessons and all three picked up on it so quickly and I think it's safe to say they've caught the skiing bug. Clara wanted to get her own skis and boots when we got home.

Dana and his delicious chicken.

The girls got these cute matching sweatshirts at one of the shops in town.

We hit up the pool area after dinner on Sunday.


We had another great stay at Kohl's celebrating Brynn. I cannot believe she's 15 now - I know I say the same thing each year. We are so proud of you, Brynn, and love you so much! 💜 Thank you to everyone who wished her a happy birthday!

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Tessa said…
Aw, yay! Happiest birthday, Brynn! And 15 years a mom, Tara. The girls were so excited to hear that Brynn & Clara were enjoying skiing! Love the matching sweatshirts. I'm glad she had a great birthday weekend :)
January 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM
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