The beginning of a new year

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 does have a graphic design class that I think she will really enjoy.

Dana took the girls to Play-It-Again Sports and got them updated skates and a pair for himself. I'm the spectator on the sidelines in all of this. I am a skier not a skater. :-D

We were able to find a rink that had a warming house open last night, at Brynn's old stompin' grounds: Centennial Elementary.

I think Clara likes to practice falling. :-)

The girls and I have started prayer journals in which we work on them a couple of times a week. I love seeing what they come up with and it's so interesting how we each approach ours...mine is more list form, Clara writes quotes and verses and Brynn's are very artistic drawings.

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Tessa said…

Aw, that picture of Clara in her bibs with her book is a framer :) So fun to see Clara and Prairie hangin' out. Thanks again for coming to watch Reagan! Elise has gym this semester, too, and is not a fan :P I hope Brynn gets some good classes for next year! Can't believe she'll be a sophomore!

January 22, 2023 at 3:24 PM

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