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November

 We got done celebrating Halloween and got a wild hair on Dios de los Muertos (Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead) to celebrate at Plaza Azteca.  


Clara has been elated to get together with her friends at the park near school or at each other's houses after school lately.

These two are sisters, one of whom is in Clara's class. They are super sweet and put on a show for me the other day.






When Grandma Darlene passed away, Brynn inherited her car to drive when she got her license. Since she's pretty close now, we went to my parents' lake where they had been kindly storing it for us to bring her home. Hubert, Dana and Brynn spent a whole afternoon one Sunday getting it all tuned up. After Dana fixed a coolant leak, she's running great.


Clara had more friends over the same Sunday that the rest of the gang was working on the car.

The girls' school pics from this year.


Clara's school FINALLY had a music program that we were able to attend! It was so fantastic and they all sounded great together. The entire third grade sang songs for a Veterans Day program.





They also wrote letters for the veterans in their lives.


Dad and Clara making scones.



I told Brynn and Hubert it looked like they were twinning on this day.

Doing sister's hair after bath time.💜

Hubert was making French toast.

One of Brynn's art class assignments. 

Clara's school hosted a skate night so she and Dana took that in.
One of Clara's other friends invited her to a crafternoon at the library. They made this stained glass jelly fish project.

Brynn showed me this pic one of her friends took of her lunch. It made me giggle because she is such a fiend for cantaloupe...and muffins.

Last weekend we went out to Hurdsfield for the family fun night that they have each year at the community center.

They have the best sunsets out there!

Casselton cousins were staying too so everyone had a fun time together.

Out for a chilly stroll.

Auntie made chocolate chip cookies with Clara. They were so yummy.

Oh, these blue-eyed beauties! 😍


Playing bingo after having the best knephla soup ever!

Speaking of chocolate chip cookies, I asked Brynn and Hubert if they would make some and they obliged.


We had great weather this past week, with the exception of one horrendously windy day.


My Thanksgiving break that I took off of work started Thursday at 5:00. Woohoo! I was doing a little R&D on a lunch date with Dana to see what drinks we might want to serve on Thanksgiving.


I'm so glad we were able to get a side-by-side ride in yesterday; it was just gorgeous and the fresh air felt so good.


Dad and Clara went to the show at the MSUM planetarium this afternoon.





See you on the other side of Thanksgiving! 🦃 We have so much to be thankful for.



Comments

theweckerlys said…
Ah, love it all! Yes, so much to be thankful for indeed. The girls' school pics turned out great. Elise's favorite fruit is also cantaloupe! Can't wait to celebrate with you all tomorrow!
November 22, 2023 at 11:20 AM
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