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Friendsgiving + Chriskindlmarkt + Broadway Square Tree Lighting

Our friends, Roger and Jessica, brought another couple that we've gotten to be friends to stay over for a visit last Saturday night. We headed to Drekker for some drinks and then Junkyard Brewing before heading back home to some brisket Dana had smoked. We had quite the spread going so someone in the group declared that we actually were having a Friendsgiving. We just hung out and visited at our house the rest of the night. Sunday afternoon they had the football game on at home, so the girls and I went to Christkindlmarkt. The girls tried hammerschlagen.  I bought some candles, Brynn had some mac-n-cheese and waffle-on-a-stick and Clara and I got Scoop-N-Dough and Clara got these fun elf ears and a ceramic trinket dish. Brynn and Clara both wrote letters to Santa. The Grinch already came to our house and tried to steal Christmas and it's not even Thanksgiving yet! Brynn drew this meme that no one can understand or figure out, so I made Hubert take a matching photo with it. Clar...

Pre-Thanksgiving + More Fall + Festivals + Force Game

Whipping up some crepes per request on a Saturday morning.  Clara started a tennis lesson session through Fargo Parks which is held indoors at Courts Plus. She's liking it pretty well so far. It runs only for about six weeks, I believe. Mom and Dad's lake neighbor kindly came to teach us how to make lefse. It was so fun and she had a lot of great tips. It turned out so wonderfully. I forced myself to put our portion in the freezer so we could serve it at Thanksgiving. Grandpa has been making custom shelves for the grandkids. Here is Clara's. Clara's been playing LEGOs a lot lately. Hubert gave Brynn this giant stuffed dinosaur.  We made a quick overnight trip to Hurdsfield so we could attend the annual Farm and Family Fun Night Fundraiser. I got a bingo and came away with this wreath. CATS! I was really having a heyday with cats that weekend. We said goodbye to Marsha as we were leaving Weckerlys'.  Then we stopped to check in on Ninja since my parents were away for...