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SD Visit + Tree Decorating + The Beginning of Advent

 Friday night Brynn made a TikTok with Dana going featuring his Scheels clothes haul. :-)




Saturday morning Mom and Dad picked up Clara and me and we headed down to Shelly's in South Dakota. Aunt Cindy had arranged for the Dietz cousins to get together down there since Shelly isn't able to travel for the holidays. We had a fun time visiting, playing games and eating snacks and a delicious catered dinner from Coborn's. The community room at the complex where Lester and Shelly live worked so well for us to gather.





Mom and Dad brought us back as far as Jamestown that night and Dana picked us up from there. We played many a game of Catch Phrase!

Sunday we had a nice relaxing day putting up the tree and decorating the house for Christmas.






























Then the girls went shopping around at the mall for a while. Love Brynn's fashion statement with her scarf.


We started the Advent season with our calendar house (? I don't know what else to call it) and fondue.



There is a verse for each day in the calendar, counting down to Christmas. Clara has been the one to read them to us.








Comments

Grma Holly said…
Fun tradition decorating your tree. Love the girls outfits.
December 4, 2024 at 8:01 PM
theweckerlys said…
Aw, I love it. Looking festive, Froemmings!
December 4, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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