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January Recap

Right before Christmas break was done, Brynn and  I went downtown to Nichole's for some graduation planning.

Making lefse!





Clara finished up her time in robotics league with a presentation of the robots and mission that she and her partner/friend, Elizabeth, had been working on.



Here's a video compilation of two of the missions they presented. It was so cool. I especially liked the one that picked up the rocks.

Some of Brynn's recent drawings.




Bedtime snuggles. đŸ’œ


I was messaging with Clara's teacher to see if he could let her know that Brynn would pick her up from school one of the very cold days last week. He wrote me back to confirm Clara received the message. I asked Clara when she got home if she wrote that last sentence. Haha.

Clara had her first swim meet on Saturday, which was a 'home meet,' hosted by Clara's team, the Red Dragons at Moorhead High School.

She was disgruntled about getting up at 7:00 am on a Saturday morning, but each team had specific time slots to warm up prior to start time.

She swam in three events, each 50 yards: freestyle, butterfly and breast stroke, I think. Dana took some video.


Brynn made her energy bites just for the meet. So sweet!






She had a really fun time and it was all very exciting. It's fun to spectate as everything moves along at a pretty fast pace. We had practice tonight where she learned she didn't place in any of her events, and she was pretty disappointed about that. But, I was glad she was able to get her first meet under her belt anyhow. She has her next meet on Sunday morning at Brynn's high school.


Comments

Grma Holly said…
Great job, Clara! So sweet of Brynn to support her sister. Gradation plans? Don’t grow up so fast. đŸ˜¢
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 AM
theweckerlys said…
What a great post! I could go for some lefse right about now. I'm so glad for the videos of robotics and the swim meet! Our robotics team at the elementary is pretty new (second year, I think) and they are going to state this year so everyone is pretty jazzed about that. Wow, Brynn's drawings are amazing! She put her artistry to work getting the cousin camp logo ready for 2026! Haha, I love the note from Clara's teacher. How sweet of Brynn to fuel her up for her swim meet. I'll have to show Elise that Clara also likes to use a hair wrap for her wet hair :)
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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