P.S. Wanna see what Claire will be wearing soon?

I got a few things, too. :) That dress ...
and these pants. Cute for the grocery store or lounging, huh?

Claire got this shirt with some other pants (huge ruffle at the bottom) ...

This shirt and those green striped pants (again, with ruffle at bottom) ...

This outfit ... (but for next year - didn't come small enough for her now)

This shirt ...
And this dress and pants. Cute huh?!

You can see it all here: Matilda jane.

Okay, and I promise, no more Matilda posts. I am officially done. Until the fall line comes out ...

We're Back

We loaded up the SUV early Friday morning and headed to South Dakota to surprise Mom (Wayne's Mom -- aka Grandma) for her 60th birthday party. We held it at the Chophouse and it was packed full of her friends and family -- and get this -- it was a total surprise. She never had a clue! How often does that happen??

I had to leave a bit early to get Claire to bed, but I heard by the end of the night, Donna was doing shots at the bar. :)

Then, early Saturday morning we went to church and had Claire baptized. It was an intimate, sweet ceremony that I will never forget. Claire looked beautiful. I'll post pictures as soon as I figure out how to transfer them from my laptop to my desktop.

Later that night, we went to Hill City for a lil' dinner at Alpine Inn. I love that place! The menu is just one thing: filet of beef (either small or large size) served with a baked potato, a yummy wedge of lettuce with the BEST ranch dressing on earth, and some toast. Simple, delicious and a total tradition when we go home.

After stuffing ourselves, driving home and putting the kids to bed, we were off again to Rick and Vanessa's house. They just moved into a darling new home complete with a real fireplace and french doors off of their bedroom. Very nice~! We played a game, visited ... and then we got a call that Claire was awake (surprise, surprise) so we had to leave early. It was hard to go - we were having so much fun with everyone. Thanks for having us over Vanessa!

Sunday was lower-key. We sat around a talked a lot about wedding stuff (Wayne's sister, Nik is marrying John in May). That night, everyone went to Deadwood for a bit of fun, but Mom and I stayed home (I was in bed by 8:30).

We left Monday ... leaving both Dave and Donna sick (see my last couple of posts). We just got a call from John - Nikki is sick, too. Apparently my family is not too popular right now.
Feel better soon everyone!

Posting pictures as I can ...