Bridal Shower - Becky

Turns out, it is a lot of work putting together a bridal shower. In the end, however, it was all worth it. Matt's sister, Becky, is getting married shortly and it only made sense to have a shower at our house to make it easier for family in South Dakota to be able to join in the festivities. Matt's grandmother was even able to make it, so we were more than happy to accommodate.

With many appetizers, dips and cakes to make, it was a busy week. The cakes Becky picked, luckily, were not as difficult. She wanted cakes made like their wedding dresses. Now, there is always something that occurs that you do not expect when cake is concerned. For the most part, however, I thought they turned out great!

We had a great time visiting, eating and watching Becky opening her gifts. We soon said goodbye to the South Dakota crew and it was GAME TIME! I am fortunate to have many partners with my firm that own season tickets to the Vikings. Now, everyone at work knows that I am a Cowboys fan, so when one of the partners wasn't going to be able to make the game, I was fortunate enough to snag the tickets. When I suggested to the Wisconsin group that we go to the game instead of the other activities planned, I am told, Becky almost fell out of her chair. She had never been to a Vikings game before.
We all got ready and into our team apparell. Becky had a few extra items on as you can see in the photos. Our group of girls had a great time and my team won! A great day was had by all.

Paleontologist in the House!

Troy tells Emma, "I am a Paleontologist!"
Troy has been fascinated with dinosaurs for a long time and has even told his previous teachers of his desire to become a Paleontologist. Yes, he is even able to say the word!

For his birthday, I found a great dinosaur project for him; digging his own dinosaur! We were not quite sure how it was going to work out, but at the end of it, he was supposed to have his own dinosaur fossil of a Brachiasaurus. We were a little disheartened, however, when he pulled out a block of a rock, a serrated knife (not sharp) and a brush. We may as well have been digging for a real dinosaur!

We all chiseled away at this thing, but eventually we were finding part of the tail, part of the neck, etc., until he chiseled away at the whole thing! He was so happy to show off the results!