Wicked!

My parents came to MN a few weeks ago to spend some time with us and to see Wicked. Mom and I went to the show with some family on the Parkman side and Dad stayed home to watch Nadia. What a GREAT show!!

Everyone came out to St Francis for pizza afterward and Nadia enjoyed being the center of attention. Thanks everyone for coming out to stix!!

Topeka Nights

Topeka has been a very interesting place to be to say the least! Mom, Dad and I were at happy hour tonight in the hotel bar and asked the bartender about a good, local restaurant that we could go to. He couldn't say enough about The Plantation House. It sounded so quaint! He explained that it was a great steakhouse where all tables could be closed off for privacy. There was a bell that you could ring for your server. It sounded perfect!

We were expecting a beautiful plantation house and were a bit surprised when we pulled into the parking lot...Some restaurants are misleading when you see the outside...not this one! The inside smelled like a musty old house. The 'great' sectioned off tables were nothing more than vinyl accordion doors. This may not have been the place to order a cosmo, but Mom was brave. Who cares if it was served in a margarita glass with a straw!

The ambiance was something to talk about, but the food was actually really good! I decided to take pictures of our white trash gourmet meal...enjoy!

French Onion soup...without the cheese!It's not water...it's wine!

Cheers!

Field Blessing!

Most of you know that my brother, Erick and his wife, Heather have been trying to adopt a baby for the past 2 years. They found out that they were selected by a birth mother when we were all on vacation at my parent's house in July. It was a very exciting moment for all of us!

We knew the date that they would find out the definitive answer so Mom and I planned a baby shower just in case!

Mauren Marie Field was born on August 3rd in Topeka, KS weighing in at 6lbs 2oz. She is truly a miracle and a blessing to us all! She was 4 weeks early and wants to be like her cousin, Nadia and has decided that she likes to sleep more than she likes to eat. She is making great improvements with her eating and will hopefully have the suck, swallow breathe mastered soon!

Mom, Dad and I all drove down to Topeka for the weekend to meet the newest family member. She is perfect!!

We had another wedding this weekend, but this time we only had to travel about 20 miles to get there! Darrell, Dorita and Curt and Michelle Wax drove down from ND to stay with us for the weekend. We took the clan out to Gasthof's on Friday night which is a German restaurant that has men with accordions walking around singing songs and telling you to drink beer. It was a blast! Nadia was serenaded with Mary had a little lamb and row row row your boat.

Nadia found a new friend in Curt. She walked around the house saying 'Curty' all weekend long. I'm sure he was ready for a quiet ride back to ND!

Nadia was in heaven with Grandma and Grandpa here. She gave her orders and they followed them! She had both of them sitting on the floor with them at some point during the weekend. She also had Michelle sitting on the sidewalk in front of a neighbor's house playing catch. She's going through a 'bossy' stage right now!