Hello South Dakota (and Minnesota too)!!

Uncle Ryan and the Saw-Dawg (Such a handsome pair!)

Sawyer's baptism with Pastor Dave (the Bishop elect!)

Sawyer as a little White Sox. Grandpa can dream can't he?

Grandma Wellhouse and Sawyer bonding over dinner. (The way to his heart is definitely through his stomach!)

The Miller (Trent, Krista & Elyse) and Wellhouse Families

Four generations!

Great Grandma Alberta and Sawyer playing a little game of footsy

The Wellhouse family all decked out for Carl Osberg's wedding. (We clean up pretty good!)

Kisses for Sawyer. Who can resist a man in a tux!

Carl and John @ the wedding (Nice package, Carl)

The newest member of the Chippendale's after a long night of partying hard. (He lost his pants due to the warm weather in Minneapolis)

Well, we had a whirl wind tour of Pierre, SD and Minneapolis, MN. On June 16th, we flew to Pierre and spent 5 wonderful days enjoying small town life. Pierre is such a quant and cozy town. John and I reveled in the fact that it only takes 5 minutes to get ANYWHERE. We visited with family & friends, had Sawyer baptised, took in a movie, played in the park and relaxed on a pontoon ride up the Missouri River. An ideal vacation for a young family.

Sawyer amazed us with his many new firsts while we were traveling. He began blowing bubbles and razzing. (This is a very important milestone since it is the precursor to making good fart noises as a little boy.) Sawyer also started sticking out his tongue, which is another vital skill for all little boys to master. By the end of the trip he was giggling and rolling over from tummy to back. He's growing up so fast! We were only gone a week!

On our way home from Pierre we stopped in Minneapolis for the weekend to attend a wedding. John's childhood friend, Carl Osberg, was getting married. The wedding went off without a hitch and we had a good time at the reception that followed. Sawyer was a hit in his little baby tuxedo. He flirted and smiled with all the single women. (Had they thrown the garter I believe he would have caught it!)

Sawyer stats at the time of our trip: 14-15weeks old, ~16.5 pounds and at least 26 to 26.5 inches long.

Wisconsin, SAY CHEESE!

My cousin's son, Max, enjoying some good ole Wisconsin CHEESE!

Sawyer with his Great Aunt Cheryl and Grandma Heide

Sawyer with his Great Grandma Norma

"I'm telling you, these people are CRAZY!"

In early June, Sawyer took his first plane ride to the great state of Wisconsin to visit the Milbauer side of the family. Despite the mad chaos getting through security with an infant; everything went suprisingly well. (Try stuffing a stroller, a car seat, a diaper bag and a 3month old through one of those x-ray machines all the while trying to keep track of your shoes and boarding pass...geez!)

Sawyer was really good on the plane. (Many thanks to Grandma Heide who came along and was amazing at calming the occasional little beast within...) Neither the changes in air pressure or the mild turbulence seemed to phase him. The other passengers on the plane appeared more then a little relieved at his good behavior.

We had a great time visiting with all the family and Sawyer genuinely seemed to enjoy the many new faces. It was a good time and we were very sad to go. : (