New Market? Where's that?

long time no post

2009-05-17T12:36:00.003-05:00

Well, it appears spring has finally sprung in the land of the New Market Tuttles - although we had to bring our plants into the garage last night, but I digress. The grass is green, the trees have leaves and the dandelions are in full bloom. Life keeps on moving along and the boys are keeping us on our toes. Here is a recap in pictures of what we have been up to...

I went up to St Cloud with some Fabulous friends and landed at the Red Carpet for a great night of Tim Mahoney music

There is fun outside in the evenings and weekends

A surprise birthday party for mom

Playing with legos

Loving on each other

Joe took a liking to the computer - shocking I know

Kyle went out to VA and caught some pictures of 3 of our nieces

And our curly headed boy - who was being mistaken for a girl too often, got his very first hair cut!!!!

So there is a recap for you all. Still waiting for good news on the job front to share and the house is still on the market. Hope this finds you all well!

Mariah in MN

2009-03-16T22:46:00.002-05:00

My college roommate, Mariah, came to visit in February and spent a night with us. It was so great! Even though it has been A LONG LONG time since we have seen each other, it was like no time had passed. I hope we get to do it again real soon! The next visit will be at her place in Colorado!

And the boys loved her puppy, Indigo.

The best way to spend a cool afternoon -

Don't you love the curls? I am just not ready to cut them off yet, even though they don't stay curly as long these days.

Joe says HI!

February in Pictures

2009-03-14T07:49:00.001-05:00

I have nothing brilliant to say that these pictures don't already convey. February in pictures. Enjoy...

I've Been Interviewed

2009-02-09T12:23:00.004-06:00

My beautiful cousin Nicole - who totally needs to get her butt up here and see us - is virtually interviewing me. Here are the tough questions she asked, along with my well thought out answers...

1. If you could go back in time and change one event in your life, what would it be and why?
I have a few - but the one that comes to me A LOT is the day before Pop Pop's surgery. Since my grandparents lived in Virginia, we didn't get to see them a lot, but whenever we did, Pop always made me feel like a million bucks. He always referred to me as Red - my one and only nickname in my whole life - and was always interested in what I was up to. So, him and Mom Mom called the day before surgery - it was either Thanksgiving day or the day before Thanksgiving 1993. The phone was being passed around the family and when it got to me, I passed. I don't know why. Maybe I didn't want to cry? Maybe I was just caught up in my 21 year old drama? Who knows. It turned out to be the last opportunity to talk to him. He died a month later. That choice haunts me to this day. I miss you and love you so much, Pop!

2. What is the best part of your life right now?
This is an easy one. My family. Watching Joe and Ryan grow up before our very eyes is so amazing. It also freaks me out when I see them picking up some of our bad habits and our sarcasm. But definitely, the best part of my life is my family!

3. What is your biggest hope for your sons?
Wow - that is a loaded question. While I was pregnant with Joe, every night I prayed for him to have a happy, healthy, long, loving, full and prosperous life. That would be my biggest hope for both of them.

4. If you were president, what would be your top 3 priorities?
Could you have picked some harder questions? Dang. I don't know. For sure to figure out a gas/energy alternative that doesn't raise other prices by putting farmers into a difficult situation and has long lasting positive impact on the environment. Secondly I would need to figure out a solution to this economic issue that is following us everywhere. New jobs, home loan situations, crooked CEO's, etc. But the solutions can't come so quick that all fall out aspects aren't looked at closely. Finally, a solution to the Iraq/Afghanistan/middle east turmoil. Bring our troops home as it seems like we have done most of the good that we possibly can. We have given them the building blocks and now they need to take them and move them forward on their own if that is what they want to do.

5. Is it easier for you to forgive or forget?
It is easier for me to forgive. I have a mind like a steel trap on some things - don't ask me what I had for lunch yesterday, so forgiving is much easier, but definitely isn't always easy.

Now comes the fun part. For all 3 of you that read my drivvle, if you would like me to interview you, leave the words 'interview me' in the comments along with your email if I don't have it. I will email you 5 questions for you to answer on your blog and you can play this game as well with your readers. No pressure, but it is fun!!

January is COLD

2009-02-03T08:09:00.005-06:00

So, up nort' in the land of the frozen tundras, the family and I had a very low key month. For example - a rough Saturday morning committment turned into a nice afternoon with family and beers... (no children were harmed in the taking of these pictures)

Oh, and how can I forget Joe's first black eye - again, not printing details to protect the innocent...

We had a nice day at the zoo -

Did I mention that the COLD causes a lot of static?

The big highlight of January was Ryan and his team's entry at the Future City Competition. This competition begins in September with the submittance of a Sim City computer mock-up of the city that meets certain criteria - I am sure Ryan could go into great detail for you if you would like to know more. Before Christmas they had to submit an essay regarding how they see nano technology playing a major role in the energy and materials of the ciy and then they begin work on their scale model of the city made out of only recycled materials. The city also has to have moving parts generated by one 9V battery. They then bring that model to the competition to present in front of the judges. The judges are from some of the local companies like Opus, 3M, and Xcel Energy. Ryan was voted by his classmates to be one of the 3 presenters, but since he is not in grade 7 or 8 he was only allowed to present to the non official judges. He did a great job and we are so proud of him (even though we aren't going to Washington DC for the finals)!

Finally, some of you may have noticed a new 'widget' on the right side bar of this page. It is for the liz logelin foundation. This foundation is in memory of matt's wife liz and the goal is to financially help young widows and widowers with small children. If the mood strikes you, please donate to this great cause. Thank you!

2009 - Here we come

2009-01-08T09:58:00.008-06:00

So before I move on to 2009 - let's wrap up the last of 2008. It's a long one, so I hope you are comfortable. When I last left you, we were getting ready to celebrate Joe's first birthday. It was a fabulous day. We got together with some family and friends, ate some good food, watched Joe open some fabulous gifts and tear into his cake.

(i know this one is blurry, but I couldn't resist)

The beginning of December we were all entertained at Ryan's Christmas program at school. True to form, it made my eyes wet. It was a great program and both boys looked so handsome.

Christmas was so much fun this year. Definitely different then last year when I was so exhausted from a newborn. Now I am just used to the exhaustion? Regardless - we all had a great time and the boys got some great gifts. We spent the day lounging around the house before heading to mom and dad's for dinner. Bill and Laura were also able to join us and that was so much fun.

So, it's not like me to post and not have an illness to tell you about. The day after Christmas Joe was diagnosed with an ear infection and Chicken Pox. Mind you it was 3 pox all on his leg. This was a reaction to the vaccine he had received on the 15th of December. One of the lucky 1% that develop the pox from the shot. Lucky Joe. Guess we should have bought a PowerBall that day.

That same night Kyle and I had plans to meet up with Matt and some of my creepy friends. Mom was kind enough to come over and hang with the boys so we could enjoy a great evening out

I took some time off during the holidays. During one of those days, Ryan, Joe and I went to Macy's in Minneapolis to check out the eighth floor display. The display was cute, but a little too young and cutesy for Ryan. As he put it "that was kind of lame". So I made him go through a second time. Santa had already started his vacation, so no torturous Santa/Joe picture this year

New Year's eve we went out and celebrated cousin Carol's 40th birthday. Another great celebration with family and friends. I didn't capture enough photos of the evening to do it justice.

And to finish off the year - here are some random Joe shots.

2008 was definitely a year of ups and downs. A lot of changes - going back to work after maternity leave, learning how to take care of a toddler again, job change for Kyle, Ryan starting the trombone and officially passing me up in the height category, and meeting a lot of new friends through a tragedy. Not one thing would I change (even though I wish I could change the painful events) as it has helped me to grow as a person and put life in perspective. I hope to take this momentum into 2009 - making it the best year so far.

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY JOE

2008-11-29T08:56:00.002-06:00

Joe - Happy 1st Birthday. Feels like it took only a blink of an eye to take you from this...

to this...

We love you so much!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2008-11-27T09:54:00.002-06:00

The last of the first holidays for Joe and what better holiday could it land on! We have so much to be thankful for this past year. Number one on the list says Happy Thanksgiving in all his goofieness - not sure that is a word, but don't care. May this find you all healthy and happy and thankful for all your blessings!

life rolls on

2008-11-25T12:59:00.003-06:00

So, October through January are a crazy time for me at work, but that doesn't keep us from having some great times! Ryan had a couple days off of school for MEA and I broke free from work to hang with my boys. We had a blast at an apple orchard/pumpkin patch. The boys had a lot to discuss....

As did the Joe's....

Funny little pygmy's....

Beautiful fall colors....

Then that evening we had a rare visit with Paul and Dawn. It was a great visit and the perfect ending to a perfect day....

It is weird to think about Christmas in October, but got a jump on things and had our family picture done. Of course I am not going to post that here, you will need to wait for your card, but here are some outtakes....

And what do you think happened on October 25????? Joe started his life as a vertical being. Steps were taken on his own. Freaking amazing.

We also welcomed a new member to the greater Tuttle family that day as well - Lucy Dawn Schaeffer - daughter of Jessi and Matt. Congratulations!!!!

Of course we can't have October without Halloween. Ryan was a Naval officer and Joe was an adorable dinosaur - Trogdor!!!

And just last week Joe and I made a trip to meet Lucy. She is such a doll and her parents are doing an awesome job!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and stay warm!!!!

my stuff bags

2008-11-12T06:24:00.002-06:00

hi all -

long time no post and another month of fun events has passed. i will get it caught up. in the mean time, check out the new link on the right hand side. it is for a charity called 'my stuff bags'. in this time of giving, let's remember the folks that are struggling to make this a fun holiday for their kids. from their web site www.mystuffbags.org - The My Stuff Bags Foundation provides comfort and a message of hope to abused and neglected children entering crisis and foster care through its unique program, My Stuff Bags.
our friend matt - you can get caught up on madeline and him here - www.mattlogelin.com - is the one who brought this charity to my attention. what a great thing these folks are doing.

and how can i post without a tease of the boys - enjoy.

Where did September go?

2008-10-13T16:03:00.003-05:00

Good question. Several fun events took place. First off was the fact that Ryan turned 12. I know! Where does the time go? We had his grandparents over for a wonderful dinner and some loot opening. I think he had a good time.

September also brought the first ever LGLM5K, the Liz Goodman Logelin Memorial 5K. For those of you not familiar with the Logelin's, check out the link on the right side of the blog. This event will hopefully be taking place every September and I am going to order that the weather is just as brilliant as it was this year.

Joe also had his first professional photo shoot. Our talented friend Nancy took the pictures and they turned out great. Here is a little sample...

Most of September was spent trying to figure out why Kyle was feeling so poorly. After several doctor appointments and what seemed like gallons of blood draws we finally got our answer. Mono. Doesn't that sound familiar. Yes, that was one of the first tests they ran, but came back with a false negative. So, another doc ran it again and voila. He is on the road to recovery, thank God.

I am looking for October to keep us all healthy and strong. We have a lot going on. Work is crazy busy, but going to squeeze in fun things as well. Last weekend was our niece, Jessi's, baby shower. Can't wait to meet Lucy Dawn in person!! Also, Ryan has some time off school this week, so I am planning on taking Friday off to do some fun outside things. Then Saturday will be our Christmas picture day. So weird to think about Christmas in October. How is that for one convoluted paragraph? Just take it from me, a lot going on!

There's a 6th Grader among us...

2008-09-02T20:39:00.002-05:00

Wow, Ryan started 6th grade today!

How did that happen? Where did the summer go? I took the day off today so Joe and I could hang out with him this morning and walk him to the bus.

Joe waved as the bus drove away, it was so cute.

Verdict of the day from The Boy? 'Depressing'. Turns out that the STEM class he was allowed to partake in last year (an eighth grade science technology engineering and math class) is offered at a time of another class he can't miss. This is the one class he actually looks forward to and is where they design for the Future City Competition held in the winter. I am going to call school tomorrow to see what is up. And to top it off they are only allowed to go up for seconds at lunch. I know, where is the humanity? :-)

This weekend was very relaxing. Ry and I went to the State Fair on Thursday and the four of us went to the Mall of America on Friday. The rest of the weekend we actually just did nothing (well, in between the laundry, Target runs, the visit with Kyle's parents, and Kyle running the highest fever I have ever seen).

Joe update - nervous to even type it out lest I jinx it, but the kid is sleeping through the night in his own bed. How'd I do it? Started by laying on the floor of his room next to his crib as he fell asleep. I stuck my hand in his crib and he would curl up to it like a teddy bear and fall asleep. Granted, I also fell asleep, but I will take it any way I can get it! Some nights it works quickly, other nights he is rambling around in there for almost an hour. I think it also helps that his two top teeth are in now as well. Keep sending the happy sleep vibes though and thank you for the advice!

What a Difference Five Years Makes

2008-08-23T09:30:00.002-05:00

So yesterday was our five year anniversary. A typical Friday for most, but a wonderful accomplishment for Kyle and I. There were many years that I never thought I would find my one true love and my best friend all wrapped into one package, but here we are and still in love. Not only are we in love, but we actually still like each other. Kyle, thank you so much for all your love and support through the years and for allowing Ryan and I to invade your life. I am so looking forward to our future.

Thank you to Ryan for making our dinner last night. It was fantastic! He made chicken breasts, steamed vegetables, garlic bread and a wonderful punch drink. Oh and an apple pie!(didn't bake it, but it was delicious) What a wonderful caring kid you are!

On a totally different topic. I am in need of some suggestions for getting an almost 9 month old to sleep all night, alone, in his crib. This week has been a rough one. Every night I have ended up passing out in his room on the couch. Not condusive for a good night sleep and I know it is forming bad sleeping habits in his little brain. We have a nightly routine that has not changed and he goes down just fine. Then he starts waking up CRYING about an hour later. Get him back to sleep and sometimes back into his bed and the pattern continues until I get so dang tired that I just sleep with him. Yes, I have tried letting him cry it out. Yes, I have tried putting him to bed awake but tired. Yes, he has a lovey in his crib. Any other thoughts on getting him to sleep in here...

and not here...

Birthdays and Beverages

2008-08-09T16:34:00.003-05:00

July and August are busy birthday months in our family. July 21 was Bill's 40th and July 30 was Kyle's 42nd. That is just to name a few. To celebrate Kyle's birthday, the boys and I took him to Major's. I had been there the previous Saturday and had a fabulous pulled pork sandwich. Raved it up and down to Kyle. Since he is also a fan of the pulled pork, back we went. Unfortunately, not so good that day. But the company was great!

Saturday was a fun day. Started it off celebrating Bill's birthday at the Holiday Inn swimming, splashing, visiting and caking.

Then that evening, Kyle, Pam, John and I made it to the Elko Speedway (finally) and had a great time watching the races. Loud and dusty and so much fun. Following the races, we headed into the bar to watch Tim Mahoney perform. I have been following this guy far longer then I like to admit. I will just say that they have been known by 4 different names and have been there for all of them. This time, thanks to Kyle, had enough guts to go up and finally introduce ourselves. I even got to sign his guitar (swoon). Seriously, what a nice guy. Even went and had beverages with him after the show. We will have to do that again. Thank you to Pam and John for driving us home that evening and letting us stay out past our curfew. And thanks to mom and dad for watching the boys. First night we were ever away from Joe. (sniff)

Sunday, after getting some sleep and a nap, I went out and met up with some Creeps. What a great bunch of gals. Good things do come out of bad situations. What a fun weekend!

Other than that, things are OK. Joe is fighting some bug thing. In fact they are testing him for mono. Hope to hear about those results soon. He is still dang cute though and growing fast. He weighed in at 21 lbs 8oz...

Catching Up

2008-07-31T23:01:00.002-05:00

So I am finally getting this flickr bloggin' thing down - I think. In an effort to still make it to bed tonight, yet feel good for accomplishing my task here we go. Not going to post all the pictures here, but click on one and you know it will bring you to more.

So far this summer we celebrated Memorial Day at Paul and Dawn's...

Had a great vacation in Virginia...

Joe started crawling...

Had a fun Fouth of July at Kristen and Mike's...

Went to a Twin's game for work...

Joe discovered grocery bags...

Took many random pictures of Joe...

Made it to another Twin's game. This time with Kyle and Joe...

Joe attended his first playdate with the Cribsheet folks and made a new friend...

Can't wait to see what the rest of the summer will bring.

joe crawling

2008-07-28T22:14:00.001-05:00

joe crawling
Originally uploaded by TuttleMan

Finally able to post a video of Joe's first day of crawling. Sorry it is a month late. I know you are all keeping track. :-)

Who gets mono at age 11?

2008-07-23T09:56:00.004-05:00

The Boy, that's who. What a great way to finish off the summer. I am definitely hoping he has a speedy recovery and isn't out of commision for a month or so. It took a few visits to finally get to the diagnosis, but where would we rather spend our time then at clinics full of sick people?

He started running a temp last Tuesday and complaining of a sore/full throat. He also fell asleep in the middle of the afternoon - not like him at all. Took him to the Target clinic (love Target - they do EVERYTHING but my laundry) and the strep test came back negative. Wednesday he stayed low and slept most of the day and startd having 'the smell'. Couldn't quite place what the smell was. He ended up puking (can I just tell you how much Kyle and I can't tolerate puke so we must have looked hysterical cleaning it up while trying to keep the contents of our stomachs contained) that evening and his temp spiked.

Brought him to our regular clinic on Thursday and saw some yahoo for 3 minutes after waiting for him for an hour. Said that it is probably a sinus infection, but couldn't guarantee it and to try these antibiotics. Normally I love the docs at our clinic, but this one we will not use again.

Friday morning came and he was still running a high temp and still had 'the smell' coming from him. Finally was able to place 'the smell'. I remember that smell from when I had mono. Nastiest thing. Anywho - called the clinic again. Must have sounded like the paranoid mom - 'you know, he hasn't been on the antibiotics for 24 hours yet'. I know, but my kid is still running a high temp and that is not like him. I think it is something else. 'All right, bring him in'. My poor mom, I gave her an hour to make sure both boys were ready to head out the door and to make the 35 minute drive. I think she was ready to kill me. Saw a different doc and she humored me and ran some blood work on The Boy. Low and behold, I was right, but I am not going to quit my day job. She also verified the sinus infection and noticed an ear infection. Why didn't Dr Yahoo notice that yesterday? White blood count was really high, but she said he didn't need to be hospitalized - thank God. And his spleen and liver were not swollen and in the right place. Told him to get lots of rest and lots of fluids. Do you know how hard it is to make a kid drink when their throat is so dang sore?

As of yesterday the temp stayed in the low 99's and this morning it was 98.5, so that is definitely helping him feel better. He rode his bike for a bit yesterday, but tired out pretty easily. The appetite is also coming back which of course will give him some more energy. I have a feeling he is going to want to do more sooner than he should.

Where are some new pictures?

2008-07-15T10:21:00.005-05:00

I know - I have not done as well as I had hoped. I will still get our vacation and crawling posts updated with some pictures soon, but here are a couple for you all to enjoy until then...

Soooo Big!

Joe and Grandma - not sure who is cuter!!!

Guess Who's Crawling

2008-06-20T10:25:00.005-05:00

Well, even though I am tired, I am not crawling, but Joe is!!! How awesome is that? Started moving along on Wednesday. He has had a busy couple of weeks of firsts - first plane ride, first vacation, first ear infection (day after we got back from vacation), first tooth (second day we got back from vacation and then #2 showed up the next day), and now the crawling. Still working on the sitting up, but that is getting better as well.

Friday the 13th was his 6 month check. He weighed in at 17# 9oz and 27" long. Averaged out at the 45th percentile. I know that doesn't mean much, but some people ask.

On the height note, Ryan has now passed up both his parents in that category. Swear he has grown 5 inches since last summer. He is getting ready to go on his first camp away. Leaves on Sunday and gets back on Friday. The camp is for safety patrol and it is 'up nort''

Did I happen to mention how happy I am that it is Friday???

Back from vacation

2008-06-14T10:17:00.002-05:00

We are back from vacation - can't believe how fast that week went and that we have been home for a week as well. I will post some pictures later. Brief synopsis:
Joe is an excellent flyer - loved watching all the people. He also slept very well on the plane.
Friday we arrived and had a great dinner with John, Rebecca, and family. Loved introducing Joe to everyone. Made it over to Rob and Suzi's in time to unpack a little and hit the rack after a long day of travelling.
Saturday was very relaxing as Joe actually took a good nap in the morning and then we headed back to Emerald to hang. Then back to Rollingside for a great dinner with all the family. That evening the chicks hung at Rollingside to watch a flick, while the men went to Emerald to grunt and scratch while watching 300.
Sunday, us chicks (and Joe) went for a fun filled day of shopping and talking. Shopping is the best therapy a girl can have. Found some summer pajamas for Joe - hopefully it will get warm soon so he can actually wear them.
Monday was the Marine Corps museum in Quantico. If you get the chance, I highly recommend a visit. Great history and an awesome building and grounds. Definitely could have spent all day there reading all the information, but travelling with a 6 month old is all world according to Joe. Which was fine. Kyle and I were able to have a lunch date of our own and good ol' Joe slept through the whole thing. Then back to Rollingside for some relaxation and another great meal - noticing a food theme??
Tuesday was VERY busy. Left early AM to go see Kyle's Aunt Claire and Uncle Paul up in Potomac, MD. Had a great lunch and a wonderful visit. Thank you! Joe was a big hit! We had to head out early afternoon as we needed to meet up with mom, dad, and Ryan for the Sunset Parade at the Iwo Jima memorial. Unfortunately Joe's humor for car seat travel at that time was wearing thin, so he made his thoughts known all the way to DC. Nothing like being lost with a screaming infant in the back seat. Good times. Finally made it to the hotel for our rendezvous and then headed to the parade. Met up with the Emerald gang and some of the Rollingside gang and shuttled over to the parade location. Other than the driving rain storm, the silent drill team was AMAZING. Pictures don't do it justice. Afterwards, dropped the fam back off at the hotel and then headed back to Rollingside with the a fore mentioned screaming infant. Poor kid was NOT happy. Luckily we all survived that day and slept in a bit on Wednesday.
Wednesday was a day of infant screaming recovery. Note to self - 6 month old children need their naps. Anywho - started the day off doing some laundry and packing up to head over to the Emerald. While clothes were drying, went with chicks and children that weren't in school to downtown Fredericksburg for more food and shopping. What a quaint area. Reminded me of St Peter with the antique shops and the contemporary shops. Believe it or not, I bought nothing (lunch doesn't count) and the weather was beautiful. Headed back to Rollingside to finish up laundry, but my wonderful husband was already on top of that one. Thank you!! Hoped to transfer sleeping car seat Joe to sleeping pack and play Joe, but he had nothing to do with that, so another nap opportunity lost. While loading the car to head to Emerald he finally crashed out, so we drove around for about 40 minutes so he could sleep. What us parents won't do.... Made it to Emerald (which by the way is normally a 1 minute drive from Rollingside) in time for one of 2 tornado warnings. No damage at either location, but did experience a 6 hour black out. We had fun playing cards by candle light and just hanging out.
Thursday was our last full day there and mom, dad, and Ryan came down for the day. Lots of food, conversation, and cousin time. Only drawback was that John had to fly out to AZ for some training to help him get ready for Okinawa, so our visit with him was cut short. That evening we hung out and watched Juno. Great flick. Highly recommend. Of course I cried, but I am like that.
Friday we had to say good-bye to the Emerald bunch. Not sure when we will get to see them next as they will be 3 years in Okinawa. Hope they have an amazing time. Headed up to DC to catch our flight home. Jim Ramstad was on our plane and said that Joe is a beautiful baby - couldn't agree more. He gave Ryan and Joe these really neat astronaut pens that can write upside down, when wet, etc. Thank you! After sitting on the tarmac for an hour, had an uneventful flight back home. Joe slept for 2 hours of it. What a great kid. We were all happy to be home, but sad to be away from family again.

OK - not such a brief synopsis, but wanted to make sure I captured our trip.

Thank you so much to the Rollingside and Emerald bunches! We were thoroughly spoiled and loved every minute of it!

Chris' First Post

2008-05-28T11:32:00.004-05:00

I am finally getting on board with the blogging as I have been sucked into the blog world. There are a couple that I check everyday as part of my morning routine: lileks.com - the bleat and of course mattlogelin.com. Matt's site has moved me to tears, laughter and a new perspective on life that makes me hug my family extra hard each and every day. Of course, as you can see by the picture, Joe and Ryan are the cutest most huggable kids around.

Ryan will be leaving for NYC with mom and dad in the morning. We won't see him until we meet up in DC on Tuesday. I am going to miss him like the dickens. Kyle and I fly out with Joe to VA on Friday morning to spend some quality time with the fam. I am so looking forward to having a non rushed vacation. One that I can actually have a few conversations and not feel like they have to be shoved into a 5 second time span. I am a little nervous to fly with the little guy, but hopefully he will do great. Hopefully Joe will do great as well. hee hee hee. See, I am a comedian.

Ryan finished up the fifth grade on Thursday. He had a great year and an outstanding report card. We are so proud of him. Lots of plans for him this summer. Besides the afore mentioned vacation, he is also busy with his train track extravaganza, summer stretch, science camp, a week long safety camp 'up north', and hanging with his little bro and grandparents. What a lucky kid.

I will see what I can do about keeping you posted while on our vacation, but I may just end up doing an end of vacation blog when we return. Now, I need to get back to work so I can enjoy that time away.

Random JOE pictures, enjoy!

2008-04-20T00:11:00.001-05:00

Ryan had some Basketball moments...

2008-04-20T00:06:00.002-05:00

Amazing...

Joe's Baptism

2008-04-19T23:09:00.002-05:00

We had a great turnout at Joe's Baptism, I swear the wind chill must have been -50 that day. Thanks to all that came...

Some pictures from Christmas, with the bestest christmas present ever :P

2008-04-19T21:14:00.004-05:00

What a great Christmas, Joe was with us and we got to see the family, even in a blizzard...

Joe's getting BIG.

2008-02-25T07:43:00.002-06:00

Hi All,
Been really hectic over the last few months, but I thought I'd give you an updated picture of Joe, more to come...

Please welcome Joseph John Tuttle!

2007-12-26T12:10:00.000-06:00

Chris and I were so happy to welcome our new baby boy into the world! Joseph was born on November 29th, at 11:04pm, 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 20.5 inches.

The year in pictures: 2007

2007-12-26T12:08:00.001-06:00

Too funny...

Another year gone, Holy Cross Christmas Program comes again...

2007-12-26T12:04:00.001-06:00

Wow, isn't he getting tall???

Lonsdale Baseball 2007

2007-12-26T12:00:00.000-06:00

Ryan had a great time this year, made some awesome defensive plays and developed his batting skills. The boys are getting much stronger now and held their own against some really good, highly organized teams.

Ryan's 11th Birthday

2007-12-26T11:57:00.000-06:00

Ryan has some friends over again from school, though I think that this might be the last year for that. Especially after all the general havoc, throwing up and blood loss that occurred. No permanent damage was done. LOL

Christmas Time 2006

2007-12-26T11:54:00.000-06:00

From what I remember, Christmas was pretty fun that year. Ryan got some great loot, as usual :P

Bob & Pat's 40th Wedding Anniversary

2007-12-26T11:52:00.001-06:00

We had a really nice get together for Bob & Pat's Anniversary

Ryan's 10th Birthday

2007-12-26T11:46:00.000-06:00

Ryan had some friends over, got some serious loot.

Virginia Pictures

2007-01-03T00:12:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year!
Just thought I'd share some of the pictures from the family's visit to Virginia this year for the Christening of our new addition to the family. Also see some sight-seeing photos and an unsolicited belly shot from Rob, gee, thanks Rob!

At long last, I have some of our Wedding Pictures posted

2006-08-09T10:39:00.000-05:00

Please see our Flickr account for more pics! Enjoy.

Ryan had a great year in Baseball

2006-08-07T08:26:00.000-05:00

Ryan had a great year this year with Baseball. His hitting and fielding skills are greatly improved from last year. I think he had great time, at least that's what he says anyway! Here is his team, see him on the far left....

In answer to your question

2006-07-28T09:03:00.000-05:00

New Market is right here:

The dreaded Birthday approacheth...

2006-07-25T11:05:00.000-05:00

The dreaded 40th Birthday is 5 days away, I'm sure Chris will have some excellent pictures to post from the party.

Welcome!

2006-07-25T11:00:00.000-05:00

Hi Friends,
I'm very new to this Blog thingy, but I'm going to give it a whirl. Stay tuned for more content.