Another birthday girl!

It's a busy birthday season. Today Annie turns ... well ... even more beautiful.

Here are Ann and Sabina in Portland on July 4. For here birthday today, Annie went to the warehouse and to some meetings and all kinds of exciting work stuff. Then we went to dinner at Toi's Thai, so that made the day. Happy Birthday, Ann!

Happy belated Randa!

So this photo is on Emma's blog and I "stole" it to add to the Miranda birthday occasion! You look fantastic for being 29 and due anytime! I love you!

MOM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIRANDA!

Hey...sorry I don't have any pics in my collection to toss on here, but I sure hope the momma to be (a second time) is doing well and enjoying her day!!! Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Nate!!

Today is Nate's 24th Birthday and his first spent in the great state of Texas. (Who has Texas anyway?) Hope you have a great day, and we wish you all the best for your 25th year. We're both very proud of you and all you've accomplished this past year. Texas is lucky to have y'all.

Love ya, Mom and Dad

Post Family Picnic Celebration

Hello all!! I hope this post finds everyone doing well! I cannot believe that July is almost over! Crazy how fast time seems to fly! I also know this is close to when Mike posted for Ry guy's birthday, but it is technically different days so I haven't broken any rules!! :) Anyway, as most of you may (or may not) know, I have accepted a commissioning into the Navy JAG following graduation from law school. I am excited about this opportunity, not only because I will be able to serve in the military, but because I feel this is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience. That being said, for those of you who may still be around and would like to venture up to Helena, I am holding the commissioning ceremony on the 10th of August at 2:30 p.m. in the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the Capitol. I know most of you will be heading your separate ways, but for those of you who can make it, feel free to join me. Mike will be issuing the oath. Again, I hope everyone's summer is going well and safe travels to all in the future!

Jen

Happy Birthday, Ryan

Well it's almost in the books, but Happy Birthday, Ryan. Hope you're spending it nicely with your lady and the little guy. Sounds like we're losing you to the potato state for the family picnic but we'll be thinking of ya and know that you'll be keeping those future french fries safe.

Platypus POW!!! Saved a life again...

I teach an entrepreneur/business class at the middle school here in Missoula, and last quarter we were inspired to do an infomercial spoof on ShamWOW!
(you've gotta check out Rileigh's star role!!!)

Results: well... see for yourself!

Platypus POW! (click here)

Also exciting! We designed a retail bag for the Platypus that is going into retail drug, grocery and club chains 2010! How fun is that? Have you ever seen a flosser look so glam? - flossy braces. heh.

Happy Birthday, W.D.!

BILL HITS THE BIG 65!

Here he is then....

And here he is now...

You haven't changed much, big guy! You still have that great smile! Hope your day is a great one!

Love ya

Mary

Schulte Update

First, a couple apologies:
 
1. Sorry to post this ontop of Sam's birthday wishes. I just knew that if I didn't do it today, I wouldn't do it. Strike while the iron's hot, as they say.
2. If this screws up the blog again, I apologize. I can't seem to remember how to post straight to the blog and thus am doing it via email. Sometimes I feel like...well...our parents with my technological sauvy. :)
 
Onto the news:
 
The Schulte's have had a busy spring/summer so here are the highlights:
1. We searched for, found, negotiated, and closed on a house in April and May. We moved in (with the help of moms and uncles and brother-in-law's girlfriend) in three days.
2. Ryan's first year of teaching ended with him singing songs to each class about the past year. It was pretty sweet.
3. I continued working on my medical transcription stuff. I'm loving the company but missing those free summers! :)
4. Tyson continued to amaze us with his growth. He now stands, signs, crawls everywhere, throws some great tantrums (takes after his mom), and is just itching to walk. He is also a water baby!
5. Summer has found us mainly at the cabin at Holter on the weekends or putzing around the house.
6. Ryan has completed many projects at the house - he built a deck in three days, moved a fence, put up a fan/light and I have done little things like install a thermastate, doorknobs, decorate, and dig out some ugly landscaping left behind.
7. We took a break to celebrate Tyson's birthday on the 28th. And as you all saw- he enjoyed every minute of it. How crazy to think he's a one-year-old! Ah!
8. Soon after the first birthday was the second anniversary. Celebrated in style on a cross-country flight with a one-year-old. Woohoo! 
9. The flight was our trip to the East Coast. It was actually more Rhode Island than Boston, but whatever. We went out for a friend's wedding. We decided to extend the trip and Mark and Judy and Ryan's brother Rob and his girlfriend Molly joined us. We saw Newport, Boston, Cape Cod, Providence, and many places inbetween. The boys went to a Red Sox game at Fenway, the girls did some shopping, we ate great Italian in an old mafia area of Providence, and, of course, celebrated the beginning of another marriage. All-in-all, a pretty sweet vacation. It was also a vacation of firsts for Ty - swimming, sucking out of a straw, haircuts, sand, the ocean....man alive! This kid has done more in his first year of life than I did in my first 25! Tyson was a trouper with traveling, too. The 5-hour flight from Vegas to Providence (Southwest...dang connecting flights) barely bothered him. He entertained all the flight attendants quite thoroughly.
 
So that's what has happened. Coming up, Ryan will be getting his wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow (yuck) and then right after celebrating his 26th birthday (on the 24th), he will head to Idaho for his annual training for Guard. He found out, though, that he has to stay an extra week to take a class in some information inputting. Woohoo. Boise and sitting in front of a computer all day. After that, he has two days until school starts again. Poor guy.
Tyson and I will occupy our time taking swim lessons and hanging out with Aunt Molly before she leaves for South Dakota again, and Uncle Joe before he moves to Billings. Grandma and Grandpa will be here, too...I think. ;)
 
So...I know this is a novel but we hadn't posted in so long. I'll try to keep ya'll better updated. 
Have a great birthday Sammy! See the rest at the Family Picnic!
 
Meghan and boys

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Happy Birthday, Samuel Jesse Wingerter!!

Monday, July 20th, is Sam's 16th birthday. This is how he has spent his summer...playing baseball. We don't have any games Monday, which is a first, but he and his team are gearing up for the district A legion tournament to be held in Havre next weekend.

So Happy Birthday, Sam and good luck next weekend! We love you tons!!

Mom and Dad

FLORIDA BUYSKE UPDATE

We just wanted to share some of the fun we have been having down here in Florida! For those who hadn't heard we have joined the boat club (no Abe, not the infamous bar in South Bend), we actually have a boat. Haven't skied behind it yet because we don't have skis yet and I think Will would just cry if I fell rather than tell Kelly to turn around. :)

We hope that everyone else is doing well and we are sorry that we are going to miss the picnic again. Baby #3 comes September 3rd so August 9th is cutting it a little close for traveling. But we will be thinking of all of you and looking forward to see those pictures right here on the blog.

Take care and we will post again soon with some birthday pictures.

Love you all,

Matt, Kelly, Will, Ben and #3

A Working Stiff

I thought I would join Ben and Nate in the world of the working stiffs, so I accepted a teaching job at Canyon Creek School in Billings, MT. Good old Billings. I will be teaching 4th grade, so it should be a great time. I am nervous and excited at the same time, and am looking forward to actually having a "real" job. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the family picnic as well. Hope everyone's summer has been going well and there have been fun activities for all!!

Philpot Summer

Had a busy fourth in Utah. The infamous Magna fourth of July parade was as entertaining as ever. Followed by a barbeque and fireworks, your typical smalltown America fun. We had some visiting Philpots in town and did some major family pictures, had a heck of a fun day at Lagoon (14 Grandkids on the Philpot side all under the age of 10 but didn't lose a one thanks to these fancy matching t-shirts courtesy of yours truly), toured the new LDS temple in South Jordan, threw a surprise half birthday pool party for Mikayla (poor December birth child), and accomplished a tremendous mountain hike. Packed in as much as we could, I'm still waiting for my relaxing summer to begin. :) Not complaining though, we've had a blast.
Here's a picture from the rodeo where Carter did some fancy Mutton Bustin' last week.



This was a shot from our recent hike in Zion's National Park - SO BEAUTIFUL!

Visit to Portland

We hope y'all had a good Independence Holiday. For our part, we trekked to Portland to See Bri and Peter and Sabina. It was also Eddie's first chance to visit the city. (Eddie is the ND Summer Service student staying with us.)
We had good visits, good food, and good fun. Sabina is now 19 months and going strong.

While we were in town, Peter's mother, Kate, arrived from Massachusetts. Here she is with the family at a berry-picking farm on Sauvies Island. The weather was great and the pickin' was easy.

So, now it's your turn. Fill us in on the holiday doings. Love y'all.

Happy Anniversary Meg and Ryan!!

Happy 2nd Anniversary Schultes!! We cannot believe that 2 years have already flown by. You have so much to be proud of, especially that beautiful boy. :) We hope that you can find something special to do on your day even though you are flying! Love you both!
Mom, Dad, and Molly

Happy BIG 3-0 Matt!!!

Mattie boy~
What a momentous occasion 30 years ago on July 2nd! You have grown into a wonderful family man and Navy officer. We are very proud of all your accomplishments. It is a wonderful phenomenon of nature that you get older and Dad and I don't. ;) Have a happy birthday!
Love,
Mom and Dad