Monday, July 20, 2009

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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2 comments:

Jen said...

geez...no kidding it was a novel!! and i am glad to see how you including hanging out with the godmother in all of your activities when your husband is gone..i see how it is, leave for a summer and get pushed aside!!! :) i am glad to see you guys have done so much this summer and cannot wait to see you all when i get back!

Johnny Piano said...

I was going to comment earlier, but it took me three days to get through the whole post! Anyway, good to get (a buncha) news and great photos. Hope to see y'all soon, since we share the same zip code.