Happy Birthday, Ann

Well, to close out this busy-birthday month, Annie Waickman is turning 60! We celebrated quietly -- breakfast at our favorite spot (which is closing today), and dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant. Of course, Jan festooned the home with balloons, cards, and danger tape, so there was a bit of notoriety. Little Annie Ohio is going great guns, as usual, and is celebrating 60 with cheer.

It's Miranda Jeanne Wingerter Meunier's 33rd Birthday!

We had a nice celebration of Miranda's birthday just a day early.  The Meuniers came to the Falls to take the plane outta here and go to ... Spain then France for a nice 10 year anniversary celebration.  So on Miranda's 33rd birthday they were boarding a plane in NY at 9:30 to head to southern Spain.  And best of all, Emma and Isaac are with us for the duration!  Happy Birthday Miranda and have an awesome trip!
Love you tons~
MOM

Happy Golden Birthday, Nate!

 

 

 

Today is Nate's 28th birthday!  Please join me in wishing him a very happy day.  This year has been quite the year for Nate with his big move to California and managing a larger office.  So far the Nor Cal lifestyle seems to be agreeing with him.  We are so proud of you, brother, and all you have accomplished in the last year! Hope you get to have a little celebration in Portland today.  We can't wait to see you in a little over a week!! 

Love,
Shan, Birch, Mom, and Dad

News from Kuwait

The Governor of Montana was in Kuwait this week visiting the troops.  Here is a pretty good picture of Nick and Steve Bullock. 

This is the whole unit with the governor.

And this is right after Independence Day.  Nick has been busy which is good.  It is really hot of course and he is working on a way to stay a bit cooler when in the back of the helicopter.  He loves letters!!  So if you have a minute, you could drop him a line.
Spec. Wingerter, Nickolas
HHC 1-189th TF Vigilante
APO AE 09330

Double-Up for Ryan

I had to post on top of Mom's birthday wishes just because I felt these pics deserved to be shared.  Ryan is an amazing father and husband.  He has spent his summer doing football camps, the usual guard drills, and staying home with our two rambunctious kids.  But he's found good ways of burning off energy....

Like dumping buckets of water on them,

Or taking them to baseball games,

Or teaching them the art of spraying others with a hose. 

And at the end of the day, he still lets his biggest kicker lay in bed with him despite knowledge he won't be sleeping very much

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN!

Happy 30th, Ryan!

Happy birthday to a great guy!  Ryan, you are such a super dad, husband, son, "son", brother and friend!  You put up with a lot in this Buyske family and you do it so well!  We are proud to include you in our family and we wish you the best on this first of many decade birthdays!!  Have  a swell day!!

Happy FIRST Anniversary

It's hard to believe, but it's been one year since Shannon's and Birch's amazing wedding in Billings.  Yesterday, Sunday, July 21st marked the first year of marriage for the wonderful couple.  It's crazy to think that a year and a day ago we were partying it up at the Depot and celebrating their big day with them.  I remember it took me 3 Red Bulls to keep up with that dance party.

A lot has happened in their first year: a new teaching position for Birch, a move to Sheridan on the horizon, two trips to Mexico (one as a honeymoon and the other as a first anniversary trip), and countless jaunts to Montana for weekends with friends and family.

Please help me in congratulating them on one year and wishing them the best for all the years to come.  Most of you know this as almost everyone on this site has had a sister get married, but it's awesome to see your sister so happy and to see her enjoy spending each day with her best friend... even if he is from the Heights.

Congrats, Shannon and Birch - here's to many, many more!  Love you both.

Happy 69th birthday, Bill

Well we go from the youngest 4th generation to the second youngest 3rd generation to the oldest 2nd generation in less than a week. That's right, Bill is celebrating his 69th birthday today. I'm sure it will be rather low key as most of his birthdays have been, but he will enjoy watching the British Open and then
I will take him out to dinner.

Happy Birthday Samuel!

Samuel Jesse is 20 years old today!  He has had an eventful year...finishing high school, finishing baseball, going to basic training, finishing AT as a combat medic, working his first REAL job this summer...and getting ready for many new adventures at MSU in the fall.  He gets to spend his 20th birthday in Butte for guard drill. 
Have a great day Sammy!  We love you tons~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THEODORE MICHAEL!!

Welcome to the world you little man!  Its going to be chaotic, but it is going to be fun, too!  Will, Ben, Leo and Mack are looking forward to showing you the ropes of how life works in the Buyske Family.  At 8 lbs 13.6 oz and 21 inches, it won't be long before he is able to throw his weight around with his brothers.

D'oh! Ha!

Hey lovely family, just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know that Desiree and John and I are moving to Doha, Qatar for a couple of months.  It all happened quite suddenly - we're leaving tomorrow!  My firm has an office there and they could use my help with a construction dispute.

We are arriving during the month of Ramadan, which means that the locals don't eat or drink anything from sunup to sundown.  We are expected to dress modestly and not eat or drink or play music outside during this time.  Apparently, when the sun goes down, there are some great feasts and parties (sans booze, of course, as it is pretty much forbidden over there). 

We will try to post here occasionally.  Also, we setup a little blog to post pictures of Johnny: www.johnrubinmoore.wordpress.com

Salaam Halaykum and Ramadan Kareem!

Happy Anniversary, Schultes!

Happy Anniversary to Meg and Ryan!  All of our "older" pictures are on a back-up that I won't even pretend to know how to open, so we have to go with the one picture that we have of the two of you together!  We hope that your 6th anniversary was memorable and that you have many, many more!  You are a sweet, special couple and we are so glad that you are in Helena and that we get to witness your growth in your marriage!  Love you guys!!

Update from SD

Hello wonderful family!  I hope everyone had a wonderful 4^th of July and saw some sweet fireworks!  My 4^th was pretty anticlimactic as it was my holiday to work, but I suppose there is always next year. 

I just thought I would give you all a quick update from out here in South Dakota.  As you all know Birch and I have lived in Spearfish for a while, but come August we will be making a short move over to Sheridan, WY!  We are very excited about the move but sad to leave our cute little town.  We decided we were ready for a change (I have lived here nearly 3 years and Birch 7) and jumped at the chance to move.  Birch took a new job teaching 5^th grade at Highland Park Elementary.  Over 144 people applied for this position, only 6 got interviews, and Birch got the job!  Needless to say, I am pretty proud of him.  I’m not sure what I will be doing there at this point, but I will figure it out!

So far our summer has consisted of driving to Sheridan on my days off and looking at houses and exploring town!  It is a touch bigger than Spearfish, has a great hospital, and it is BEAUTIFUL!  The Big Horn Mountains are just right outside town and we are very excited about have lots of outdoor things to do.  Hopefully, we can squeeze some camping in before our summer is over.  We are very excited to be little closer to home so we don’t miss out on family events and such.  Otherwise, we don’t have any other news to report.   Here are a few pictures from our honeymoon last year in Mexico.  We are heading there again with some friends on Tuesday to have some fun and celebrate our first anniversary!  Hope everyone is well.  So excited for August!

Deep sea fishing in Maroma.

          

Swimming with dolphins in Playa del Carmen.

Lunch in Cozumel after snorkeling.

Happy Belated Birthday Briana!!

Happy Birthday Briana!! I know it is a little late but I thought we should get a shout out up here so she knows how much we love her! I adore these last two pictures because her smile hasn't changed since she was a kid. So full of life and always doing so much good in the world, I love hearing about her latest and greatest ideas and adventures. A rare gem you are, my dear, and I am happy that I get to call you my sister.
Also, I thought I would throw up a couple more pictures of you as a kid and Sabina to compare because I actually think you look pretty similar. If only you had a decent haircut back then, it would be an even easier to tell. :)
Love you!!

HAPPY 34th BIRTHDAY, MATT!!

I apparently don't have that many updated pictures of Matt. With 4 boys running around, I can't imagine why not. Happy birthday to an awesome brother, and someone I know is a wonderful husband and father. You've always been a great role model, Matt, and always trying to help someone out. You're so willing to do anything for those you love and you have a tremendous heart. I always think back to when you were trying to teach me to be able to dribble the basketball with both my right and left hand, so you told me to start eating and brushing my teeth with my left hand. And when I was in high school and you tried to help me with my geometry homework over the phone when you were at Notre Dame. You are truly one-of-a-kind and I hope you enjoyed your day. I can't wait to see you become a father again! I love you big brother!!