The Main Event...

Well, as promised on facebook - here is the baby bump. For those of you who don't know... Damon and I are expecting in January. We are over 1/2 way there and are very excited! I've had a belly for quite a few weeks now (since 2 1/2 months) but thought we should probably start documenting baby elephant. :) Talk about a shocker to see the belly from the side - it just doesn't look THAT big from the top! :) I know, I know... this is just the
beginning of this amazing adventure! :)

The Spa Cake

Last week a co-worker was having a spa party at her house. She had found a really cute cake idea but didn't have the time to get it together... I thought I'd give it a try. I didn't get the whole thing complete before I was tired and done - so, this is what she got. A bath tub with bubbles, towel, rug and a tiled flooring. It was fun but hope that next time I can finish the whole project! :)

Recent Wedding Pictures...

Locks Of Love...

I've been growing my hair for about a year and it was FINALLY time... So, I called up my brother - yeppers, who needs to leave the house (as you can see all the dirty dishes piled up in the background) when you can call your big brother for help? Some may think I'm slightly nuts; however, I'm not too obsessed with my hair and the only difference between a good
and bad hair cut is about two weeks - no biggie!
My favorite comment on the evening: Erik *snip* "Well, there is no turning back now..."

17-19 inches later...

I donated the hair to Locks of Love and am excited to think that it went to a great cause.

Damon's Projects

For those of you who don't know Damon... there are ALWAYS projects to be done. These projects can range from make a snowplow/mower/bucket for the Rhino, tearing out and remodling the bathroom or in this case... 'just moving the garden shed'... I wanted to posted some pictures of his lastest project he started and finished all in a days work.

We have been talking about moving the garden shed because it is a stupid location - right in the middle of the yard. The one problem was this really large stump - which D informed me that we would rent a stump grinder to get rid of... he changed his mind. :)

He had to recruit some help... Erik got a quick lesson on driving the ASV, which we can all see he is feeling confident about, and the removing started...

However, that didn't work... so we resorted to other means of getting the stump out... Yep, he's wearing rubber boots with his shorts - I have friends who get pictures of their kids like this... anyone else with a husband with this much style?We ended up with a broken basement window... not sure if it was from the little chunks that came off the stump OR if it was from D's mowing job done earlier that day?? And who can resist posting this picture?? Who would have thought I would get one of Mark and Erik doing the SAME thing just days apart?? LOVE IT! He did get the shed moved and it looks great but decided the stump was a little too big to take care of on his own - so he cut off the top and covered it back up! This is just one of the thousands of reasons why I love Damon... such a handy person and innovative!

The 4th of July...

This 4th of July Damon and I decided to do something out of the ordinary - we went to the cities. Yep, we were going the opposite direction of just about everyone in the state of Minnesota! Hard to believe the traffic that we ran into coming up North - a pretty popular place for the 4th of July celebration! :) It makes us glad to live where we do!

We went to a Twins Game (Damon and Anthony's first), had a spectacular display of fireworks from the backyard and ate a Famous Daves! It was a relaxing weekend and
we were glad to be able to spend it with the Hansons!

So here are the pictures of our weekend - enjoy! :)

Yes, we even went out and bought Twins attire! Apparently
you can't show up at a game without... We were trying to get noticed with our gear - it didn't work but we
had a great time and looking great at the same time!

Damon trying on some pre-game gear... he he!There were even a few mice that showed up for the game. Kind of funny... all of a sudden a section is 'doing the wave' as they are trying to get a way from the confused mouse. The group of people are all trying to trap the poor little guy and the boy below is holding up his treasure. There were two mice altogether that were just trying to enjoy the game
before everyone started freaking out!And for the actual July 4th celebration...
Our very skilled fireworks coordinators...

Fireman Mark...And Yes, no celebration is complete without letting a child play with fire -
Uncle Damon was on this task with sparklers! Thank You Hansons for a fun and relaxing weekend! We truly enjoyed ourselves!

Tuttle Up-Date...

The Tuttle's have been busy - summer is definitely a different pace! We have a much more relaxed schedule during the winter months! Here's an up-date on what we've been up to...

We celebrated Father's day with my dad on Saturday and Damon's family on Sunday. This is D's mom: Debbie, Grandpa and Dorie (Debbie's sister).

Damon's Grandma Tuttle now lives in Bemidji with Rog and Deb. We absolutely LOVE having the opportunity to spend more time with Grandma! Of course we couldn't resist getting her out on the Rhino - what is a trip to the farm without an outing around the yard??

We are both busy with work. I am so very proud of D and what he does to support our family! For those of you who believe riding in an air conditioned loader for a 14 hour day is easy work - I think D might disagree. :) Now imagine what my poor shower looks like - the pits to get clean! Isn't my work prettier? :)

Rog, my favorite Father-In-Law, recently purchased a truck - a very sharp looking truck at that! He has had a bit of bad luck; however, we are hopful that everything is taken care of now and he'll have many miles in his new ride! I will sign up for any road trips and Rog can drive! :)

We also have a new addition to our family... kitty. There are have been many names thrown out as to what we should call this adorable creature but kitty seems to stick. (very original, we know!) Damon did want to call her 'chicken' but it didn't seem to fit her personality! She was a barn kitty when D first tackled her, yep - tackled. We couldn't hold her for fear of her eating our fingers at first but now she is doing really well! She enjoys running, playing with Ned (he likes her too!) and the usual sleeping/eating. :)

So I guess that's it for now... hope everyone is doing well and enjoying this
BEAUTIFUL summer weather we are finally having!