Another BIG Fish!

Ken and Eric went fishing with Philip on Monday. Ken landed this amazing tiger muskie.

BRACKEN AND ADDIE

Addie danced in her first dance recital last weekend. Here's a picture of her. Isn't she lovely? Aubrey said she knew every step and just smiled and smiled. She wanted to know when she could get back on stage. We are very proud of her, too, and wish we could have been there to see her.

Bracken was ordained a deacon by his Dad, Jason, on Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Delta, Utah. Can it be possible that he is so grown up?! He is a fine young man and we are very proud of him for being a good boy.

Philip's Graduation!

Philip graduated from Utah State University on Friday, May 6, 2011, with his Master's of Science Degree in Natural Resources. We are so proud of Philip and Aubrey for hanging in there and finishing. We realize it is a joint effort when schooling is involved. Addie was hilarious. She took one look at Philip after graduation and said, "Dad, I lOVE your nightgown!" We were also thrilled to find out (for Mother's Day - how appropriate!) that they are going to have another baby. Aubrey is due 11/11/11. Wouldn't that be fun!!

HAYDEN'S BAPTISM!

Our little Hayden Ken Stefanoff was baptized on Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Delta, Utah. Ken and I were so proud of him. He pumped his fists and went "Whoo-hoo" when he came up out of the water. It was really fun. Here are some pictures.

LAKE POWELL

Ken went to Lake Powell fishing with his Sunrise buddies. They had a blast! Here are the pictures.

CREED'S BLESSING DAY

I goofed up and this one didn't print.

CREED'S BLESSING

Creed was named Creed Courtney after his Uncle Courtney. When Brooke bore her testimony she said that he was named after his uncle who was one of the most Christlike men she knew.

He was blessed by his Daddy, Dan, on April 10, 2011 in St. George, Utah.

Doesn't he look handsome?!!

More Pictures!

More Fiesta Pictures

BROOKE VS. ERIC!

Our family got together over the weekend for the quarterly activity. Philip and Aubrey were in charge and had a "Tuttle Fiesta." It was a riot. Part of the activity was the "Brooke versus Eric" wrestling match! More to follow!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Creed Courtney Ulrich

Little Creed Courtney Tuttle arrived on Sunday, January 23, 2011! He was 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20" long. Mom and baby are doing great. Isn't he a doll!? Londyn keeps having to use "handitizer" so she can hold "baby boy." We are thrilled with grandbaby #13. Creed makes seven grandsons and six granddaughters.

CHRISTMAS 2010!

This year for Christmas I made the little girls aprons. The older girls got cook books to go with them and the little girls got little dishes / pots and pans. I made some stocking caps for the boys. We also got the boys nerf guns and had a nerf war! Grandpa had a huge gun and it was out and out war. Here are a few pictures. I hope to keep adding pictures as they come in. :)

WHAT A BLAST!

Ken, Eric, Philip, Addie, and Gunner went fishing at Newton (which is in Cache Valley kind of by Philip) over the weekend. They had an absolute blast! Philip actually went back with Aubrey and the kids and the other guys in the Elders' Quorum Presidency later on Saturday afternoon after Ken and Eric left.

They had 11 tiger muskies on and landed four. Here are some of the pictures.

Marcie's Baptism

Our Marcie was baptized on Saturday, July 3, 2010 by her Dad, Nathan. We were so proud of her for this wonderful decision and love her so much! She is such a kind girl and we are so glad that she has this great quality.

Family picture color scheme.

Hello siblings. Our family photo will be taken on June 5th in Holden.

Mom and Dad would like it to be pretty dressy. Please see the picture above for the color scheme chosen. Mostly black and white with a small punch of green.

Let me know if you have any questions. Love you all.
-Brooke

Mom & Dad

I took this photo of Mom & Dad at the cemetery after Grandpa Tuttle's funeral. I thought it was such a great photo of them, so I decided to post it. We have great looking folks, don't we?!?

I LOVE YOU, TWO!!!

PS... I'll be posting more photos from the funeral soon.

Grandpa--

My Mom called me around 10:00 yesterday morning to let me know that my Grandpa Tuttle had passed away.  It was VERY unexpected.  He just collapsed.  I was on the phone with her for about 1 minute & then she had to go & she said she'd call me back.  I think I went right into shock.  I cried & cried & cried.  How could he be gone?!?  I wanted to be able to SEE him one more time & TELL him goodbye & at the very least get ONE MORE HUG from him.  (He gave FANTASTIC hugs!)  I couldn't believe it.  Morgan came over & asked me what was wrong.  I told her that my Grandpa-- Her Great Grandpa Tuttle had died.  She told me she was sorry & then kind of disappeared for awhile.  When she came back she didn't say anything, but she dropped this note on my lap... It made me cry, but made me feel really great at the same time.  Thanks, Morgan!!!

The photo isn't great (it's from my phone.)  Here's what it says:

Dear Mom,

I'm really sorry that Great Grandpa Tuttle died.  I am really sad.  I hope you don't stay sad for a long time.  I want you to know that you will see him again because we are an eternal family.  I love you.

From, Morgan

Then, during Sacrament Meeting I was having a hard time. All of the talks were about the resurrection & about people dying.  The first talk was given by a friend of mine & she started her talk by sharing that her Grandfather had passed away about 6 months ago & how hard that was for her & how it had affected her life. She had spent a lot of time in reflection about her life & her choices after he died. Well, as you can imagine this hit me hard. My Grandpa had just passed away a few hours before this. I was crying again. Morgan asked me for a piece of paper & then wrote this:

Grandfather
Righteous
Always There
Nice
Diligent
Promising
Awesome

Tuttle
Unfailing
Truthful
Talented
Leading
Everlasting

Grandpa,

I really love you. I know we will see each other again. I really want to see you again.

From, Morgan

Thank you again, Morgan!! You have helped make a REALLY tough day better.  I am so pleased & happy & ENCOURAGED by your faith!!  I KNOW that I will be able to see my Grandpa again someday.  I sure wish I could see him today, though!!!

My Grandpa was such an amazing man!  He always made ME feel amazing, too!!  Every time I saw him he let me know how proud of me he was (He'd always say that the buttons on his shirt were about to burst with pride!) & about how he loved my little family SO MUCH & how me & Nathan were such GREAT parents & that we were doing such a great job with our kids.  He had such a wonderful gift of radiating the love he felt ONTO YOU.  When he told you he loved you & that he was proud of you & that you were amazing, YOU KNEW IT WAS TRUE!!!  I could always feel his unconditional love-- not only because I was family, but because he loved me FOR ME!  I am going to miss him SOOO much!!

I am so excited for this weekend to celebrate his life & to be able to see the rest of my family & visit & just REMEMBER HIM!!!  It will be a great/tough weekend for sure.