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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day Weekend we met all the Turnbow's (minus Ben & Melissa, who were truly missed!) in Cedar City. It was such a fun weekend. All the little (and big) boys spent plenty of time catching lizards in the window wells, we spent plenty of time practicing music for Pearl's wedding and had a great time watching awesome productions at the Shakespearean Festival and Tuacahn.

Ok, so notice Dad's face in the middle picture. He can't stop laughing. Now notice the back of my shirt in the picture on the bottom right. Note to self: Never sit in front of Dad!!

I wish I had the picture of Scott and Heather in the Grease poster. They were the perfect fit.

Mt. Lemmon

We drove/hiked around Mt. Lemmon this weekend! It was beautiful and it almost felt like home instead of the desert. We ventured out without Brooks this time because he was stuck at school taking a final and writing a paper. I don't think I completely thought through how this would go before heading up there.

We got up there and I put Benson in a pack on my back and we headed up the trail. At our first water stop Benson was ready to get out and go on his own. So I took him off and held his hands as he 'climbed' the trail. Spencer struggled here and there, but we made it up a ways. We stopped for a snack and decided it was probably time to head back. With one boy in each hand we slid/climbed back down the trail! Benson just laughed the whole way down. With his big, deep chuckle he thought it was the best thing ever!!

Boys and nature were made for each other. This is where little boys belong!!!

Here's Benson's second attempt at shoes - hence the sitting down, he'd given up trying to walk over rocks and sticks with his shoes so he decided to stay put!

Happy Birthday Dad!

We celebrated Brooks' birthday this week before he buried his nose in his books for finals. He said it was the perfect birthday! He requested ice cream sandwiches instead of a birthday cake. They were oh-so-delicious!!

Everyone enjoyed them!

Happy Birthday Dad!!! Here's to another great year! We love you!

Pearl & Kurt tied the knot!

We got to go up to Utah for Pearl and Kurt's wedding last week. It was a quick trip, but so fun to be there for them at this exciting time and to see everyone. I didn't get very many good pictures, but I'll get better ones up when I get them.

Benson had his first experience walking around in shoes at the temple. The shoes are two sizes too big, but they are the only things that will fit on his chubby feet. It was too wet to let him walk around without shoes and I knew he wouldn't want to be held all morning. He managed, but still prefers bare feet!

All the nieces and nephews. Pearl was gorgeous. I wish I had a better picture of her in her dress! Zoom in on Spencer. In order to get Spencer to stand still I told him to put his arm around Amy like a nice little boy. He did and it worked really well at keeping him still and focused!! Amy is his favorite cousin even though he always calls her Kayla! :)

Five Fun Years

Brooks and I celebrated our fifth anniversary last month. It was a busy week and we didn't see him much, but luckily we spent the weekend in Flagstaff so Grandma and Grandpa watched the boys while Brooks and I spent spent some time together.

Part of that was visiting Walnut Canyon.

Spencer loved spending time with Papa Tingey. They are such good buddies! He has fun helping grandpa harvest his garden. Now after visiting both grandpas he has decided that we need to go to the store and by a garden!

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Birthday Pictures

So it's a little late, but so is everything right now! We took some pictures of Benson on his first birthday! He is so darn cute.

And of course, Spencer wanted in on the fun too!!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

New pet!

We walked out the door one night and was welcomed by this!! I can handle the cactus' and the heat day after day, but this - this may be a little too much!

I was actually really freaked out at first and then when I realized they weren't deadly I thought it would be a fun pet! Brooks was not so hot on the idea!!

We watched it for a while from the window and left it over night hoping it would find it's way to a new home, but it was still there in the morning. Brooks took it care of it! I told him if it comes back I'm keeping it as our pet!!

Another Birthday!!

Yep! 26! Happy Birthday to me!

It was a pretty low key birthday with it being Brooks' second week into school, and in a new area where we don't know anybody! I had fun with the boys and was lucky Brooks was able to be home that night and not at school till late like a couple of the other nights that week!

As with Benson's birthday, Spencer is a really good helper at opening presents!

MmmMmm! Chocolate cake with a whipped filling and chocolate frosting! It was going to be an ice cream filled cake, but I've tried making those before and they never turn out quite right. This was heavenly!!

Turnbow Reunion

Another fun filled family reunion! The Turnbows all gathered in Hanna and had a great weekend - a little work, a lot of play, great company, good food and beautiful surroundings!

The weekend included a work project doing a little up keep on the farm. We are so grateful for Dad and all the hard work he does all year long to keep the place looking great. It's not easy work, we are glad to help him even if it is just a chip off the block! Best way to keep 12 kids occupied: give them a bucket of soapy water, some rags and a hose to wash the trailer!! It gets mostly clean :)

1st Annual Turnbow Olympics!!

Good food - as always!

Great Company!

Beautiful surroundings! Spencer LOVED the fish in the pond! He loved feeding them, catching them, and was completely fascinated as he watched them take care of it after. He was so excited to have fish for dinner!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Happy Birthday Benson!

Benson's 1st birthday! We were still in Utah for Benson's birthday and it was fun to celebrate with the family. He enjoyed all the attention, and loved the cake once he got into it. Spencer had more fun opening the presents than Benson did! Benson just thought it was fun to watch! I always think the best birthdays are those that go on for days. Like when you get a card in the mail two days later. It's like it's your birthday again! Well Benson got another party with Grandma Kay and Grandpa Tingey the next day! We love Benson and enjoy watching him grow and develop his personality.

Don't mind the fingerprints off the cupcakes! They were left too close to the edge of the counter.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Over the river and through the woods

Actually, this grandmother lives in the woods!! After we got settled and unpacked we headed to northern Arizona to visit grandma and grandpa. The weather in Flagstaff is awesome. I've always heard people say how beautiful Flagstaff is, but I've only ever been there in the winter. It's pretty in the winter, but they are right Flagstaff is just gorgeous in the summer. Perfect weather - not too hot, cool/enjoyable evenings.

Spencer was so excited to ride in grandpa's boat. We had a fun morning out at the lake with grandpa's canoe. Like I said - it was beautiful.

We also spent a lot of time playing with Duplo's,

we made s'mores around the fire pit,

and took a trip to Little America for the best cones in town!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

On the road again -

After we got back from Palmyra we spent a few days packing like crazy, and the rest of the week cleaning and playing in an empty house only to get back in the car!! We said goodbye to Pennsylvania and began our journey West. Four days later we made it to sunny/hot Tucson, AZ.

Facts about the trip:

We drove through nine states

Saw license plates from 47 out of the 50 states

(We never saw Wyoming, South Dakota and Hawaii)

but we also saw several from Canada and Mexico.

Day 1: 13 hours - long day!