Saturday, November 12, 2016

Maternity Pictures

    
 We took these pictures not a moment too soon! We thought we had weeks but sweet Evie arrived just a few days later. I could not love this boy more and will always cherish our time as a family of three. But what an amazing brother he is!!

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Our Ladybug

As I keep this blog for our family memories, I want to record my memories about our pregnancy with sweet Evie.  We began trying for another child when Colby was 18 months old.  So, needless to say it took time and felt like it might never happen!  We had heartbreaks and moments when we thought we would remain a family of three forever (which would have been beautiful too!).  After lots of tries we went through an entirely new round of IVF with a transfer that fell during spring break.  That begins a long 2 week wait to find out if it worked.

In my pregnancy with Colby, and throughout our journey through infertility, God has used ladybugs to remind me of his presence.  Not necessarily a sign of luck as some would say, just that no matter what, I am not alone or forgotten.  I also have seen them right before or after some of our hardest pregnancy related moments.

The week after the transfer, I was sitting at my teacher table, and a little girl walks up and says, Mrs. Turner, I just found this in my desk:

Then, the day we went for our ultrasound, which is where we had received bad news in the past, my door partner texted me and said, "I don't know what is going on, but we just had a fire drill and your class was covered in ladybugs!".

In those weeks I saw them on the screen of my kitchen window, in our house, and in my classroom.  And we of course found out that God had given us our own sweet ladybug.




 We couldn't contain our excitement for ourselves and for Colby to become a big brother!

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Easter

The Easter bunny came before we headed to church!







After church we had a wonderful lunch and egg hunt at Gigi's house... such a beautiful day!

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Easter Prep

I love each of these traditions that we have built in just a few short years!  We love dying eggs with Lexy, although every year I try something "new" and it's kind of a mess!

 This year I joined a bunco group of wonderful women and they invited us to their annual Easter egg hunt.  We had a great time and the weather was beautiful!


 And of course we were able to find the Easter bunny with these sweet cousins.

 This isn't a tradition, but Lexy invited us to the children's symphony because it was super hero themed... right up our alley!  They performed all of the super hero theme songs and all of the kids wore costumes.  All of this in the days leading up to Easter!

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Spring Break

For spring break this year we took a trip to San Antonio and had a great time!  We started off the trip with a visit to the Kiddie Park and it was perfect for Colby.  He rode all of the rides and had a blast.


 We also made his first trip to Sea World!  Sea World offers free passes to teachers, so Rick and I both get to go for free.  We all loved it!

 Of course we couldn't miss the wildlife park... always a hit.

 A stop in the blubonnets for this cutie... texas forever.
 And we wrapped up the visit with dinner with Emmie and her parents!

Monday, February 29, 2016

These days...

Someone has become quite a good helper with the shopping, although easily distracted.
 We went to the car show and could have watched the remote control cars all day... then he and daddy got to try!


 This sweet love with his Valentine's flowers for his teacher.  He was so proud!
 Two crazies celebrating Gigi's birthday at Christie's.
 Dr. Seuss day at school
 Matching Henderson Lions hats with Daddy and Poppy

Sunday, January 4, 2015

A Colorado New Year

A few days after Christmas, we headed to Estes Park, Colorado.  Of course we were headed to enjoy the snow, but we all had a secret... Missy and Tom were getting married!  Those pictures will need their own post, but here is all the fun we had on the trip.
Sweet buddy waiting for his first flight!

 We stayed in the same place we stayed last summer... and the winter view did not disappoint.


Snow angel



Adults like snow too!


We took a break to watch our Bears.  We should have stayed out in the snow ;)

Sleigh ride!