Grandpa Turner is here

Last night Grandpa Turner got into town.  This morning we took Grandpa Turner and Patty to the Naval Air Museum and then this evening to AJ's in Destin for dinner and then a Dolphin/Sunset Cruise.

My pilot, Luke

Joey and Grandpa

The boys playing on planes.

Our Captain, Luke David

Grandpa and Luke

Luke and Momma looking for Dolphin

The Dolphin

Grandpa and Patty

Grandpa, Patty and Joey

While everyone else was on the other side of the boat looking at Dolphin, I was holding my baby.  This is why he tells everyone "I am Momma's Baby!"

Grandpa and Joey

My beautiful Joey

My favorite redheads.

Finally Luke woke up for a family picture.

Patty, Kev, Joey, Andrea, Yawning Luke and Grandpa

Patty, Grandpa and Baby Luke

Thank you

My special mom sent me a very interesting gift for my birthday in a few weeks.  I love it.  Thanks Mom.

Pictures from the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival

Fishing trip

Today the big Turner boys and the big Fina boys went on a fishing trip.  This was the first time that big Luke and Paul had ever gone fishing.  Everyone had a blast.

The little Turner boy and the little Fina boy stay with Terri and played.  They had a blast.

The Fina's (Paul, Luke, and Silvio)

Silvio and Joey

Paul, Luke, Joey and Kevin

Joey and Kev

This is the closest they got to a fish

Well Joey ordered fish for lunch.

The Fina's

The boys.

Luke driving the boat.

Joey and his buddy Paul

Wow 9 years already

Today was our 9th year wedding anniversary.  I can't believe I have been married that long, but I can hardly remember my time without Kevin.  It has been both the greatest time of my life and the hardest time of my life all in one.  We have been through the loss of Thomas which many thought would be the end of our marriage.  Of course, we worked through that.  We did what we always do, we relied on each other.  When we went to Salt Lake City for the Olympics we had been married not 2 years, we stayed with Kevin's Aunt Tricia and she said that we would have to rely on each more because we lived so far away from the rest of the family.  At the time, I didn't really understand what she meant.  Since that time, I have learned exactly what she meant.  I have learned that most anything I need or the boys need Kev will be there for us and I hope he feels the same way about me.  We have experienced the joy of having the greatest two boys ever Joey and Luke.  

Today we celebrated 9 years not the way that most people would celebrate.  Of course, we aren't most people.  So we loaded up the boys and took them out on the boat almost all day long.  Then Joey had tae kwon do.  We came home ate dinner at home.  We took are evening walk and did sparklers.  That is the way everyone should celebrate an anniversary.  (We also saw dolphins all over the place today, I have never seen Dolphin from the boat in Pensacola.)

The boys getting ready for our boating adventure

Joey took this of the sailboats.

Kev and Joey at Flounders

The boys and I being silly.

Kev and I at the boat dock at Flounders.  We were looking a little better 9 years ago, but I think we were just as happy.

Milkshakes and sparkles.

We headed to Chick-fil-a for the Pirate and Princess party.  All kids that dressed-up got a free milkshake.  Luke had his pirate costume on just long enough to get his free chocolate milkshake and then he was back to Luke.  When I was getting in his costume, he kept telling me "Luke, no pirate!"

Luke loves this Moo

He just couldn't resist hugging this Baby Moo.  Yeah, he can say Cow, but apparently thinks the words are interchangeable.

Joey decided to get his picture taken with the Milkshake Princesses and the Pirate.

Afterwards Kevin was feeling so well, so we came home.  The boys and I went outside for a little while.  Then I brought them in the house and gave them bathes.  Yeah, they need a bath every single day.  Afterwards, Kev was asleep on the couch so we headed to Target to get Father's Day and sparklers.  While we were at Target we had a small situation.  Apparently, Luke dropped his blanket.  I figured this out when I went to check-out.  We walked all over the store and Luke is saying "Where my blankie?"  Joey is not helping the situation, he is saying "Luke, I am sure someone stole it!  I think it is gone forever!"  Finally I ask at Costume Service, this really nice lady said "Well I don't have a blue blanket, but I do have a blue blankie that I am sure is very loved."  Luke cuddled with his loved blankie in the car and fell asleep.

Sparklers are great!!!

Daddy and Joey doing sparklers.

The weekend update

The boys started their weekend on Thursday with a parade.  They were celebrating 450 years of Pensacola, we love the Fiesta of Five Flags.  I headed to work.

Luke and his bunny, that he got from the parade.  Yeah he has a black eye.

My pirate

They had a blast at the parade

Friday the boys just hung out at home and played in the backyard.  They had a great time playing.  Saturday evening after dinner we went on a walk.  Luke said we needed to walk in the wagon.

Luke is totally beat up right now, black eye, a bruise on his ear that we have no idea how he got and a rope burn on his neck thanks to his brother.

Joey and Happy ready for a walk.  Happy use to be mine, but I gave him to Joey.

Today we went to church.  Luke wasn't being good so I took him to the cry room.  He screamed the entire time for his Daddy in the cry room.  I told him he was a heathen and he told me no.  He does fine at church until the priest starts to talk and then he is ready to leave.

After church we came home, I packed a picnic and Kev got the canoe ready.  Joey and Kevin are looking for terrapin turtles.  Apparently, the number of turpentine turtles are really low and they are trying to make them endangered.  So they took the canoe out.  Luke and I went to play in the sand at the beach.

Joey getting ready to canoe

The men are off to hunt turtles.

This is a terrapin turtle, but they did not see any today.

Luke digging at the beach.

Just my pretty boy.