Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great Memorial Weekend this year! One of my great friends traveled all the way from Germany to visit! Natascha got married last August and she and Tobias used this trip as their semi-Honeymoon. They flew into Miami and spent a few days there, drove up to Orlando to check out Disney, then came across to the big state of Louisiana!

And, since there is not much to do where I live, I had them come to my parents' to enjoy some fun in the sun!

My dad built Turner a slide off the dock this year for him:

Tobias got out in the water to fight Turner with swords! Tobias is a great babysitter!!

We couldn't let Germans come over without getting them some Crawfish to eat!
That 5lbs did not last long
But, we did have to end their trip with a trip to Superior for margarittas. And for that we invited the Arnolds, of course!

Turner's Pre-K Graduation

Well, it had to come to an end. My little baby boy is growing up. Turner graduated from Pre-Kindergarten and 5 years of being at the Highland Center. Its hard to believe how fast time goes by and they go from 1 month to 5 years in a matter of minutes.

He is walking down the aisle to the graduation march
Each of the kids had a part to say about what they learned in school this year

Turner accepting his diploma

And, they walked back out as all the parents and siblings blew bubbles

Its not a celebration if you don't have cake! And, these kids couldn't wait to get their hands into it!

What is he wearing?

My son does not have much fashion sense. I had the sprinklers on and he wanted to go play in them so I told him to put on some play clothes. He got his swim trunks and shirt on. But then he added his power ranger gloves and my umbrella to the mix. This is just a picture I can humilate him with when he gets a bit older!

Easter 2010

For Easter this year we got invited back to the Annual Smith Family Easter Egg Hunt. The Smiths are from my hometown of Bastrop.
I loaded up Turner on Good Friday and we met up with Erin, Morgan and Patrick for the day.
He is so ready

And they're off! Morgan scouring through her treasures

Turner opening each egg very slowly Patrick enjoying those beautiful cupcakes.
The Smiths have a merry-go-round in their yard and all the kids were spinning so fast. I was hoping Turner didn't get sick after eatting tons of candy!

The next day mom's church had their annual Easter Egg Hunt.

He already has his eye on a prize!Aunt Linda came up to have some fun with us. She even helped Turner get the eggs that were hard for him to reach.

Aww, cool Egg!

Mimi helping him go through his basket
The whole First Pres of Monroe group

Easter morning the Easter Bunny brought Turner another basket of goodies.

Turner got a few books, markers, spiderman flip-flops, stickers, and socks
And, then he had to hunt more Easter Eggs (which had money in them!)

Soccer

Turner played Soccer this past Spring with a much higher success rate than before. We had no crying, whining, or pouting this time! And, he was actually really good!

Turner scoring a goal

We made sure Turner and Anden were on the same team.

He got right out there and played like a pro

The awards ceremony held at Johnny's Pizza. His coach, Ms. Christy, handing him his trophy.
Turner and Anden showing their trophies off
The Sharks: