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:

Snow Skiing at Angel Fire

Well, I am just 4 months behind on my blogging with lots of catching up to do!

This was our 'every other year' to go snow skiing because of Wes' accounting job. So, February 6th we packed up my parents' car and headed to Angel Fire, New Mexico. This is one of our favorite places to vacation because it is a small mountain, its usually not very crowded, and its affordable! And, this year we were extremely excited because Turner would be skiing for the first time.

We drove all day that Saturday from 5am till about 9pm that night to get to Angel Fire. We were going to cut the drive in half but the weather report said to expect a good snow fall that might freeze up the roads and then we would have been stuck so we drove straight through. We got a condo for the first night which was horrible. It was very outdated but it had to do cause everything was booked up and we couldn't stay in our condo until it was available on Sunday. The first night was not fun! Turner threw up all night- I think because of altitude sickness and Wes was congested and not feeling well.

But, we awoke to a beautiful day with a light snow fall. Turner absolutely loved the snow! The snow fall did increase as the day progressed. This is the condos we stayed in for the week! Ours was a 2 bed/2.5 bath 2 story condo with lots of room! We got settled in our room just in time to watch the SuperBowl which featured the Louisiana Saints (who won!).

The icecicles hanging from our balcony

We set out Monday morning to drop Turner off at his first day of Ski School and then we headed out to enjoy the fresh powder. Now, I don't have pictures of what entailed after Dad and I dropped Turner off. We got the SUV stuck on the road trying to get back to the condo because the roads were iced and Dad had taken the chains off the tires. So, we got a late start.

Mom and Jordanna on the chair lift

Jordanna showing off her Motorcycle helmet she used as her ski helmet

Mom and Dad. Mom wanted to make sure I got a picture of her with this ski outfit on because it coordinated beautifully with her skiis!

The end of our first day, Turner got to ride the chair lift to ski back to our condo. He was not ready to come inside!!

So, we let him ski for a few more minutes on the bunny slope.

One of many falls he took! But, he did great!!

Worn out and trying to find some cartoons on the tv

On the chair lift, Me, Wes, Mom, and Dad.

Turner's end of his second day. Riding the chair lift with Papa

He posed while skiing so I could get some good shots!

Then, he had to climb the gigantic pile of snow and ice the Snow Plow trucks push at the end of the roads. This one is near our condo.

On Thursday we took Turner out with us on the slopes. We each took a corner while he skied between us so he wouldn't fall off the edge of the mountain.

Turner did great but I was a pile of nerves!

We would break after a couple of hours skiing every morning to enjoy a cup of hot cocoa and to let our feet and hands warm back up. Turner especially enjoyed his because they topped it off with whip cream.

Me and Turner

Me and Wes taken by Turner- thats why its a bit blurry

Turner and Wes riding the chair lift

Oops, Papa skiied into some very thick snow and our little trick skiis won't go through that so he fell down!

The last day Turner was very tired and decided he wanted to sled instead of ski. So, Wes and I took a break also and let Turner have some fun.

There was a sled in our condo so Turner would climb up this steep hill and slide down. I just watched, laughed, and took pictures!

At lunch, Mimi and Papa joined in the fun. Unfortunately, with Mimi and Turner riding on the sled together, the sled broke in half.

Then after lunch, we took Turner tubing. That was more tiring to me than skiing cause its a lot of walking and pulling your own tube.

They did have a conveyer belt to bring you back to the top. But, you couldn't sit down on your tube while riding it. And, after the tubing, we headed in to pack up our stuff for an early departure that Saturday morning. We drove for a good 15 hours and finally we were home sweet home! Although, if it were up to Turner, we would still be snow skiing!!

Christmas Morning 2009

Wow! Christmas morning has come and gone but we had a blast! Wes had to wake Turner up at 7:30am so he would have time to play with his new toys before we had to pack up and travel up to Bastrop for lunch. Santa had Turner a Hot Wheels Race track with lots of race cars, the Tony Hawk Skateboard Wii game, Hungry Hungry Hippos game, some Spiderman Pjs, and a Spiderman Web thrower.

Turner with his Race Track

Wes trying out the Skateboard gameTurner opening a Nerf gun giftTurner got a new Snow Ski outfit for our trip to Angel Fire in February.

Thanks, Danna, for the Scooby-Doo puzzle!

Before he would open each gift, Turner would ask who it was from, put the gift down, and run to give that person a hug and tell them thanks! And, then when he would see what each gift was, he would yell out 'AWESOME'! It was so cute!

Ripping open another gift!

Christmas Eve 2009

Back to my parents' we went for Christmas this year. We got all dazzled up for Church Thursday evening and then drove on down to my aunt's home for some delicious appetizers to munch on! We then had a couple of Christmas presents to open which Turner was soo excited about!

Turner looking so growny in his Christmas outfitTurner helping Papa open his Home Depot gift cardWes was surprised to get a gift this night! My aunt JoEllen played a trick on Wes and wrapped a white and pink kitty cat robe up for him!He was a good sport and tried it on! Watch out, JoEllen, cause Wes said he is gonna get you back good!!Turne and his LSU Football from Mimi and Papa

The McLelland, Arnold, and Burcham Christmas

Every year at Christmas, we get together with some of our best friends and let our kids exchange presents while we grown ups eat and talk. I cooked a pot of chicken and sausage jambalaya while Angela brought a great mandarin/almond spinach salad, and DeAnn brought over homemade baked cookies-awesome!

Anden and Turner posing with fake smilesAinsley- sweet babyA great photo of all 3 kids together minus Cole who was sickTurner and Anden with the same exact head pose!And, last, a cute of pic of Ainsley upside down

Turner's Christmas Program

Turner's School put on another cute Christmas program this year. Each class sang 4 Christmas songs while Turner's class had a song and dance routine. He practiced his songs while in the car, in the bath, and pretty much anytime the songs would pop into his head!

Here is there dance routine with ribbons!
And, they even knew sign language to one of their songs!