Updates #1 - May!

It's been 2 months since I updated. EEK! So here is the first of the monthly updates.

May

May was another busy month for us. Mother's Day weekend we were lucky to have Jaime & Charlie visit us! It was so nice to be able to see them and as an added bonus Mom & I were heading down the first weekend in June so it was even better to be able to know I would be seeing my sister shortly after this visit. :)

We did our annual Race for the Cure 5k on Mother's Day morning. It was a bit chilly, but we bundled up the boys and made it through!

The four of us at the starting line


The whole gang with Grandma after the race


At breakfast with the others


The rest of the month was a rather blur. We spent Memorial weekend at home and it was nice to do that.





Up Next... June & Our Little B turns 1!!

FT Photo Blog!

Is now up and running!!! I've been meaning to get this going for a while now and I finally did. The first post is of a 3 month old little boy I shot recently. I've been photographing this family for a year and a half now. J is their recent addition.

http://www.faithturnerphotography.blogspot.com

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Blast from the Past!

A package showed up on our doorstep yesterday. It was our Magic Kingdom Bridal Portrait session pictures! We waited the 3 years to buy them because if we bought them before that it was $1000 for the high resolution disc. Yep, you read that right. But if you wait 3 years (or rather 3 yrs 9 mo for us LOL!) you can get it for $100. Um it was worth the wait! We have enlargements of our wedding day pictures that our awesome photographer Randy took. But we never did any of the Magic Kingdom ones. Because let's face it... As much as we love Disney, they can be thieves! So now, I shall be getting some of these printed for our bedroom. :)

In honor of that day here is a slideshow of the pictures! Man I love my dress. SIGH. Was I really that skinny? LOL!

Park Time!

It was a beautiful evening today so we decided to take advantage before the next bout of rain comes upon us and head to the park. So we had an early dinner and dashed on over to the park in the new development in Cologne. It was Brandon's first time on the swings and such so I made sure to bring the big dog with.

See Brandon this is what you do!


Uh, I think I get it...


This is fun!


Static head after the slide


Playing in the tunnel


Stick that hand in here again lady and I'll bite your fingers off!


Cheese!!!!


Riding the Toucan


It's been another busy week so far! This weekend will be plenty busy as well. Next weekend we get to see Jaime & Charlie for a wee bit on their whirlwind tour of MN for Mother's Day. Oh and we are running in the Race for the Cure 5k on Mom's Day morning. Boys will be "running" this year too. Well if you call chilling in the stroller and going "Weeeeeeeeeeee" as Mommy & Daddy push the stroller at our lightning fast speed. LOL!

Lots of fun coming up!

TTFN!

Fun in the Sun!

Well we've been back for almost 3 weeks now from Florida! 'bout time I updated eh? We had a really nice time with the fam. The weather was perfect, crowds were huge at the parks, and there were a lot of laughs to be had. I've only made it through a few of our pictures, but we did get our family pics back from our wedding photographer Randy Chapman already. So those are uploaded in the web album! We had over 1000 pics to look at and I uploaded some of our faves from first glance.

Since we've been back it's like we were never gone from work. It got crazy again on day 1. SIGH. Shawn & I are both ready for another vacation. LOL! At least the weather has been really nice here so we can enjoy that a bit in the evenings with the boys and on the weekends. Which we've been running every weekend too, almost every day of it. We finally got a day to just stay home last Sunday and it was great! We got stuff done around the house and were able to enjoy the weather outside too with the boys. Just what the doctor ordered!

Brandon turned 10 months last week. It's so hard to believe he's almost 1 already. It really does not feel like it should be that close. Time flies when you are having fun! He's now pulling himself up on everything and walking around the furniture too. He's an army crawler just like his brother, but sometimes he gets on his knees and crawls. I think he just prefers the army crawl. And he is a big talker! Or baby babble, whatever you'd like to call it. Either way, the kid won't be quiet. He's definitely taking after his big brother.

Noah's vocabulary has also blossomed lately too. It's amazing how much he is saying now and how much we can actually understand. He's also starting to try and write some letters. Which is a new development in the last week. Him and I took a walk last night after dinner. It was only slightly delayed by a pit stop at Mike & Jo's for some playtime with Colby & Brookie. :) I think he would stay outside all night if we let him. LOL! Yesterday morning after we got him ready he ran to the patio door to the deck and opened it because he wanted to go play with his house. His playhouse is on the deck, and he LOVES it. Really looking forward to a fun adventurous summer with our two little wildmen!

TTFN!

The Amazing Tumble Bee!

A little story for you all...

Once upon a time there was a little prince named Brandon. He was a very precocious little boy. He loved to explore his surroundings while he traveled on his belly. One day he decided he wanted to stand. So stand up he did! He grabbed the top of the toy box while at his caretakers house and pulled himself up to a standing position. Ah! But that was not enough for him! He also wanted to be just like his big brother prince Noah and follow in his footsteps. So he started to remove the toys from the toy box. Then he found one that was just a bit out of his reach so he leaned in and reached as far as he could!! Lady Barb turned around and the next thing she heard was a tumble... And then she turned around and saw little legs flailing in the air with the head in the toy box. Oh no! She raced over and pulled the little prince out, only to find him smiling at his little endeavor. Who can resist a smile from a cute little tumble Bee? All was forgiven and he lived happily ever after still chasing kitties & puppies until they got too far away from him.

The End

Thus ends our little story time for today! But not without a little picture taken by Shawn of B on his blackberry. He pulled himself up and was so proud!

Spring Where Art Thou????

This girl has SPRING FEVER!!! And in true Minnesota tradition our weather is teasing me, Shawn, the boys, and the critters. I love how we go from 60's for 2 days back to a high of 37. SIGH... Thankfully we are heading to the House of Mouse in less than a week. And the weather is beautiful down there right now! Yahoo!!!!

On to more important things that are coming up. My birthday! :D The big 3-2! LOL! I bring this up for one reason mainly. Presents. I got an early birthday present from my sister yesterday. A new cookbook! Most of you know that one of the ways to my heart is through food/kitchen related items. I have a slight problem with them. And now for a plug for this awesome cookbook I just received!

The Pioneer Woman Cooks
By Ree Drummond

I've already read (yes I read them cover to cover) the entire thing. Not only does this book have good rib sticking down home recipes in it, but she adds in stories, photographs, and little quips. I chuckled a few times aloud while reading it. All of the photography in this book is her own and she is very good. Best thing about this, is that Jaime had it signed by Ree when she went to the book signing in Houston. :) I'm also known for waiting in line for famous chefs to sign my cookbooks.... Giada, Bobby......

So thank you Jaime for introducing me to the Pioneer Woman. I can't wait to cook some of her recipes! I love you!

Love Faith

p.s. The Pioneer Woman started out as a blogger... Check her out! www.thepioneerwoman.com