Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. My Uncle Bill, Aunt Robin, cousin Jeff and cousin Mike with his wife Kenzie and their kids came to visit. It was so fun to have a full house. I made the turkey, which was so-so. I used the bag, which has worked well in the past but it was a little dry this year. Maybe we'll deep fry next year. We had that at my brother Nate's one year and it was SO good. We had lots of great pies for dessert and a house full of kids to keep us entertained. Lucy was actually really crabby that day and fussed a lot. But then she slept for almost 2 days straight to make up for it. :)

Random Pics of Lucy

This last picture is my favorite because my mom kept telling us that Lucy was smiling at her. Then finally I happened to have the camera handy when it happened! I love the look on my mom's face! Lucy is 3 weeks there btw. :O

Lucy has us all wrapped around her tiny finger!

Lucy is definitely the most mellow baby this family has ever seen. She's a great nurser and sleeps well. She is very alert and of course there is always a lot for her to look at and listen to. Jonah, Isaac and Daniel are all quite taken with her and she gets MANY kisses on the head.

It was more peaceful in the womb!

She's Here!

At 3:08pm on November 4th, Lucy Carolyn Turner was born: 7 lbs 5 oz and 19 inches long! Yea! She came out pink and crying and perfect. My parents arrived at the hospital from St. Louis just before she was born.

November 4th, 2008

Well, our baby was due on October 30 but it was no suprise to anyone that she didn't come on that day. My doctors wanted to induce me earlier but I wanted to wait just a bit since all of my kids have been overdue. We agreed on election day! It was so strange to wake up that morning and know the baby was coming. I was really nervous b/c I had heard so many negative induction stories. It didn't help that they wouldn't let me eat and I was STARVING! Long story short... everything went smoothly. I was induced at 6:30am. Things got rough around 10am and by 11:30 I asked for demerol. The nurse told me I would feel like I'd had a couple of margaritas. Okay, if that's what margaritas do to you then I'm glad I don't drink. I was seriously hallucinating but it didn't take the pain away- it just made it so that I couldn't think straight and breathe through the contractions. Arghh! After an hour of that I asked for an epidural and the relief was immediate. Yea!! Two hours later, I was ready to push and felt up to it b/c I'd been napping :) In three pushes she was out! (Sorry, that wasn't short)

Halloween

This year I was a little crabby at Halloween since baby was overdue. But we actually had a really nice time. Most of our neighbors ordered pizza and brought it over to our driveway. We ate and took pics of the kids. Then the Dads took the kids trick or treating while the moms stayed back to hand out candy. The weather was perfect and the boys had a ball (candy, candy and more candy).

Random October pics

Daniel and his friend, Jacob, in their spidey costumes... Curtis working on the shed...Daniel's preschool Halloween parade

Baby Shower!

My friends Melissa and Carolyn threw me such a great baby shower. Melissa made this fabulous cake- beautiful and delicious! Then we had the girliest get together with more pink than I've ever seen!

Doctor appointments galore!

This month I have had so many appointments to go to and sometimes I've had to bring all three boys. It's crazy. At this one, Jonah was so sweet and offered to read to Isaac and Daniel. He is such a great big brother and a great example for his brothers. I know baby girl Turner will be in good hands. :)

We been in Texas too long

Self explanatory

Lunch with Isaac

I got to have lunch at Isaac's school the other day. It was so fun to just hang out with him. He is loving Kindergarten and his teacher says he is an angel. I was really worried about K in Texas b/c it is full day but so far it is going well.

Daniel's sensory Day at Preschool

Daniel's school is so great. A couple of weeks ago they had "Sensory Day" which means they fill up a bunch of pools with shaving cream, jello, ice or water. The kids had a blast. The teacher is his beloved "Miss Peggy"

Breakfast for hurricane victims

A bunch of great ladies from church and my neighborhood helped to feed breakfast to about 50 people last week. They were mostly from Houston, staying at a local church that was acting as a Red Cross Shelter. It was great to see how quickly everyone offered to help.

My Little Photographer

I am constantly finding crazy picture Daniel has taken with my camera. I delete most of them as they are usually a close up of his mouth. But here a few I kept:

Hockey Time!

Curtis challenged all the boys on our street to a game of hockey. Some how each kid managed to score a goal and everyone had a great time. :O What an awesome Dad!

Ingenuity

Jonah and Isaac were out front the other day doing stunts. Can't believe we haven't had more broken bones (knock on wood!)

Curtis turns 40!

So Curtis had his birthday on September 14. Unfortunately it was the day after the hurricane and things were a little bit crazy. He had requested an arctic cake with an igloo on top (it's still really hot here in Houston- we miss real fall) but we decided on a hurricane cake instead!

The damage

Here are a few pics of our back yard and behind our yard. The kids have been making forts out of downed trees all day.

Hurricane Ike

We were really blessed that we didn't suffer too much damage from hurricane Ike. The night before we took a few pictures. It was super windy but the sunset was beautiful.

Daniel's first day of preschool

So Daniel started preschool. He got the same teacher Isaac had last year, Miss Peggy and we are so glad. She's awesome. So far he's having a great time.