Turley Family Reunion- CA

We had a family reunion with my parents, their children, & grandchildren. We went to California & stayed in a condo. It was a great reunion. I was still using a cane since I was only 5 weeks out from my right hip replacement. It was also only 13 weeks after my c-section & 11 weeks after losing Cooper. Crazy timing but, I think our family actually needed a good vacation.

We went on a sailboat ride:



Rachel, Me, & Laura- on our boat was our family, my sisters, & my parents


Clayton had the time of his life-I'm suprised he never fell off because he had no fear of getting right near the edge of the boat

Here is the boat that Richard & Andy's families were on:

I love this temple:

If you look close you can see my sweet wooden cane that Laun made for me. By the way, holding a child on your shoulders after a recent hip replacement is probably not reccomended. But hey, my hip feels better now then it did before my replacement.


Enjoying the beach:

My parents

the grandkids building sand castles

My good looking husband

Since I couldn't really go in the water with my cane- Laun carried me in

We went to this aquarium:

cousisns

the sharks

the jellyfish were probably my favorite

I like how far off Porters feet are from the stool

checking out the sea life

Andy's family & Rachel joined us to go pick strawberries:

The strawberries were so good, we ate some of them with chocolate later that night.

The Rob & Meralee Turley family:

Our family-this makes me miss Coop):

My parents with their children:

And in case you couldn't tell from this picture of Clayton, we had a blast. One complaint- the vacation was too short.

I turned 25 today!

Today is my 25th birthday. By the age of 25 I have been married for 6 1/2 years & have had 3 boys! Laun got me a CD player & a printer for my digital camera. We went to Gary Hunter’s property tonight. We rode in the pinzgauer (military utility vehicle), which is fun because so many people can cram in. The boys had fun riding on Biggs, the horse.

 

Cutest boys in the world!

 

Tinker, Ryan, Jeremy & Laun

a visit to dad at work...

T-ball

Clayton & Anna are on the same t-ball team & they had a game tonight. It is cute watching kids that young play sports.

 

Clayton up to bat.

Father’s Day

For Father’s Day I gave Laun a frame with pictures of him & each of our boys & their handprint. That is the only Father’s Day gift that he will ever have from Cooper, so it is pretty special.

We had dinner outside tonight & Kalli kept all of us entertained.

 

We went by the cemetery tonight to see Cooper’s grave. This picture is of the boys on Grandpa Mike’s headstone.

We also went on a walk to the creek. The Larsen’s came over tonight.

I love to see the temple

We went w/ some of the Hall family to the Snowflake Temple. Jonathan is leaving for his mission soon, he is going to Russia. He will be missed but, we are proud of him.



I am almost a month out from my hip replacement so, I am still using a cane. I get lots of great compliments on this sweet wooden cane Laun made for me.


On the way home we stopped by the grocery store & John convinced me to use the "scooter".

driving around

Alissa & Porter had fun riding around the house on this toy semi truck today.

back to Show Low

We left Phoenix today & headed to Show Low. I am so happy to see Laun again!

Keith Urban concert

Lisa invited me to the Keith Urban concert and it was awesome. Not only was his music sweet, but he is a great performer. We were up in a "box"-I think that's what they call it; which was perfect since I am still on crutches. It was an awesome night.

out to eat

The guys went on a horse trip, so Kami & I took our kids out to eat. The boys were excited to get rocket water bottles.

Tomorrow I go to the Keith Urban concert- so excited!!!

Happy 29th Birthday to Laun....

I pretty much got him the best present ever-a DVD sideshow, to music. It has pictures of us from dating until now. We just recently got a digital camera, so I spent 9-11 hours just scanning pictures, it was a long process. Luckily I had some help from Bro. Twaits because I couldn't have made it without him. I have been recovering from my hip replacement at my moms house, so it gave me time to get it done without him knowing. Laun loved it and was very surprised, and he was happy to have me back too. I was working on it for 2 weeks and I am glad it is done.
Laun's birthday cake of choice was spumoni- lots of different flavors of frosting. I love how the cake looks like it is the kids head behind him:)
Love you birthday boy!

Right hip

Don't be jealous that I am robot woman and have a metal hip. Here she is in all her glory....and some of my other insides:
Today I had an appointment with my hip doctor, Dr. Maltry. I got the staples taken out and don't have to wear those goofy white tights {in the middle of the summer} anymore-darn. Lucy was an angel and took me, since I can't drive anywhere myself. On our way to Show Low we stopped by Christie and Nick's home for dinner. I used to babysit their daughter Ginger before my life turned crazy {Cooper coming early and passing, c-section, emotional grief, hip replacement-you know what crazy I'm talking about}.
Ginger (adorable name, adorable girl), Porter, and Clayton (being Clayton).

After dinner we headed to Show Low and Lucy drove me there too. She must really love me or something. I sure love her and all she has done for my family. Both her and my mom, how would I have gotten through the past months without them, seriously, I am very blessed. I was super excited to see my husband again. We had only seen each other once in the last 2 weeks.