Album 08\13\2010, by Angela Turner

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4th of July

Watching fireworks!



Hot dogs for dinner!!




We started the day off fishing with Grandma!

We spent the 4th in Nowata with Grandma and Papa and WaWa and Josie. It was a VERY cool and rainy July 4th weekend which is VERY rare in Oklahoma! However, it was all clear for the fireworks!! Eli LOVED them this year. When we sit in my mom and dad's driveway they go off literally right above our heads. It is an awesome display! Mom made homemade ice cream, MY favorite!!! I think Josie is on the way to becoming a homemade ice cream fanatic too though!!

Eli's 3rd Birthday!

Eli turned 3 this week! He has been SOOOO excited about his birthday. What he wanted was ALL his friends in one place and a Buzz Lightyear cake. We were able to deliver on both things! I only had pictures of the cakes and the table on my camera...I ran out of batteries!! However, Stefani, www.stefanimarcus.com , took pictures of the party for me. I will post them once I get them from her =)

Eli has asked me every day for WEEKS..."am I free yet?" And I answer, "no, you are still 2." He responds, "I have been 2 for wots and wots and wots and wots of days!!" I have assured him that he will be 3 for just as many days.

The people who he wanted at his party (and who all showed up!!) were Mommy and Daddy, WaWa and Josie, Anne and Ida, Paige, Allie, and Baby Jack, Miss Anita (his babysitter who he LOVES as much as his family!, and his friends from Miss Anita's house...Aiden, Raegan, and Kennedy. We had the party at a splash park, which was SO much fun! Everybody got a bucket to play with in the water with water toys. Eli picked each person's bucket and filled it for them. He was so excited to get everything ready for all his friends.

He also wanted a Buzz Lightyear cake which we got from a friend in Nowata. It turned out fabulous and he LOVED it!! He and I made alien cupcakes to take to Miss Anita's and to the party. He put the eyes and horns on each of them. He picked out all the plates, napkins, juice boxes, etc. This was the first year that he was very involved in his party.

I have decided next year we are having his birthday the minute he wakes up though. I answered the question "is it my party yet?" a million times on Thursday!! Luckily Anne and Ida went to the park with us and played for 3 hours to pass the LONG day!!

More pics to come soon!!

Family Pictures

I WANT to be one of those people who blogs on a (close-to) daily basis...I really do!! BUT, I am NOT! So, here are our family pictures from February! Love how they turned out. Thanks Stefani!

Mother's Day

Our engine for the day was appropriately named Puffy! Puff he did, LOTS of smoke, ALL day long!!


They waited all day for this picture...love the tongues sticking out!!!






Eli and his bestie Ida!!


Sisters and Cousins!

My favorite picture of the entire day. Josie had just kissed Eli, thus the smug look, and Eli was trying desparately to wipe it off!!


For Mother's Day, Will and Eli made breakfast while I stayed in bed and watched TV. It was very nice!! However, when Eli found out they were not making pancakes, he quit his job as sous chef and went and played in his room while Daddy cooked! Nonetheless, Mommy got to stay in bed! =) After breakfast, Eli and I, Angela and Josie, and our neighbors, Anne and Ida went to Grapevine to ride the train. Eli LOVES train and he was so excited, although he was a bit confused about why this train didn't have a face like Thomas! The train went from Grapevine to Fort Worth and back. We were SUPPOSED to be on the train for 1 1/2 hours to Ft. Worth, spend a couple of hours at the stockyards, and then be on the train for 1 1/2 hours back. Our day did NOT go as scheduled. We left Grapevine at 1:00 and arrived back at Grapevine at 8:30 that night. However, the kids had a great time. The mommies were a little tired by the end of the day! We rode in an open-air train car and Eli picked the seat right by the popcorn machine...OF COURSE!!! Although it was a bit chilly we all loved the open air car! They all snacked on popcorn, and everything else, the whole way there and back. I guess all that fresh air makes you hungry! We ate on a patio restaurant in the stockyards and watch the "cattle run" as we were eating. It was cool to see the Longhorns all pass by! Although it was a long day, we all enjoyed it and I know for sure Eli would do it again tomorrow! Here are some of our pics from the day.