random baby faces

we can't believe how big he is getting. here is a 'mosaic' of turner making some funny faces over the last couple of weeks. he sure does look good in his tie die too! and he has tons of shoes, i mean a basket full of them so he will start wearing them now when we go out.

colton, i mean elder shields, sent this in his email this week and i really like it. let's make it be the quote of the day:

....."so transfer calls are on monday night and we will see if i get changed or if am going to stay. I really would like to stay, but i will do whatever is neccesary. I love the mission and the gospel it is amazing and the spirit is sooooo sensitve that even the smallest change in the environment will run it away or invite it. As we were filling the font we had to start 3 hours before so it would be ready, and at the end to drain it -it only took 7 minutes to drain. And we thought about it and then the bishop said, that is how it is with our lives. It is hard to fill up our spiritual pool - it takes alot of work, but it is sooooo easy to loose it all. And so it is. So keep filling up your pool with good drops of water and do not let it drain out."

200 posts....what?!

this is post number 200. can you believe it? well, we sure do love this little guy, he slept good last night, maybe too good for a newborn child. ha. he is still so small and his features are just stunning, aren't they?!

so this past weekend i was at hollywood video, (solo) well with turner, looking for 'mad men'. has anyone seen that show? we started the 1st season and semi like it, but a lot of people are raving about it. maybe we are missing something. so, this lady see my child and we have the following conversation:

lady: ohhhh....how cute is he!

me: yes he is.

lady: how old is he?

me: zero (0)

lady: huh? what? well when was he born?

me: october 13

lady: oh...so he is about a month old.

me: i guess

i have always wanted to say that to someone. because no one says they are 240 months old, they give years! so turner is zero!

turner met g-ma shields and started sleeping a little bit more in his crib.
he looks so small in it though.
the cold has been going on around our house.
so we kept things mellow this weekend.

work work work

so, for work we decided to get creative for the holiday seasons and we created this awesome tree below with parts from our shop. brandon made it and did an awesome job! i have the pleasure of planning our event this year and we will be doing service projects all morning long with the habitat for humanity, humanitarian center, and the utah food bank. following the service we are having a small presentation of the past year's projects and accomplishments followed by dinner for all employees and their spouses or significant others. it should be great!

also with the tree, we have multiple sub for santa families that we are helping. i created tags that are on the creative tree for presents that employees can purchase for these families. i think the tree turned out great and people are already getting excited for this time of year!

before the decor
after

close-up

sorry these pictures aren't that good,

they were just taken with the blackberry.

can't wait 'til christmas.....

it feels like christmas is just around the corner. all of the stores already have candy, lights and decorations out. it is hard to try and wait until after thanksgiving to get things rolling.

we are excited for the sweater/wassail party again. it will be in slc this year (more details to come soon), along with decorating our christmas tree in our little house, putting lights up on the outside of our house, using our coco-motion, seeing the lights at temple square, shoveling the snow, wearing layers and coats, etc....etc......

it will be another great christmas!

follow these simple instructions......

why didn't anyone tell me about these before?

you will have to click on the image to enlarge it

so you can read them all and learn.

the weekend

our weekend festivities included:

• dining at a new sushi restaurant called kobe. it was delicious and turner behaved very well.
• raking leaves in our back yard and burying turner.
• assisting brandon from flint photography at the womans expo. he launched a new website too, so go visit: www.flintphoto.net.
• received the h1n1 vaccination.
• a late dinner with good friends on saturday night.
• family dinner on sunday and turner meeting more cousins and family
  
  
  
  

swing life away....like the song

that's what turner does and he loves it.

he swings every morning.

thanks to mono for letting us borrow it.

do you ever wonder where all of those bags of leaves go that everyone in slc leaves on their curbs? well i did too and apparently they are all being dumped in a huge vacant lot off of redwood road & about 900 south. i randomly came across them this afternoon as i was running an errand for my boss. i am glad that i know this now, and i can finally sleep at night.

it's funny how a baby, so small, who doesn't move much can turn a clean house upside down! seriously though. he is so small and doesn't do anything but sleep, eat and poop, yet the house gets turned upside down in a matter of minutes. nat and i both do a good job of picking up after ourselves and after the little man child, but it's a little ridiculous.

it is a little refreshing to see baby stuff everywhere though. there are diapers, wipes, a stroller, car seat, swing, blankets, clothes, etc....etc..... i will admit it and say that i like it. i am usually a very clean and organized person, but when i see the baby stuff everywhere i don't rush to clean it up, but rather enjoy the view.

black n white

how rad is this kid?

he seems to be awake more often now

when we swaddle him up in his blanket

he tries to get his arms out

maybe he thinks it's a game?

if so, he might be winning.

thoughts and considerations

why are some people so surprised that you have children? i have told a few people that natalie and i had a baby and they are all surprised, and ask why? or isn't that kind-of soon, etc...? some are people i know well, and others are random people that i meet in wal-mart, the mall or costco. whatever the case is, it's weird. we are a married couple and we started a family. isn't that one of the reasons that we as latter day saints even get married in the first place? seriously, we want to have a family. adding turner has been the greatest thing ever, and i feel a little sad for those people who are not having children. get with it, have children, that's why we are here. i mean we have been married for a year and a half, we dated for years before that, and there comes a time when you have to make room for others in your life by having a child! i thought it was just a step in the whole process.

there is also a part of us that aches for those who are dying to have a child but can not for whatever reason, and i am so impressed by those who seek out for adoption. what an awesome thing to do. i have many cousins and a few friends who have done this. in fact, nat really likes china babies and i told her one day we will adopt one.

thank you to those people who have children and stand up for them. it's weird to think of our life before having turner around, he makes everything that much better and we are that much happier.

happy halloween

we dressed up turner as a penguin all day and night,

while running errands, etc....

and he got quite a few looks,

they were good looks of course.

lots of candy was eaten along with scones and hot cider.

happy halloween to everyone!