2013 coming to an end...

Well we have had quite a year!!  It has been full of fun memories, family and friends.  We have traveled, hosted parties, and went to our fair share of weddings, baby & bridal showers, birthdays and engagement parties. 

January

• We welcomed 2013 in Cle Elum with our cousins, The Zubers. 
• We lost one of the most amazing men on the planet on January 1st., Grandpa Ostrom.
• Cousin Carlee and Mark welcomed cute little baby James on January 16th.

 

Grandpa Ostrom

February

• We traveled to Sunny California (San Francisco, Oakland, & Carmel) to visit Aunt Carolee, Cousins Nancy and Wes and a visit with Jaymee before she took her journey to ESPN (with a surprise visit in the city with the Kertson Family)

Carmel, CA

March

• Sienna turned the BIG 1!!!
• Celebrated Easter morning with the Ostroms and the afternoon with the Turners

 

April

• Sienna started walking!

May

• Surprise baby shower for Julie Hunter in Wenatchee that turned into a surprise birthday party in Leavenworth for Amanda's 31st 32nd birthday
• Celebrated brother Lance and Ariana's wedding nuptuials in Cle Elum, WA at Huntley Lodge

June

• Flag ceremony for my Grandpa Ostrom at the National Cemetery
• Surprise 60th birthday party for Momma Marilyn Ostrom and Daddy Larry Turner
• Enjoyed a fun wedding for friends Stephanie Allen and Randy Hartman at the Hollywood School House in Woodinville, WA

July

• Kirkland 4th of July Parade
• We celebrated our 6 year wedding Anniversary with a day and night downtown Seattle and dinner at Daniel's in Leschi
• Took our annual Cannon Beach trip and stayed a couple of days in Manzanita
• Enjoyed a trip to Chelan, WA with cousins Kimmy & TJ and celebrated friends Jennifer Kwik and Ryan Vehrs wedding at Tsillan Cellars.

August

• A visit to the Kennedy Cabin on Lake Wooten
• Celebrated good friend Heather's Surprise Bachelorette wig party
• Enjoyed fun wedding for friends Jon and Erika Searle in Woodinville, WA
• 3 of our good friends the McCrackens, Houtrouws, and Wares all had their first babies in the same week!

Kennedy Cabin

 

Bachelorette Party in Ballard

 

September

• Wedding for our friends Selena Kwik and Jody Jasmer in Lake Chelan at Karma Vineyards
• Went to Washington State's homecoming game. Cougs won 42-0 against Idaho!
• LT turned the big 33

Pullman, WA

 

October

• Our friends Jen & Reece Merkley held a surprise wedding down in SODO Seattle
• Traveled to Maui for Heather and Caleb's wedding

 

Halloween in Maui

November

• Started the month off in Hawaii and celebrated Heather and Caleb's nuptials (Sienna was the flower girl) :)
• Amanda traveled to Palm Springs to celebrate a good friend Jamie Uphus' bachelorette party
• Hosted Amanda's side of the family for Thanksgiving and the following day enjoyed a 2nd Thanksgiving with LT's side of the family

December

• Took Sienna to Snowflake Lane at Bellevue Square
• Met Santa at Redmond Town Center
• We will have our last wedding of 2013 on December 28th for friends Jamie & Kalen in Priest Lake, ID.

 

Looks a lot similar to last year.

 

LT is still teaching at Rachel Carson Elementary School and Amanda is still at Microsoft.  Sienna spends her week with both sides of grandparents and 1 day with Auntie Stacey. 

We are so thankful for friends and family this year and we wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy 2014!!  We hope it will be amazing.

Love, LT, Amanda and Sienna (21 months)

Playing catchup!

The Turners have been VERY busy the past couple months (or maybe just the entire 2013 year) but I am hoping to get all the festivities blogged about soon!

Here are just some of the happs:

- Jen & Reece had a surprise wedding that was so fabulous!

- Ariana, Lance, LT and I went to the last Sounders game of the season.
- The Bacons are expecting a little babe in May!
- We went to Maui to celebrate Heather and Caleb getting married!(Sienna was the flower girl...or you could say I was since she cried the whole way down the aisle.  Somebody had to throw the flowers)

- Came home for 4 days and I headed down to Palm Springs for a girls getaway in honor of our lovely Sister Jamie's bachelorette!

- Celebrated my cousin Ryan's 50th 40th birthday at Picolinos!

That pretty much wraps up October and November thus far.  We can't complain over here, we have had some fun!

My lil hooper!

Here is my future hoop star!  Already hanging on the rim!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX5jaW9ozfI&feature=youtu.be

Terrible??

Are we at the terrible twos already??  I could of sworn that she was still 1 1/2.  For the last couple of weeks if Sienna doesn't get her way, or if there is a piece of lint on her, or if she has to wear clothes she kinda freaks out.

This video was from a couple of days ago when she had to get dressed in the morning.(it was really early in the morning so it was dark but you can get the idea of what it sounds like around our house lately. :))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CivsGGAg8c&feature=youtu.be

Little Lady BUG

Since we aren't going to be here this year for Halloween, Sienna is trying to get in some quality time with her costume.  She is the cutest lil bug!  We may have to go trick or treating a couple days early so that she can put her costume into good use. 

She's getting it

Lately we have been watching a lot of Curious George and Sienna loves him!!  But last week as I was getting ready I heard her start laughing really hard.  I turned to see what was so funny and it was George she was laughing at because he had let loose a snake and 2 mice that he was taking care of.  He was running all over the place trying to catch them and Sienna thought it was a hoot!  It is so funny to me that she can understand humor now and laughs at the right times!  I love her laugh so I hope George keeps doing funny stuff!

via Bing

Cougar Football Saturday

We are definitely a coug family!  Sienna has really embraced the cougar love in our household. 

Gotta start them young learning the fight song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHWJPEW0sRo&feature=youtu.be

Here is some snapshots from a couple of the cougar football Saturdays!

UMMM do I have a teenager already??

More summertime fun!

*Disclaimer* Ok so this post was supposed to be from the beginning of September and I am just getting around to it...

This girl is having a pretty darn good summer.  I mean we couldn't have a better summer for her to enjoy!  I am not sure what we are going to do in the winter when she won't be able to play outside as much.  I find myself savoring every moment we have with all the new and exciting adventures that she is experiencing.  It has been truly amazing! Here are some pics from one of the best summers ever:

Lounging by the pool in Chelan

The Vail Household - Manson, WA

Hugs for auntie Kimmy

Too much fun, sometime you gotta nap

Put in some major sprinkler time

Enjoying the Kirkland Wednesday market

visiting mommy at work

Helping daddy make banana bread

playing at Kirkland Summerfest

A trip to Megan's cabin

first boat ride

lunch with mom

playtime with Briggs

Seeing if she has what it takes to be a surfer girl

more sprinklers!

liking baby James

not wanting baby James to touch her hand

playing at the park

 

At auntie Steph's cabin with baby Ady



More park time

 



Evergreen State Fair - Pig Races



library

coloring

Aquarium

Zoo

 Girl did it all!