Jesse is famous!

Carter's youngest uncle, Jesse, went down to Louisiana last December to be an extra in a movie called The Longshots. When Jason and I went to the movies today to watch Get Smart, we saw a preview to it and Jesse was in it! The link to the movie's website is http://www.thelongshots-movie.com/ and he is the blond boy in the cafeteria scene. Next stop, Hollywood!

Father's Day 2008

I know this is a week late, but it has been a crazy week! Jason had a great Father's Day (and Carter had a good time, too)! We went out to Mark's and Sheila's to celebrate the day, so we got to swim and ride golf carts and 4-wheelers. Definitely a very manly day.

The pictures above show Carter with his cousins Carson, Claire, and Zane. They are really great kids, and we can't wait to move out to Hwy 351 so that we can see them more. Carter is really lucky to have so many cousins!

Carter and I are so blessed to have Jason as a father and husband. He really does a great job! And to all of the grandfathers out there, thank you so much for being the best Grandpas and Papaws a boy could have!

Carter's and Jason's New Rides

This has been a big weekend here at the Turner house! When Carter and I got home yesterday, there was a huge box waiting for him in the carport. His grandfather from KY had sent him a 4-wheeler! After spending 30 minutes trying to open the box and cleaning up 2 lawn and leaf bags full of shredded paper ( thanks, Dad), we were finally ready to start playing with his new toy. When we took it outside he wouldn't ride it, but he did have a lot of fun pushing and pulling it around the yard. When Jason got it out this morning, Carter took to it even more! He rode it in the house while we were getting ready and had a great time. I think that he will be riding it quite a bit this summer.

Today Jason also got a new ride! He bought a new road bike to ride for exercise and to ride to work and back. He has been riding some for the last month or so, but it has been on a mountain bike and he really wanted to get a road bike because it is more similar in exercise to running. He bought it at one of the local bike shops, and he is very excited to get it out in the morning.

The Mamaws Were Here!

For those of you who didn't know, my grandmothers Bonnie Newman and Garnet Witten came to visit us last week! We had a great time, and it was wonderful to get to spend the time with them. Carter warmed up to them as soon as they got here, and he learned their names very quickly. I call them Mamaw B and Mamaw G, so he called them "B" and "G".

The Mamaws cooked for us 3 times while they were here! We definitley enjoyed that (although Carter stuck to his diet of mostly cucumbers and tomatos). We also took them out to the land where we are going to build, and Mom took them to Mtn. View. The last day they were here, Jason grilled out for them, which was just a small payback for all of the cooking they had done for us!

We all really enjoyed the visit- can't wait to see them again!

Adventures in Russellville

Yesterday we took Carter to Russellville so that we could visit my friend Lisa, her husband Chris, and their three kids Hannah, Madelyn, and Caleb. They live on 20 acres with 6 pygmy goats, 25 chickens, a dog, and a cat. Needless to say, we all had a great time! We were able to feed the goats, and when they went across the street, we saw the Border Collie round the goats back to their pen. After Madelyn's nap, we went to Mount Nebo to see the beautiful views and let the kids play in the park. We even had a chance to see hang gliders fly around the mountain!
Unfortunately, Carter wasn't too happy with the sleeping arrangements, so our overnight trip turned out to be a day trip! After trying unsuccessfully to get Carter to bed, we left Russellville around 11:00, and we got home around 2:30. Thank goodness for Red Bull, Mountain Dew, and candy!

All in all, it was a great trip and we really appreciate Lisa and Chris for hosting such a fun day!

Giant Pumpkin Contest, Part 1

Jason is participating in a contest with his dad and brothers on who can grow the largest giant pumpkin. We picked up seeds the other day, and they advertised a crop of a 400-500 pound pumpkin. Carter loved watching his dad play in the dirt, but his favorite part was the water hose. When Jason started watering his seeds, Carter walked straight into the spray. He loved it! I think that we will have to pick up a sprinkler this summer.

After we had some fun with water, Carter insisted on going on a ride. He LOVES to ride on our lawn mower, so Jason took him for a ride around the yard. I hope he still enjoys riding on it when he is old enough to mow the lawn!

Happy 30th to Me!

Jason took me to the Memphis Botanic Garden on Saturday to celebrate my 30th birthday! We had such a good time, and we saw some beautiful flowers. The Japanese Garden was especially beautiful. They had a huge Koi pond where the fish followed us around looking for food. I don't think that I have ever seen so many that were so large! I hope that we can go back in the fall with Carter so that we can see the fall foliage.

On my birthday, we went over to Mom's. She made some great lasagna! We also got to eat Courtney cake, which was good as always. Carter and I received dog "Life is Good" t-shirts from Jason, which I love! You can't be in a bad mood when you look in the mirror and your even your shirt is optimistic!