Turville Family

Fourth of July!!

2009-07-13T00:48:00.001-07:00

So I LOVE the Fourth of July! Yummy breakfast, parade, playing outside all day, picnics or bbq's, and of course, fireworks on the greenbelt! It's probably my favorite holiday. (yea, I like Christmas, but when you factor in all the stress of Christmas plus the snow... I love the Fourth!!) I was scheduled to work at 1900 on the Fourth, but lucky for me, a girl I worked with wanted to switch, so I worked the night of the 3rd and got to go to the fireworks. Granted, I was too tired to go to the parade and was falling asleep during breakfast, but all in all it was a great day! I'm so grateful to live in this great country. I may not agree with everything our government does, but we still have so many freedoms that others aren't so lucky to have. I'm grateful that I was born into this great country and know it was preserved by our God to be a land where His gospel could be unfolded. GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.!!!

Bri and Katie... is she bored? :-) not likely, it was an awesome show!

Maser, Mom, Cami, and Lorynne as the show begins!! Cami is already mesmerized! She loved the show and wasn't even afraid of the noise!

Sparklers before the show...

Lorynne looks a little apprehensive...

Matthew's head, part of Mason, Katie, and Brett and Andrea sparklin' it up.

Matthew, Katie, and Maser

Cute Clara after face painting... she didn't want to hold still!

Cute cousins! Mason, Andrea, Lorynne and Sydni

Everyone gets licorice on the Fourth of July!!

She did love them... this is a face of loving them!!

This is the excited "dumb smile" she inherited from her dad. (that one is for you, James!)

I'm not sure what this is.... I guess all that pent up excitement trying to get out!!

Cute baby!

My boys. Aren't I lucky to have such handsome men in my life? :-)

Kaitlin's Preschool Graduation

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Kaitlin had a fun year in preschool and learned so much!! She's so ready for kindergarten!!

Her very own self portrait... She did pretty good!!

Katie and Kiler... he's our neighbor and one of her best friends... he likes to play with her, but I'm pretty sure he wants to branch out in his career - right now he's stuck being the prince.

Cute song... they were going on a lion hunt. :-)

Here she is eating her curds and whey (is that how you spell it?) Anyway, she got to be little Miss Muffet. Kiler was the spider, but Lorynne took this picture, soooo....

It's still hard to count on fingers...

Katie and her friend Savannah.

Cami is 6 months old!

2009-07-13T00:20:00.001-07:00

Ok, I love this baby. She is such a snuggler!! But she's also so grabby (she pulls hair and grabs faces until they bleed!) and LOVES to jump! Here she is a day before her 6 month birthday! (hey, she's the 4th kid, she's lucky to even have a picture close to her 6 month birthday!)

Dance Depot Dance Recital May 2009

2009-07-12T23:50:00.000-07:00

OH SO FUN! How cute are these girls? Kaitlin loved being dressed up, of course, and Lorynne did too, but she said after I put the mascara on her "mom, I look scary!" Yeah, they had quite a bit of make up on, but they were on stage in the Civic Auditorium and I didn't want them to be washed out!! Then we couldn't really get a good picture of them anyway... go figure. We did get a video and if I can figure it out I'll upload it. Lorynne's dance was "Here We Go," and Kaitlin danced to "Twinkle, Little Star." Mason loved trying to do the dances, too! Funny boy. The girls did GREAT and they weren't even scared! (until the end and Lorynne got lost in the mass of people) I'm so happy to have dance over with for this year, but am excited to start them up again in the fall. They made so much progress with Brittany and Laurie, and so quick! Kaitlin learned how to skip (she's a darling little skipper!) and Lorynne is so close to being able to do the splits! I love these girls!

By the way, I know you can't see them dancing, but those pictures are just there so you know they really did dance!! I didn't just dress them up!

Happy Birthday, Kaitlin! May 10, 2009

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Katie, Katie, Pretty Lady... She's my sweet, tenderhearted little princess! She loves playing with Polly Pockets, Barbies and dressing up. She loves her sisters and although mostly just tolerates her brother, I know she loves him just as much as the girls! She loves playing pretend, but if you're playing pretend with Kaitlin, you can bet that you will be the prince and she gets to be the princess. Kaitlin idolizes her big sister, and smothers her little sister. Her favorite color is whatever Lorynne's favorite color is, but I think it really is purple! Katie is sweeter than sugar (when she wants to be), and loves to be loved. She loves to play outside, rain (and when I say rain, I mean snow, because that's mostly what we get!) or shine! She is a fashion diva (as seen in the last post) and loves to coordinate her OWN outfits, regardless of what anyone else thinks about it. She's independent and does what she wants, she actually reminds me a lot of her mom, whether or not that's a good thing depends on the day! She loves to make people smile and be silly, and is a great singer! :-) She's my sweet girl, and I can't believe she'll be going to kindergarten this year!! I love you, Katie girl!!

For Kaitlin's birthday we went to Leo's Place and played and ate pizza. Once agian, no pictures... this time I forgot my camera, but here're a few of her "real" birthday the next day.

Mason blew out her candles the same time as her... she wasn't super thrilled about that. Sorry, Katie. We should have re-lit them for her. And look at Mason's smirk... naughty boy.

Happy Birthday, Lorynne! April 19, 2009

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Little Miss Lorynne, 7 years old!! She is such a great kid! Her favorite color is purple and blue (light blue, not the "boy" color!). She loves crafts and drawing, and is really good at it. She also loves to play outside and with her brother and sisters. She loves to swim and ride her bike. She'll tell you her best friend is Maddy or Clare or Hallie or Audra (the list could go on and on, the girl has friends!) but her REAL best friend is her sister Kaitlin, and she's lost when Katie isn't around. Lorynne is also very perceptive and is good at keeping the peace. Most of the time. She especially watches out for her mom, and when I'm having a bad day will offer to take over as "mom." ("Do you want me to take the kids outside, mom?" "I can wash the dishes, mom." "Do you want me to change Cami or help Mason get dressed?") Lorynne is always trying to be good, and is a great example to her whole family... including mom and dad. She can be shy around a lot of people, but she has such a sweet spirit and I'm lucky to be her mom!

For Lorynne's birthday we went to Jackson to go swimming. They have a fun rec center swimming pool that has a couple slides and a shallow pool for the kidlets. No pictures, but lots of fun memories. Here's a couple of her and her cake... she wanted a chocolatey chocolate cake!! Oh, and one of how Kaitlin dressed herself... apparently she was trying to make some sort of fashion statement that I didn't pick up on...

Santa Monica Pier

2009-07-12T22:12:00.000-07:00

These pictures are of us at the Santa Monica Pier. Bri and I had so much fun going on the ferris wheel a couple years ago that we decided to take the whole family this time!

Mason LOVED seeing Grandma Anndra and Grandpa Dennis' face as they came around! That smile is priceless!! As I looked through my pictures I wished we would have taken a picture of them coming around, and can't believe we didn't! I guess we were too busy watching you come around and around again!!

Then we all enjoyed some cotton candy. (who doesn't love pure sugar!?!?)

I'm officially computer illiterate

2009-07-12T22:09:00.001-07:00

So, I thought earlier this evening... it will be so fast to just update my blog real quick. Yeah right. I need a blog tutor. All I wanted to do was put a slideshow of our trip to Cali above a little blurb, and you see what I ended up with below. (I knew it wouldn't be a slide show before I posted it, but I couldn't get the pictures to line up either. darn computer.) SO, anyone willing to patiently teach me.... let me know!!

California - March 2009

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We decided to take a little trip for spring break to California since Bri's job is changing and will be less flexible and we had SO MUCH FUN! Here's us at the Travel Town Railroad museum in LA. They had a bunch of real train cars that the kids could climb on as well as some train sets for the kids to play on. They also had a train ride that went around the park. The girls weren't very excited to go at first, but ended up having a lot of fun. We loved it, and as a bonus we got to have our friends Scott and Sarah and company (Asher and Graham) as well as Grandma Anndra and Uncle James join us. Thanks for coming guys!

Sorry guys...

2009-07-12T21:22:00.000-07:00

OK, we all knew I stink at this, but really that wasn't the problem THIS time!! I lost the cords to my camera, but not to worry, they're found again!! So, what I don't catch up on tonight I'll try to do tomorrow. (this is for you, Laura!!)

Cambria Lately...

2009-03-10T21:03:00.000-07:00

3 months old already!! She is such a sweet baby, and we are having fun watching her personality come out! She loves her brother and sisters, but hates pacifiers! She actually hates anything plastic in her mouth, but after going almost 15 hours without eating one night (my first night back to work) she has decided that a bottle is better than nothing! By the way, don't feel too bad for Brian about that night, she cried for a while, but LOVES to be held, so as long as he snuggled her tight she would go right back to sleep! She also loves to be kissed on the cheek, and will just lean into kisses... it's so sweet! We love you Cambria!!

This one accentuates her curves... :-)

Sup?

Grandma, this one is for you! We took this specifically with the intent of saying hi to you!
See you guys soon!

This boy LOVES his sister! (and she loves him too!)

This is Cambria's best friend, Cambria. We think she's almost as cute as the real thing!

Mason's Potty Trained!!

2009-03-10T20:52:00.001-07:00

I guess this is my Ode to Mason! I'm so proud of him! I was bound and determined NOT to potty train him until the summer, but after he kept telling me that he wanted to use the potty, and bringing me diapers to change him as soon as he needed a change, I decided to give it a try. I had to tell myself that it was ok if he didn't get it for a while (after all, he is a boy), and fully expected that we would be back in diapers within a week, but he did it!! He was potty trained within about a week, because apparently he'll do anything for a treat! Thank goodness for swedish fish!! While I'm bragging on him, I might as well let you know that I think he's about the sweetest boy in the world! He is so loving, and has such a great sense of humor! I love it! I love my girls to peices, but there is nothing like the love between a mother and son. He gives me the biggest, wettest kisses, and squeezes me until I can't breathe! And it melts my heart when he says, "Yuv you, Mommy mom." I love you too, Maser Mase!

Valentine's day and Shar's birthday (Feb 14)

2009-03-10T19:49:00.000-07:00

So, what's a holiday if you can't dress up? Gotta say, I think they looked pretty stinkin' cute! We actually celebrated V-day the 13th, because that's when both Lorynne and Kaitlin had parties at school. I was in charge of Lorynne's party and it turned out so fun! (not that I'm taking credit, because I pretty much just made assignments!) The kids played a couple balloon games, "Don't Eat Pete (Cupid)," and decorated sugar cookies. One of the moms also brought "love potion" (kool aid) and after the kids had love potion they were ready to play "Baby, I love you but I just can't smile!" I was a little worried at how that would go (aren't they a little young for that game!?!?) but they were SOOO cute and I guess it really wasn't a big deal, the girls only chose girls and the boys only chose boys... pretty much. Lorynne couldn't keep a straight face for a second, but some of those kids could get through the phrase over and over without even cracking a smile! What little actors! It was a lot of fun. I really love being able to be at Lorynne's school as much as I can, and am glad that she loves having me there!

As for Kaitlin's party... I don't really know much about it, other than that it "was the best day of preschool EVER" according to Katie! Moms weren't invited to her party, but I think she had a lot of fun. I had to laugh because a couple days after Valentine's day I found all the valentines for her friends that we put together the night before. When I asked her about it she said she just forgot to take them to her friends, but they didn't mind. They still all gave her a valentine! That girl. Knowing my Katie, she probably just kept them on purpose to have more treats!! :-)

Lorynne wanted a picture with just Kaitlin. They are such good friends, I love that they're so close. This past week Lorynne was grounded, but Kaitlin got to go to a friends house. All day that Kaitlin was gone Lorynne kept telling us how she really missed Kaitlin, and when would she be home! They're learning early that friends come and go, but sisters are friends forever!

Hope they remember that when they're teenagers...

This would be Puppy, Mason's best friend. I'm not sure I mind if he doesn't continue a lifelong friendship with Puppy, but for now it's quite endearing! He LOVES this dog. He is never too far away, and one of Mason's most frequent questions is, "Where go, Puppy?"

These are MY best friends! It only took us like, 5 tries to get all of us in the picture, and that was without Cami! (she was already in bed!) I guess that means we either have too many people in our family! No, I wouldn't trade one of them! This is my birthday cake... YUM!! I LOVE cheesecake factory cheesecake, and last year Bri had one sent to me from the factory itself. It was really super sweet of him, but it cost us like, $50! Shortly after that I found Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes at Sam's for about 1/5 of the price, so that's what we did this year and guess what? It tastes the same! But, last year's scenario just goes to show how good my husband is to me. He spoils me even when I don't deserve to be spoiled, and loves me no matter what. I don't tell him often enough how lucky I am to have him in my life, but I really am, and I love you so much, Bri! Thanks for all you do for me and our family every day and thanks for making my birthday extra special! For my birthday I got an elliptical (because I told him I wanted to be skinny for my birthday, so he got it for me a couple weeks early!) and a shopping spree to find some clothes that actually fit me! We didn't have much time to go shopping before going to dinner and a movie, but we found some cute shirts and had a good time shopping without (most of) the kids... we brought Cami with us! Thanks Christine and Dustin for babysitting!!

Cambria Sharla Turville's first white dress occasion!

2009-02-07T19:02:00.000-08:00

Cambria was blessed December 28th, 2008 by her daddy. It was a beautiful blessing that assured her many times of how much her family loves her. It also encouraged her to "be like your mom, honest, chaste, and true." She was promised that she could marry a worthy man in the temple and encouraged to always stay close to the gospel. It was so special, and I wish I would have had a pen and paper to write more of it down, but I do remember feeling so much love for that sweet girl, and I feel lucky and so blessed to have such a sweet baby in our home.

We sure love you, Cami!

Gorgeous girl in her blessing dress!

We are a happy family! Well, most of us...

Grandma lovin' on Cami... she couldn't get enough of her! We're so glad that Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle James came all the way from California to be with us!

Thanks guys! Love you!

And if Cambria is around, Mason's not to far away. He loves his little sister so much, and loves to give her big wet kisses and "yuves" (loves). He presses his little cheek against her soft hair and doesn't let go of her until he's ready, sometimes 30 seconds or more!

That's a long time for a 2 year old boy!!

Cami loves to be kissed, and Bri loves those cheeks! Is this baby loved or what?

Christmas 2008

2009-02-07T18:19:00.000-08:00

I know it's really late to post Christmas pictures, but just don't look at the date it was posted! We had a fun Christmas with lots of family around, and I didn't even have to work any holidays! (I was still on maternity leave) I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, and your New Year is headed in the direction you had planned!

So, we had Cambria's blessing on December 28th, which made it convenient to do the Perry family Christmas party the same day. It was lots of fun, but LOTS of people... probably close to 70 people in my not-so-huge house! Too many people to get a picture of EVERYONE, but here's one of all the brothers and sisters with their husbands and wives. 9 siblings were there, (with all of THEIR families) and I figure, 9 out of 10 isn't too bad!

No one wants to look at mom when there's a baby around anyway... but Cambria's not sure that kind of attention is enough...

Cute kids giving their baby sister loves!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Yeah, we were all freezing for this picture, but I really wanted an outside picture! They were actually pretty good, but Mason really hates to be cold, and we couldn't get a smile out of him!

Let's try this again...

2009-02-07T18:09:00.000-08:00

So, last time I tried blogging, I didn't keep up with it, but I'm really going to try this time! The last time I failed so miserably I wasn't taking pictures very often (I'm so bad at that) but I'm hoping that with a new baby we'll take more pictures of all the kids and the fun things we do. So, with that in mind, bear with me while we recap a few events, then we can start to move forward!