The Turner Family

Today the Goulds invited the us and Butlers to go with them to a rope swing they found off the greenbelt behind Veterans Memorial Park. It was a big pond and pretty nice, much warmer than the Boise River was! It was great fun until we decided to go on the rope swing. Ride #1 Kevin caught the toe of his sandal on the rocks on the bank of the water and just tumbled into the water. Ride #2 he leaped off the hill, threw his whole body weight into the air and SMACK, right into the tree holding the rope swing. Fortunately he held onto the swing and fell into the water and not on the rocks at the base of the tree. Youch!! Needless to say, that was all for the Turners. I didn’t dare try it, and Kevn’s pride and body couldn’t handle another ride!

	(What you can’t see is that Braden is naked and LOVING it!)
(Tonight, the stratches just sting a bit, but his muscles are sore, like he’d been in a car crash, or maybe a tree crash? Hehe! Sorry Love!)

The ocean won. On the 4th of July we went to Santa Barbara to visit the beach and watch the fireworks. It was Braden’s first time at the beach and since he loves to be in the water, we figured he would love the ocean. We were wrong, it guess when you are a little over 2 feet tall, the waves are slightly intimidating, loud, cold and rushing towards you.  If you look closely, he wouldn’t put his feet down, it was so funny. But he was a real trooper all day long. He even slept through the entire fireworks show!

Tags: 2008, braden, family, friends, trips

When we were in California last week, we had the great pleasure to visit some of our dear friends the Timmons and also the Waters. We went to Manhattan Beach with Luke and Steph on Saturday (thanks Mom and Dad for watching Braden all day!). It was a beautiful day and the beach was sunny and warm, is there anymore one could want? We also got to see their new place in Valencia, pretty nice guys, and spend the afternoon of the 4th with them in Santa Barbara. We loved getting to see you in your new life in California.

We got to spend time with Chris & Elizabeth Waters. Chris took us to the Griffith Observatory which was a great way to see the LA skyline and learn a little about space while we were there. We joined Elizabeth for dinner at Buca di Beppo. So good! It was so wonderful to see you and catch up on life. Hope to see you in Boise this summer!

Tags: 2008, friends, trips

Saturday was sad day for Morgan and myself (Roxy also, who will miss her boyfriend Sammy).  Some of our best friends here in Boise, Luke and Stephanie Timmons, are moving to California.  Saturday was their going away party.

They have been an inspiration to Morgan and myself in how to live a Christian marriage with devotion to one another.  There is such a compassion in their lives for friends and family.  I obviously spoke about personal issues more with Luke but I’m sure Steph is the same way: never judging, just listening and giving sound, biblical advice and counsel (with the random rant about cars, tires and Jordan in between).  I’ll miss our Wednesday mornings at the “bagel place”.

I still look forward to dominating Luke in Fantasy Sports for many years to come.  Hopefully his new job keeps him busy so he won’t have the time to do “research” and be the first on the waiver wire. 

Timmonsiiii - We look forward to visiting you guys in LA and can’t wait to hit the slots and black-jack in Reno!  Our prayers will always be with you and your new/old lives in California.  We selfishly hope you move back soon.

Tags: 2008, friends, outings