Last weekend, some friends and myself took a road trip to Eugene, OR for the Oregon vs. Boise State college football game. We had a GREAT time watching BSU take down the Ducks. I absolutely loved Autzen stadium and it’s big and loud, but yet intimate atmosphere.
GAME OVER!
This month is full of birthdays for our family and friends. So Happy Birthday to you all! We love you for everything you have brought into our lives and for everything that makes each of you special and unique to us.
Dad
Happy Birthday Dad! Sorry we couldn’t be there to spend it with you, but hope you had fun celebrating it in So. Cal! 
Can’t wait to see you in October!
Mom
Happy Birthday Mom! I know that it’s not till the 25th, but I thought I’d include you in this too. I’m really looking forward to this weekend at the Large Ladies Walk (err… Largest Ladies Walk, err… The Women’s Fitness Celebration) with your sisters. It’s always such a fun time! We’ll have to share a cake for your Birthday.
Sarah
Happy birthday! I haven’t talked to you in too long! But I love that no matter how long it has been I know that you are praying for me and thinking of me. I know this because I’m doing the same for you! The Lord has blessed me with your friendship all these years. I love you girl!
Stephanie
Happy Birthday dear friend! I hope you had a wonderful day, work wasn’t too busy, you didn’t have to walk too far ;-), and had a margarita for all of us up here in Boise. Friends like you are once in a lifetime! I look forward to seeing you in October.
Grandma
And last but certainly not least is Kevin’s Grandma Turner. Happy 90th Birthday Grandma! This woman is in inspiration to me and I’m sure many more. She is 90 years old and still goes into work almost everyday. Grandpa ran Turner Sportsfair for so many years and when he wasn’t able to anymore, she took over. She raised 4 wonderful children and has helped raise and enjoyed 5 grand children (not including spouses) and now 4 great grandsons. And while we were there this last weekend she proved again to me how incredibly resilient she is: when she had painters come in to estimate the cost of repainting the cabinets in her bathroom, she decided that they were probably going to charge too much and that she could do it herself. Her daughter Jan said Grandma called her and mentioned something about painting the bathroom and when Jan said she’d come over and do it, Grandma simply replied “Don’t worry, I already did it!” What a woman! I can only hope that at 90 I have a fraction of the grace, humility and a can-do attitude that she has. Thanks for creating a legacy Grandpa and Gradndma! We love you and here’s to 90 more!
Also to be mentioned: Happy 30th Anniversary Mom and Dad! In a culture that has a divorce rate of over 50%, 30 years is very rare and very exceptional! Way to stick with it and thanks for creating a beautiful example of what marriage should be for your family to follow. Hope you had fun in Vegas! Love you!
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!
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(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!) |
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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| Last Saturday one of my dearest friends came into town to visit. She is from Boise but is going to Physician’s Assistant school in Glendale AZ. This was her first time meeting Braden. She was a natural with him! I can’t wait for you to come back into town Stef! Miss and love you! |
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| Amy Wolin (pregnant with Chloe), Bridget Book (pregnant with Reece?), Sarah McDonald, Morgan & Braden Turner, and Jody Cacioppo |
Although it was early, I had a great time catching up with all of you and seeing the recent additions to our group! Love you all and your babies too!
Meet some of Braden’s new friends! All of them were born within a month of each other. What a fun time for babies and parents!
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| Braden with Christian Scott Blasick. Born February 5, 2008 |
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| Tony Blasick with his son Christian Scott and Kevin Turner with his son Braden Keith. Such proud daddies! |
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| Braden with his future wife (!?) Hadley Opal Miller. Born January 23, 2008 to parents Luke and Katie. |
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| Morgan holding Gracie Paige Greer. Born January 15, 2008 to Shaun and Jillian. |
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| Braden meeting his cousin Liam Richard Turner for the first time. Liam was born January 8, 2008 to Brian and Eryn. |
We look forward to meeting you Ben Gould! We’ll see you in March!
Kevin and I recently visited Mexico with good friends Luke & Stephanie Timmons and Mark & Anne Gould. We were in the Cancun area, more specifically, Riviera Maya which is between Playa Del Carmen and Cancun. It was beautiful and wonderfully relaxing! We arrived on Sunday October 28th and flew home on Sunday November 4th. The pictures we took (which total over 200) don’t do the places we visited much justice, so to get a real idea of what it was like, we’d recommend taking the trip yourselves! It was definitely worth it! 
The hotel pool was huge! It was 3 tiered with small tiled waterfalls connecting them. You could start in one, slide over the waterfalls and end in completely different area. Each pool was probably 75-100 yards long and about 3.5 feet deep. The temperature was also perfect! Us preggos didn’t care so much, but 2 of the 3 pools had a swim up bar. If you look closely, just beyond the pool was the beach. It was great, too much chlorine and you could take a dip in the salt water and lay on the white sand beach. I think this is what Heaven will be like for me.
The group all together on the beach in Isla Mujeres. Isn’t it beautiful!?
Panorama of the beach in Isla Mujeres
The “boys” looking for some waves to fight. Good luck!
Looks like they won that fight! What studly looking men!
The girls soaking up the beauty around us! And maybe a few of the sun’s rays while we are at it! 
On the trolley to our “fancy” dinner night. 3 beautiful women! What lucky guys…
The group finally at dinner at Trabuto. Yummy!
See… still pregnant! I’m about 6 months along at this point.
Beautiful sunset
“And your punishment for trying to make two pregnant women dance!”
