Sparkly Pink Tiaras & Hockey Pucks

update & pics...

2009-06-10T11:53:00.004-05:00

playing catch-up again!

This time I have an excuse or maybe 2...it is summertime and I have found a new obsession...facebook:)

2009-03-31T08:41:00.003-05:00

Trip to Taos for hockey & snowboarding adventure...

View from the Ice Rink:

Texas Terrorists:

After a day of lessons this is where my dare devil went...this thing was straight up & Austin wanted to attempt the runs with jumps....thank goodness his friends are smarter & wiser than he is! He still managed to find a ledge to fall off of(or jump depending who is telling the story).

Madison's BirthWEEK

2009-03-31T08:28:00.002-05:00

Madison celebrated her BIRTHWEEK...it's no longer just a DAY celebration anymore!

She ended up with 3 birthday cakes, balloons delivered (thank you mimi) & TONS of goodies!

Where are the Turleys?

2009-03-31T08:00:00.006-05:00

Ok, where has the time gone? I cannot believe that the last post was in Dec...OOPS!

Here is a quick update from the Turley Fam...I promise I'll do better at keeping this updated in the future;)

We went to St Louis for a hockey tourney:

Austin & Mads ran the Get Fit Gtown race...mom & dad cheered from the side with Starbucks in hand:)

Austin (#13) found another physical sport & LOVES it!

Austin Toros Game

2008-12-29T19:05:00.003-06:00

Did you know that Austin is the home of the Spurs D-League team The Austin Toros???

Well, we went to a game this past weekend...it was a weird set up but the kids had fun! Jamie & Madison were selected to participate in the half-time competition...they came in 2nd (out of 2 teams:)

Merry Christmas to all!

2008-12-29T18:36:00.005-06:00

Our House Ready for Santa!

milk & cookies...yummy!

Madison's doll house from Santa...Santa tricked the kids this year, instead of leaving the presents by the tree he put them in the gameroom...talk about funny! the kids & their new toys:)

P.S. these mini remote controlled INDOOR helicopters have been a hit with the boys...poor Mads has had Austin's tangled in her hair 2 times so far!

Gingerbread House...what a mess!

2008-12-29T18:30:00.002-06:00

The kids made Gingerbread Houses this year...what a messy BUT fun project! By the time the kids were done there was frosting and candy EVERYWHERE!

Trail of Lights

2008-12-29T18:15:00.005-06:00

Christmas in Lubbock

2008-12-29T17:56:00.003-06:00

We celebrated Chritsmas a week early in Lubbock with Mimi, Poppy and Granny Helen!

We all had a BLAST!!!

Mimi in the kitchen

the boys

the turleys

Granny Helen & turley kiddos

I am having flashbacks!

2008-12-29T17:34:00.003-06:00

Madison started basketball this season...she LOVES it! We bought her a basketball goal that Poppy put up & has practiced just about everyday! When she started about 2 months ago she had no clue which was offense and which was defense...she had never even been to a "real" basketball game.

Well the basketball season came to an end a couple of weeks ago...during her last game of the season she scored her FIRST basket and fouled out...what 7 year old fouls out???MINE:) I was one proud mommy!

Playing Catch Up...Thanksgiving

2008-12-29T17:07:00.001-06:00

We have been REALLY BUSY so I am going to platy catch up...AGAIN!

Jamie came home November 21st and it has been wonderful!

Thanksgiving...was awesome with the WHOLE family! We have so much to be thankful for this year!

After our Thanksgiving meal we headed to Dallas for a hockey tourney...Austin's team played AWESOME and won the tourney!!!

Hockey Team Photos

2008-11-12T08:37:00.007-06:00

WOW!!!

These are turned out AWESOME!

PLUG for photographer....http://web.me.com/terraforma/TerraForma_Photography/Welcome.html

Jason Laufenberg has a son on the hockey team & shoots the games...all of the pics I have had the pleasure to view have been AWESOME!!!

He is definately doing our Holiday Pics this year!!!!

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T22:12:00.004-05:00

Pumpkin Carving

2008-10-31T22:03:00.003-05:00

We carved pumpkins last night...oh my gosh!

Madison's pumpkin was easy! She did most of the work by herself. Austin's that is another story! When he picked out the pumpkin he found one that had warts...it looked REALLY cool! Well, it was so hard to cut! I ended up getting put the hack saw & drill...I am not kidding! I even suggested trying to just smash it in the street...we were afraid it would just bounce back up and hit us in the face:)

HELP!!!...Daddy come home SOON!

2008-10-26T15:11:00.003-05:00

Madison went to a birthday party for one of the Hockey Sistas...they had their hair done & make-up applied...she looked SO grown up...Daddy come home SOON!

The past 2 days have been EXCITING for Austin...I think I have a few NEW grey hairs & a NEW wrinkle or two! He went 4 wheeling for the first time yesterday...then went AGAIN today & because that is not dangerous enough he learned how to ride a dirt bike today...can you guess what he wanted to add to his Christmas list when he came home this afternoon??? Daddy come home SOON!!

We Have Pumpkins!

2008-10-24T21:24:00.003-05:00

I took the kids out of school a little early today so that we could go find pumpkins & Austin a halloween costume. He wasn't sure if he wanted to dress up or not...after we struck out at Wally World & Target...We tried a costume store in Round Rock...jackpot! He found a hockey jersey with Jason's mask on front & a Jason mask to wear...he is stoked!

Madison's Field Trip

2008-10-24T21:15:00.004-05:00

Madison had a field trip to Georgetown Museum & The Courthouse....Mads took all the pics except the one of her class.

Hockey Pictures

2008-10-24T21:05:00.003-05:00

Playing catch-up...here are some hockey pics from Sept/Oct and the little sisters before a Dallas Stars game:) ENJOY!!!

OK...I need an adult beverage!

2008-10-08T10:50:00.003-05:00

This morning I walked outside to take the kids to school & this is what I found...

Not only did they get my car BUT also 2 others across the street! The only thing they took....Austin's DS & games! He could NOT understand why they did not take his hockey sticks...I had to remind him that this IS Texas & not many people here know about hockey! Mads is a tad bit freaked out by all this! But glad that they left her protable dvd player (it was all the way in the back of the car). As if I had nothing to do today...well actually I was going to meet a friend at the Outlet Mall to excercise;) But as I was cleaning the broken glass out of the car I really started to get PI$$ed off! WHy don't these LOSERS get jobs & leave me and my fam (and neighbors) alone!!!!

Month in review...

2008-10-06T14:41:00.005-05:00

I cannot believe that it has been a month since my last post (except for the one earlier today)... We all are doing well & looking forward to Jamie coming home! What have we been up to???Well, Mads & Austin are both doing AWESOME in school!
Mads is on the swim team & loves it! She will also start basketball in a few weeks...she has been dribbling up & down the sidewalk:)

Austin is playing hockey again this year & having a blast! The team is doing awesome!

Here are some random pics from the past month!

One weekend while in Dallas some of the players from the hockey team went to a Dallas Stars practice/scrimmage (ILOVEMORROW) which was then followed by autographs...here are the boys & Mads waiting patiently.

We had no idea who this guy was BUT you should have seen his bling!!! Turns out he was one of the better players...Ribeiro (in our defense he used to have long hair:)! The kids got a few other autographs BUT we had to leave to get to one of their games! No MORROW...i was a tad bit disappointed! The kids celebrating 2 MONTHS left until Jamie's return...I did take pics but never posted them! We are now @ 43 days until he is back in the USA!!! WooWoo!

Pictures from League Games in Dallas

OH MY GOSH!!

2008-10-06T14:11:00.004-05:00

IF YOU LIVE HERE IN TEXAS YOU PROBABLY HEARD A STRANGE NOISE TODAY AROUND NOON...IT WAS ME SCREAMING!

I CAME HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS THIS MORNING PUSHED THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER & AS I DROVE UP THE DRIVEWAY I SPOTTED A SNAKE MAKING IT'S WAY INTO THE GARAGE...I PUSHED THE BUTTON AGAIN THINKING IT WOULD EITHER SCARE IT AWAY OR COME DOWN ON IT...NOPE, NEITHER! IN THE GARAGE IT WENT! I AM SURE I WAS A SIGHT...STANDING ON A COOLER USING JAMIE'S HOCKEY STICK TO MOVE THINGS AROUND...HONEY, WHEN YOU GET HOME THE GARAGE WILL BE CLEANED OUT & NOTHING WILL TOUCH THE GROUND!...ANYWAY, I FINALLY FOUND THE SNAKE & BANGED THE HOCKEY STICK TO MAKE IT MOVE TOWARDS THE GARAGE DOOR, WELL ON IT'S WAY OUT IT SLITHERED UP A WALL INTO A FOLDING CHAIR. I USED THE HOCKEY STICK...I'M STILL ON THE COOLER...AND PUSHED/THREW THE CHAIR TO THE DRIVEWAY. I THOUGHT THE SNAKE WOULD JUST LEAVE, NO SO I STARTED SMACKING THE CHAIR WITH THE HOCKEY STICK, I MUST HAVE INJURED THE SNAKE BECAUSE IT STARTED HISSING AT ME...IT THEN PROCEEDED TO SLITHER IT'S WAY UNDER THE SUBURBAN & THEN UP INTO THE ENGINE AREA. I QUICKLY TURNED THE SUBURBAN ON & WATCHED FOR IT TO SLITHER OUT...NOTHING. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF BUT STILL WATCHED AS I WANTED TO SEE THE SNAKE LEAVE...AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE I SEE/HEAR A THUD...THE SNAKE FELL OUT FROM THE ENGINE AREA ALMOST DEAD! I THEN MOVED THE COOLER & GRABBED A SHOVEL TO MAKE SURE IT WAS DEAD...I THEN MOVED IT OVER TO THE EMPTY LOT BY OUR HOUSE BUT THE SNAKE WAS STILL WIGGLING...I PUT THE SNAKE DOWN & WHACKED HIS HEAD OFF...I AM READY TO MOVE TO THE CITY!!WHO NEEDS GRASS???MY KIDS CAN PLAY AT A PARK!

Labor Day in Dallas

2008-09-06T10:09:00.003-05:00

I know I am a little behind BUT better late than never???

Austin had his first 08-09 hockey tourney in Dallas over Labor Day weekend!

The team played HARD & they looked AWESOME!

This is going to be a FUN season!

Go Roadrunners!

Go Turley!

Can't Touch This!

First Day of School...2nd & 4th Grade!

2008-08-25T09:07:00.004-05:00

As I sit here & enjoy my coffee without hearing MOM! or UGH! Austin! or Madison STOP!...I realize how much I have missed school:) I am sure in a week or two I will be bored out of my mind BUT for right now I am enjoying my coffee in the quiet!

Here are pics from this morning...Mads & Jamie picked out her dress when he was home this summer & she has been saving it for today!

Ready Confetti

2008-08-24T21:15:00.003-05:00

Madison's 2nd grade teacher gave the kids Ready Confetti at Open House last week...

Ready Confetti

The night before school is exciting and fun,

There are always so many things to be done.

Your clothes are ready, your backpack is too,

Your classroom is full of fun things you will do.

There are so many questions that go through your mind,

All types of thoughts of every kind.

But sometimes we all get the jitters down deep,

and that makes it hard to fall fast asleep.

So I've made you some magic confetti, it's really quite cool.

It will help you be rested & ready for school.

Just sprinkle the confetti under your pillow in bed,

On the night before school starts where you lay down your head.

Your confetti will help you sleep through the night,

And you will wake up in the morning fresh & bright.

I'll sprinkle the confetti under my pillow too,

And remember, I can hardly wait for school, so I can see you!

I might have created a DIVA!

2008-08-22T21:49:00.002-05:00

School starts on Monday so Mads had to have the pink taken out of her hair...

Look at Miss Thang with her beverage & reading Glamour magazine while she was waiting for the pink hair to disappear!
So long pink hair, see you next summer:)

3 Months & Counting Down!!!

2008-08-17T19:51:00.002-05:00

We LOVE & MISS you DADDY!

It's good to be a kid!

2008-08-14T19:36:00.003-05:00

Mads serving her 5 minute time-out that she earned before we even got to the pool!
Can you tell he has been watching the Olympics?? He was even doing front flips...he scored a 10:)
She-Ra
He-Man
Oh, Crap! It's A LONG way down!

Swim Team Party...

2008-07-28T15:09:00.004-05:00

Coach Allyson & Coach Laura

The kids had their last swim meet this past Saturday & they both ROCKED!!! This morning was the Swim Team Party...they gave out funny awards & the kids enjoyed some free swim...no laps(last week at practice the kids had 1 hr to swim as many laps as they could...Mads swam 20 laps & Austin swam 30 laps)!!!

Mads got the MOST INTIMIDATING LOOK award...we all know Mads can give some brutal looks!Austin got BEST BREASTSTROKE & BACKSTROKE award...go Austin!

Are you Tigger or Eyeore?

2008-07-27T20:21:00.004-05:00

Randy Pausch lost his battle with cancer July 25, 2008.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8577255250907450469

Please, watch this then take a step back and have some FUN!!!

New Swim Team Mascot

2008-07-22T10:37:00.002-05:00

We showed up at the pool this morning for swim practice & this is what was in the pool!

My Pink Princess

2008-07-22T10:17:00.004-05:00

My son enjoys pedicures & my daughter plays hockey...no gender roles here!

Madison is the one with the yellow.

Swim, Swim & Swim some more

2008-07-19T11:55:00.004-05:00

Austin had off-ice training Friday morning at a park in Round Rock and perched up on the hill for the kids to see was Rockin Ranch Swim Park...well since we are in Texas & after about 11AM all that you can do outside is swim...that's what we did! Well, that is what they did, I worked on my tan:)

Swim Meet this morning...

4 months to go!!!

2008-07-17T12:48:00.004-05:00

Ok, I'm not big on the whole countdown thing BUT we have made it 8 months & only have 4 months left before Jamie comes home!!!

Daddy, We Love & Miss YOu!!!

I am lucky because...

2008-07-16T22:42:00.004-05:00

Even though my husband is in Iraq...he still takes the time to send me flowers when I am having a tough week!

Thank You Jamie & I love them!!!

Sssshhh! Don't tell DAD!!

2008-07-16T12:22:00.002-05:00

Yes, that is my HOCKEY playing son getting a pedicure & ENJOYING it:)

In his defense....after their orthodontist appointments we went to get ice cream (like we do after every ortho appt) BUT the kids had just had their expanders put in & it took them almost 30 minutes to eat their ice cream!!! We were then running late for my nail appt & Austin was forced to go...before I knew it the little ladies had him in a massage chair & were giving him a pedicure.

At least he didn't get a color!!!

Look for us at the 2020 Summer Olympics!

2008-07-13T11:03:00.006-05:00

Well, maybe not but we are making waves on our 2008 Summer Swim Team!!

Austin swam the breast stroke (placed 2nd), backstroke (placed 1st) and the 50 freestyle(placed 3rd)...for his relay he swam with the older kids in the 200 Freestyle relay (each leg has to swim 50)...they took 1st! The best part was the backstroke...this usually is Madison's best event but the coaches got confused & entered Austin in the backstroke & Mads in the butterfly (usually Austin's best event)...anyway Austin was not excited about doing the backstroke, he even wanted to scratch BUT I gave him the "it can only make you better" speech & he agreed to swim...next thing I know he is kicking booty & takes 1st place!!! This from the kid that caused swim practice to be cancelled last year because he was swimming back stroke, swallowed too much H2O & lost his breakfast!

Mads also had a great meet!!! She moved up a age group this year...7&8 yr olds and is doing AWESOME for being on e of the younger ones!!! She swam freestyle (placed 5th), breast stroke (placed 8th) & the butterfly (placed 6th)...for her relay she swam the 100 freestyle and they placed 2nd!!!

Fun at the Lake!!

2008-07-07T16:33:00.006-05:00

We spent the 4th of July weekend at Mimi & Poppi's lake Condo.

We watched LOTS & LOTS of fireworks that were shot off over the lake & the kids went out for the first time EVER on the boat.

The kids used one word to describe the weekend & the fun times on the lake...SWEET!!!

Here are the kids tubing...they are speed freaks!!!

It was bumpy but they had a blast!!!

The kids gave knee-boarding a try...

Austin had it down by his 4th try & even started jumping the wake!

Mads did great too!!!

Look at this sunset on our last night on Cedar Creek Lake!!!

What a way to end the weekend!!

We LOVE you Dad!

2008-07-07T15:54:00.004-05:00

We had a great 2 weeks with Daddy home & CANNOT wait until he gets home in November!!!

We played & ate and ate & played some more!!!

Here are some pics that we took at a park in Dallas the morning we took Jamie to the airport.

The Oasis

2008-07-02T08:15:00.005-05:00

We went to the Oasis last night...the kids had never been & they LOVED it!!!

Look at the BEAUTIFUL sunset!!!
Mommy & Daddy

Mads & Austin
Mads LOVED the pink clouds!!!

Fun in the Sun!!

2008-06-29T18:03:00.000-05:00

We made a trip to the Texas beach this past week & had too much fun in the sun!!!

The kids boogie boarded from the time they woke up until we MADE them go to bed!!!

We went crab hunting/chasing in the evenings & by the 3rd night they were brave enough to catch the crabs!

BackYard Camping

2008-06-29T17:12:00.000-05:00

We decided that we would ROUGH it one evening & camp in our backyard;) We started with burgers & hot dogs on the grill and then made SMORES~YUM!!!!

We ALL even slept the entire night in the tent!

Introducing Sparkly Pink Tiaras & Hockey Pucks!!!

2008-06-29T16:38:00.000-05:00

I have been absolutely HORRIBLE at keeping in touch with friends & family lately!!! I do apologize! So, I have decided to give this BLOG stuff a try...notice that I said TRY!

Here is a quick update on the Turley family & then I will start posting...I think that is what you call it???

We are now living in Texas (we have been here about a year already & have about 3 more to go), the kids had a great school year...we lucked out & they BOTH had AWESOME teachers!!!

Jamie has been deployed since Nov 07. He is home right now for 2 weeks of Rest & Relaxation (I am not sure how much of either of those he is actually getting!).

Hope you ENJOY!!!

~kt~