What A Trip!

Madison loves her Daddy, he always knows how to make her smile.
The BMW Museum
The BMW Gallery
Laurie and I agreed that this would be the car we would want.
This was Madison's choice lol.
The Allianz Arena (Soccer Stadium). We read that it lights up red and white or red and blue depending on which Munich team is playing their that night. We wished we could have seen it all lit up!
She was such a trooper in the car. It was mostly smiles everywhere we went.
Laurie had to get proof that she'd been here!
One of the castles used as the Von Trapp Family home in the movie. Oh yes and the lake they fell in.
The beautiful glass gazebo that Liesel and Ralph sang sixteen going on seventeen.
These hills really were alive!
Beautiful scenery
Family photo!
Probably one of the best family pictures yet since Madison is ACTUALLY smiling! lol
My beautiful little girl!

Our beloved mother/mother-in-law had the date set for today to leave for home so we decided that we needed to do something special as a family before she left. So we went to Edelweiss! We arrived Tuesday night and used Wednesday and Thursday as travel days to see Munich and Salzburg, Austria before returning home last night. In Munich we saw the BMW Museum, Sea-Life Aquarium, Olympic Park, Allianz Arena, Hofbrahaus, and of course the Hard Rock Cafe. We had to get our shirts! :) Then we went on the Sound of Music tour in Salzburg, Austria which was such a treat for me. I had to see if those hills really were alive with the sound of music and of course they were! It truly made the movie come to life for me and of course now I can't wait to watch it again after seeing all the highlights with my own eyes. We had a wonderful vacation but are done with driving for awhile. lol We took so many pictures but I promise I'll only put a few. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. It was a vacation we'll never forget and will treasure always. We miss you and love you Mom!

GO GATORS!!!! 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!

A Turner Christmas

We were privileged to have Laurie/Honey (Bryan's Mom) with us for Christmas this year. So we waited until Madison woke up to open presents which wasn't until about 9 or 9:30. About killed Bryan and I because we were dying to open presents! lol Looking back I know I probably should have treasured her sleeping in because I know the tables will turn on me one day, but I don't see the kid in me leaving anytime soon. :) Madison didn't quite get the hang of opening the presents until towards the end. She kept pulling the paper down instead of off. Silly girl! Personally I was just anxious to open two boxes because I knew what was in them since the beginning of November. My Twilight Saga! For those of you who don't know, it utterly kills me to know I have books just waiting for me to read and not be able to read them, huge bookworm am I. We all got amazing things from each other and our family and ended the evening with some close friends of ours that were without family here. We hope you all had a merry christmas and hope you're enjoying spending time with your family.

Snow!!!

How I love that beautiful smile!!!
Wow! Look at all the snow!!!
Daddy was looking out the upstairs window at her and she was so excited when she realized where he was!
This is when she started realizing just how cold it really was outside!
This is where she called it quits! lol

We woke up Saturday morning to snow all around us. Gotta love the first snow of the season! Since Madison I'm sure didn't remember the last time she was here for snow we decided to take her outside and enjoy it. She of course loved it at first, but as time went on she realized just how cold it really was and came in quick! It was such a delight watching her curious little mind figure out what snow was. She even brought some to me in the kitchen and then ate it right after. How I love this little girl!

Happy Halloween!!!

We attended the Trunk or Treat tonight at the church and had such an amazing time. Madison was actually awake this year! lol We didn't have a specific family theme this year as you can see but we're already planning ahead for next year. Madison was my little diner darling in her poodle skirt attire, I was Elfie from Wicked, and Bryan was a pirate. We also had the pleasure of having Laurie my mother-in-law come with us. It's always so nice having her be apart of family outings with us. When it came time to collect the "goods" aka "candy", it didn't take Madison long to figure out how to get it. At first she was pretty shy about it, then it progressed to pointing at the candy bowl to say she wanted some to just picking out what she wanted and putting it in her basket. When it comes to the good stuff, she'll definitely go the extra mile to figure it out. Ha! So like I said we had a wonderful time and wanted to share it with you. Happy Halloween!

Madisons New Hangout Spot

Madison was playing in our room yesterday with the dogs and I thought it would be fun to sneak in there with the camera to see if I could get some good kodak moments. What I didn't know was where she was playing, in their beds! Ha! So I thought I would post some of my little girls' fun that she had so you could all enjoy. She's growing up so fast.

Mommy In Training

I was sitting at the computer this morning just doing my regular email check up and I suddenly realized that Madison was more quiet then usual. So motherly instincts kicked in and I had to know where she was and what she was doing. Of course the worst possible scenarios were popping up as I jumped up to make sure she was in her room. With her always on the move now, I swear that I can blink and she's gone. So I tried to be quiet as I walked to the door of her room (which is to the back of me from the computer) and I found her cuddling this baby. She was rocking back and forth and kissing this baby so sweetly. I ran and got the camera as quickly as I could so the first picture is of her in her "mommy" element. After I took the first picture I was caught so I got a beautiful smile hence the second picture. It warms my heart to see her be so sweet to this baby, makes me feel like I'm doing a good job after all.