Happy St. Patricks Day!

I am Madison! Hear me Roar!! :)
Look at that grin!!! Her and the leprechauns are already conspiring against me!! lol



Laurie/Honey bought this adorable shirt for Madison while she was here so we could save it for this special day. It says "The leprechauns make me do it" just in case you can't read it. There is definitely a mischievous grin in one of these so I wonder if she's going to try to use that excuse on me today! lol We hope you all enjoy your St. Patrick's Day as much as we are!

Our Pre-Easter Bash

Seeing her basket for the first time! Giving the ducky kisses!
Destined to be pals! Duck under one arm and Frog under the other.
Wearing the basket, she was ready to find her some eggs!


Victory Egg! Ahh the sweet taste of Starburst Jellybeans!
Giving Daddy kisses!
My beautiful girl!
Chowing down on some cupcake!

Since Madison and I will be in the states during Easter, we decided to have it early so Bryan could be apart of the festivities. He was deployed for her first so this was a real treat for him! She was so excited to see her basket and egg hunting was the ultimate. Every time she would find an egg, she would put it in the basket and then clap while saying YAY! Of course after finding all of them, I allowed her to pick and egg and go to town on what was inside. Now she can't get enough of Starburst jellybeans! :) We had cupcakes that night for dessert just so we could end the day the right way. We hope you all enjoy the pictures, we had a great time!

Our little Valentine

Looking at this picture made me laugh! It's almost as if she was saying I want you to have a Happy Valentine's Day!
I love that when I take out the camera now she'll actually smile! It took awhile for that to happen!

Laurie, my mother-in-law, bought this cute little shirt for her last year in hopes that she would still be able to wear it for Valentine's Day. I promised I would take pictures so she could see and they turned out so well I thought I would share. We hope everyone enjoyed their Valentine's Day.

Happy Birthday To Me!!!

Yay for birthday cake! This one has cookies n' cream ice cream and chocolate cake inside. Yum!
Yes, I do not lie the blanket is huge! But still awesome!
Madison enjoying my birthday as much as I was!
Birthday dinner with some work friends. Although we count Dylan (in the white) as family. :)

Today I turned 25, yay for cheaper car insurance! lol I definitely had such an amazing birthday. Woke up at 6 am so I could open my box full of gifts in front of my family on Skype and was amazed at all the Twilight memorobilia that was sent! It ranged from a huge fleece blanket with Edward's face on it to bracelets proclaiming my love for it. Of course there were other equally awesome presents enclosed, three movies I had been wanting, some clothes they picked out for me with love, and little knick knacks to remind me of them everyday. My siblings keep me young that's for sure and I'll forever love them for it. Now I'll definitely be geared up enough for their Twilight night they have planned for my next visit home! lol Bryan was so amazing! He gave me the Twilight Score cd and a Twilight shirt. I absolutely love the Twilight score, instrumental music in any movie sets the tone for me. Makes me feel like I was with them playing it, I can feel every emotion. The Twilight shirt I asked for because I fell in love with it when I saw it. It's my guilty pleasure what can I say! lol Then we went on base and had some awesome breakfast which proceeded to buying new clothes at the Ramstein BX. I actually found some really great stuff to my surprise! Then Bryan surprised me with my very first Coach purse. I've never been one to be materialistic so I've never asked for one, and was a little preoccupied with thinking all the many other things I could have bought with what he spent on it to enjoy it at first. I of course love it now that's it's soaked in and will surely find a way to have it and my diaper bag with me at all times. :) We bought a special ice cream cake for the occasion then went out to dinner with some friends from Bryan's squadron. We had an incredible night but I'm grateful to be able to take a breather. 25 so far has turned out to be great so far. I can only imagine what next year will hold!

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.