playing in the leaves

The weather last Friday was beautiful. As Zac and I had been driving around that day I noticed that most of the big piles of leaves at the park had been cleaned up. I was sad that we had missed out on the fun of jumping into them. After the kids got out of school we decided to visit one of our favorite parks near our house. We were lucky to have Sierra, Hava and Brigg with us again. As we pulled up to the park we noticed a HUGE pile of leaves. When I say HUGE, I mean HUGE! So we went to play at the park and ended up in the leaves. We all had a blast in the leaves. Even me...

halloween

As you can see, this year we went with a Harry Potter theme around the Turner house. We were so lucky to have both Grandmas help out with their costumes. Grandma Sweetheart made the amazing robes and Grandma Darlin the super cool wands. I was lucky enough to find the scarves in the dollar section at Target. The kids had so much fun being Harry and Hermione and we were happy to have Hava, Brigg and Sierra join us in the fun.

Is it just me or is Andrew really flying?

The whole gang...Zac what Harry Potter character are you?

Brigg was Victor Krum...I think Andrew had stolen his stick at this point. Doesn't he look great though? He grew a goatee just for the day.

Sierra was Luna Lovegood...need I say more?

Hava was the crazy Professor Trelawney. She really got into the part.

kisses and loves

Most days after school you can find these two sitting on the couch together. Andrew loves his brother like crazy. I used to be the object of Andrew's kisses but ever since Jackson joined our family, he has been the lucky one to get all of Andrew's loves and kisses. He just can't give him enough love. The first thing in the morning he wants to hold Jackson and the first thing he wants to do after school is hold Jackson. I can see these two being great friends some day...this kid loves his little brother.

reading to Jackson

Anne loves her brother. She has been the most amazing helper. She sings to him, talks to him, runs and gets me anything I need for him and the other day I found her reading to him. It was the cutest thing to see her reading and the look on his face as he listened. I am so grateful for Anne every day. She has made the first few weeks of Jackson's life so much sweeter.

(Just a side note...the chair they are sitting in...Zac refinished for me. Isn't it great?)

then there were three...

Strangely enough it hasn't really hit me until now. Maybe it was the fact that my mom was here and helping out...but on the way home from the airport yesterday it hit me. I turned to Zac and said, "We have three kids." Weird. Jackson has been wonderful so far. He sleeps, eats and then sleeps some more.

Anne was sitting next to me today while I was burping Jackson. While doing that he filled his pants...loudly. Anne said, "Mom is this the routine then? Does Jackson just eat, sleep then poop?" Yup, I told her pretty much for the next little while. She replied..."Boring."

I guess Anne summed it up. Jackson eats, sleeps then poops. Not always in that order. He is such a good baby though. He fusses a little then just falls to sleep. All. By. Himself. WOW. I love it. I know someone is really watching over me with this little guy.

The kids just love Jackson. Poor Andrew was out of school three days last week and was so sweet to stay away from him. I could tell it was so hard for him because he wanted to be right there next to him all the time. He was holding him today and had a cough, he called to us and said in a sad voice, "I think I got Jackson sick, sorry." Anne has been wonderful. She holds Jackson, reads to him, and sings songs to him while I am out of the room. She has been such a good helper. Three just might be the magical number.

Welcome Jackson Howard

Jackson Howard Turner

October 10, 2009

8 lbs. 4 oz.

21 inches long

peaches and apples

After the Pirates game we took the kids out to Simmons to pick some peaches and MORE apples. The peaches were so yummy right off the tree. We had to control ourselves not to just eat and eat...ok just I had to control myself. The kids loved climbing the ladder to reach the peaches. Andrew even found a peach with a nose on it. Very unique.

They had a small petting area the kids also loved.

Pirates Game

We decided that one more Pirates game was in order before we officially said goodbye to summer. We were lucky enough to go to a day game and get more free hats. This one yellow with a P for Pirates. Lucky for us that this week Andrew's favorite color is yellow. My favorite part is walking across the bridge. I loved that the kids were holding hands.

What a beautiful day for a baseball game, right? Of course we had to get our favorite cheap seats with the beautiful view of the river and the city.

getting there

Not the best of pictures because Zac took it with his iphone but it works. I am not a big fan of having my picture taken while pregnant...they are never flattering. But this is me at 36 weeks. The doctor has agreed to induce me on the 10th. I am excited - a week early. This is good news because the last few days my feet have turned into juicy sausages...just be glad I didn't put a picture of those...and my ankles have disappeared. If anyone has seen them let me know where I left them. I miss them.

DaLuca's date

Joy found a famous Pittsburgh restaurant on a TV show, Man vs Food. We had to try it out, so we went Friday for lunch. It's in the Strip District, and I guess on Saturday mornings there's quite a line to get in.

One of their most famous dishes, the hot cake sundae-2 large pancakes topped with a filling (here Granny Smith apple pie filling), vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and a cherry. It's more like dessert than breakfast--it was tasty. (Joy wasn't able to finish hers - good thing I was there to "help" out)
The server, when Joy ordered this, said "Aren't you going to get your meat?" She then had to get a side of bacon . . . classic Pittsburgh.

I ordered a large (it wouldn't fit on the plate) omlette, full of ham, sausage, vegetables, peppers, and topped with 3 cheeses and tomatoes. The home fries were good, too.