Add a little Humor

Here is a joke I found over the summer, and since my children (and husband) have great senses of humor I thought you would like it. (See what happens when I clean my house and can actually find stuff.)

THE HELICOPTER RIDE

Morris and his wife Esther went to the state fair every year, and every year Morris would say, "Esther, I'd like to ride in that helicopter."
Esther would reply, " I know Morris, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars and fifty dollars is fifty dollars."
One year Esther and Morris went to the fair, and Morris said, "Esther, I'm 85 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter, might never get another chance."
Esther replied, "Morris, that helicopter ride is fifty dollars and fifty dollars is fifty dollars."
The pilot overheard the couple and said, "Folks I'll make you a deal. I'll take both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say a word I won't charge you! But if you say oen word, it's fifty dollars."
Morris and Esther agreed and up they went.
The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over and over again, but still not a word. When they landed, the pilot turned to Morris and said, "By golly, I did everythhing I could to get you to yell out, but you didn't. I'm impressed!"
Morris replied, "Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Esther fell out, but you know fifty dollars is fifty dollars."

Pictures, I hope

I hope here are the pictures

Thanks for Coming

I suppose everyone is home now after a fun filled weekend in Utah. It was certainly fun to have all the Turner kids and grandkids together. Sorry about the Saturday snow storm which kept everyone from traveling to Wyoming for dinner. The weather since then has been beautiful. Here are some photos that were taken with Dad's camera.
We do have the world's cutest grandkids. (And the best behaved ones, also.)

This coming Weekend

Everyone is invited up on Saturday to help Dad celebrate his ?? birthday. We are planning on having a nice dinner; turkey and all the trimmings. Cheryl, Jason, and Benjamin have promised they will be here to help Dad enjoy his early birthday. I think Jason and Nate have planned some activities, too. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate.
Let's plan on eating around 3 or so. Just let me know if you are going to make it and what time works best for you. Everyone travel safely. Love, Mom

Isn't he a little doll. I have so much fun with Cheryl, Jason, and Benjamin.

My Time

While the big boys were out in the ID sun, Cheryl and I spent the day with Benjamin. Let me just say, he is the perfect first baby. He is super cute and he has a wonderful disposition. He doesn't fuss except to let you know he is hungry, which is he often, and when he needs his pants changed, which he needs often, also.
We took him for his first stroller ride Sat. morning at the Rexburg Nature Park. Then we stopped in to see the boys in downtown Rexburg. I still laugh at Nate's hairdo which done by a couple of beauty school students. (I wonder how the Body Art Booth at Rexburg Unplugged was received. It seemed to be a bite out of place.)
Benjamin and Cheryl both had had a busy day, so we went back home so they could take a nap.
Later that evening, the new parents left Benjamin at home for the first time while they went grocery shopping. They trust Grandma enough to leave him with me.
Sunday morning, Benjamin got to met his Great Aunt Carma for the first time, too. Busy time for the little guy. Here are some more pictures. Enjoy!!!!
I love watching Jason with his son.

What's This????

Nate and I drove again this weekend to Sugar City to spend the weekend with the Kimber Family. This is becoming a habit. Just look at what happens to Nate when we let him spend a quiet Saturday with Jason. (in Rexburg, no less) Thanks Jason, Nate had a great time at Rexburg Unplugged with you.

Being Grandma

I have been "Grandma" for a little over eight years now. I haven't really enjoyed the title until this weekend. Four of my five grandkids, which I adore greatly, have always lived far away. We lived in PA and they lived in Provo and when we got ready to move to WY, they moved to NM. It is hard to be grandma when you only see them once or twice a year and for just a short time. Thirteen hours is a long way.

Nate and I just returned from our second straight weekend in ID visiting Benjamin James. It is 4.5 hours from our house to Cheryl's in Sugar City and that includes stops to fill Nate up and road construction. It was so much fun watching him do all the things that I remember my own kids do so long ago. It was fun giving him his first bath and holding him whenever I had the chance. (Which was most of the time.)
It was fun watching Jason and Cheryl hurry and do the laundry when he "sprinkled" the bed for them.

After this weekend, being a grandma means more than just feeling older and grayer. I need to find a way to get to Albuquerque more often to spend "more, better" time with my other precious grandkids. (And by the way, more grandkids are better.)

Here are some more pictures from this latest weekend.

More Benjamin

WE were sorry to miss Evan's blessing. We are excited to meet him and visit with Allyson, Ryan, and Isaac when Cheryl and Jason bless Benjamin. Here is a fun picture of Nate holding Benjamin and one with Grandpa holding him, too. I love the picture of Nate. It took him a little while to warm up to Benjamin, but as you can see, he looks like he is enjoying his new nephew.

Benjamin James

We just returned from our quick trip to Sugar City/Rexburg to visit our newest grandson, Benjamin James Kimber. Just as all previous grandchild, Benjamin is adorable and good natured.

Goings on

Wow, I can't believe how long it has been since I last blogged. I did so much over the summer, I don't remember it all. It was a very fun summer, and in some ways I am sad to see it end.
Nate is back in school. Today was day #2. He has welding, English, Math, Seminary, and Physical Conditioning. He is very focused and plans on doing very well this year. The promise of a '66 Mustang at the end of the year has helped a lot.
Dad (Roy) returns home Wed. night. He has a very long list of things that need to get done and as this might be his last trip home before winter, it is vital that he gets most of them done.
We are anxiously awaiting grandchild #5's arrival. Cheryl has been on bed rest for the since Friday. She is ready for Benjamin's safe arrival. It should be this weekend.
I am trying to get the yard ready for winter. It has been very dry this year, but I have the yard looking pretty good.
Let me recap our fun summer for you.
Nate flew to MD on June 15. I left for ID as soon as he was on the plane. I took Copper up to Carma's and spent a fun weekend with Cheryl, Carma, and my Dad. We took in an air show in Rexburg and later went to Grand Teton for a picnic. It was a great time.
I flew to MD on June 19 where we took in an Orioles game, Jimmy Buffet Concert, a trip to Philadelphia on July 1-2, Washington DC on the Fourth of July, numerous trips to York for basketball and church, and some nice eats. Nate and I returned on July 10.
Shelle came up for a weekend of fun, while we were home and we went hiking in the Uintas. She brought her cute little pup with her. We had a great time.
Nate and I returned to MD on July 25 with the main purpose being the Baseball Hall of Fame Inductions. We spent July27-29 in Cooperstown with Carolyn and Stew. It was an amazing sight. 75,000 baseball fans, most of them Cal Ripken fans.
I returned on July 31 and prepared to spend a week with Cheryl.
I got up to Carma's on Aug. 5 and spent the 6th-10 with Cheryl. We did baby stuff and just chilled out. I did squeeze a trip to Yellowstone on Friday. I had a wonderful time.
Nate returned home on the 13th. Shelle and I had a great time on Friday the 17 as I traveled to Orem for Dan Potter's wedding reception. That was a blast. The Potter's are now living in Provo. Hopefully we will be able to get together with them sometime when Dad is home.
Saturday Nate and I traveled to Sugar City, where we played with Carolyn, Michelle, and Cheryl. I had a great time with 4 of my 5 kids.
Yes, I has been a very fun summer.

Playing Baseball

Nathan and Dad enjoyed playing a little baseball in the evenings. My throwing arm isn't what it used to be, so I sat out most evenings. Here are a couple of baseball pictures from our trip to Mt. Vernon. We drove down the George Washington Parkway, which runs from No. Virginia to Mt. Vernon. There are several little parks along the way. We stopped and played a little catch and Dad and I went for a nice walk along the Potamac River.

More pictures

Here is a picture from Federal Hill in Baltimore. This was the first time I had been up there, but Dad, Carolyn, and Stew were there when The Forbes visited Dad in May. The Inner Harbor was very beautiful on this summer afternoon.

Fireworks

When it was time for the fireworks, we walked from our hotel to the Lincoln Memorial. We were sitting on the grass off to the left of the Memorial. The display was wonderful. It was even better than the fireworks we saw in Baltimore. Then we walked back to the hotel and had a great night sleep. We missed all the after firework traffic and Dad got to work on time the next day. (After dropping us off at his townhouse, Dad drove back to Downtown DC to have lunch with a client. Does any of this sense?)

Recap

I had better get back to keeping everyone updated on our trip back East. As far as I can tell all of us had a great time. Nate really enjoyed working with Dad. He has learned that money that you earn is more difficult to spend. He is definately more cautious on his purchases.
The guys went to York for 4 Saturdays to play basketball. They still have basketball after all these years. Nathan's arms are long enough so he can block some of the shots and make some steals. Dad says he still has a great jump shot.
Nate got to spend the night with Joe Abramson in Red Lion, too. The boys went to the movie, too.
We spent the 4th of July in Washington. We got a hotel room across the street from George Washington Univ. It was close enough that we could walk to the Mall. It was warm, but not too bad. A tornado warning was issued while we were back in the room cooling down, so we missed that excitement. After a nice rainstorm, the weather cleared and the fireworks went on as scheduled.

Parrotheads

Happy Fourth of July to everyone:
Just a quick update of our doings on the East Coast. Thursday was the "big" Jimmy Buffet Concert at the Nissan Pavilion in VA. Dad and I had a great time. We now own ONE JB Cd. We really did enjoy ourselves.
Saturday afternoon we headed for Philadelphia to spend Sunday being tourists. We took a bus tour around the city, took lots of pictures, and had an authetic Philly Cheese Steak.
For the Fourth of July, we will be watching the fireworks in DC. What better way to spend the 4th.
Enjoy your 4th and be safe. Love, Mom and Dad