May

May has been a really busy, fun month for us! Here are some picture highlights!

We had our house painted! We picked a grey color from Sherwin Williams and we LOVE it! 

In this picture you can see the color that it used to be which was a beige color that we didn't like. The picture with the ladder in front of the wall (it looks purple but it's not!) was a big deal for us because this wall used to be DARK RED! We felt like the color sucked all the light out of the room and made you feel anxious so we are so glad it is gone! We love the new paint! It make it feel so much bigger and lighter!

Brandon got me Tulips for Mother's Day, One of my faves! 

For Mother's Day we decided to go camping! I have always wanted to go to Big Sur and camp there because it is supposed to be one of the best places in the whole state of CA to camp - we thought it was pretty amazing! Some of the highlights were the hiking, the scenery, and when we saw whales!! It was awesome to get to spend time together! The only bummer part was that we ended up having to leave a night early because Turner's arm got hurt and we were worried that we needed to take him to the hospital. One cool thing that happened was that when we were packing up to go home I felt prompted to take our shower coins to a lady in the camping spot across from us. She was surprised to hear we were leaving and when I told her why she said "Let me check him out, I am a Nurse!" She looked him over and said that she didn't feel any breaks or anything and that she thought he would be okay but that it is probably good to go to a doctor just in case his arm was pulled out of socket. The closest one was 2.5 hours away so we decided to drive there and see how he was doing and then continue on if he was okay and take him to the doctor in the morning. He ended up falling asleep and sleeping the whole way home. Brandon was able to give him a blessing, and when we got up the next morning he was using it just fine so we didn't even have to take him into the doctor. Thank goodness for the priesthood and father's blessings.

Turner liked the hiking - he went right to sleep!

Us in a HUGE Red Wood Tree

A blurry picture of us in front of Phieffer Falls - It was gorgeous!

A bridge at the campground that was so beautiful

Turner and Mom looking at the river down below!

This is called McWay Falls - if you look close you can see the waterfall that falls down onto the beach. You can't go down to the beach but there is a trail that goes alongside it so that you can see it. 

Some of the beautiful scenery we saw along the way.

We stopped at a old library that had these huge sheets of redwood laying out to dry. When we asked about them they told us that in CA you cannot cut down a redwood tree but if one falls you can cut it up and use it. So they had one on the property that fell down and so they had it cut into sheets so that they could auction off the sheets and make money to support the library. It was pretty neat to see! 

Turner loved riding in the car because he had his new front facing car seat! He got to see all the pretty scenery along the way and Mom and Dad were able to play with him and entertain him a little more easily. He did great! 

On the drive there was a beach that all the seals come and sun bathe on. It was kind of stinky and windy but it was cool to see. There were hundred of them laying all down the beach. 

While we were waiting in line to check in at the campground Turner got to get out of his car seat and sit with Dad in the driver's seat. He LOVED it and kept pulling the lever that makes the water spray on the windshield. He thought that was pretty darn cool and would laugh each time. 

Sometimes we had to put Turner in the back of the truck while we were setting up camp or getting things out and he loved it. There was a lot of poison oak around the camp site so we had to watch him very closely and that made it a little hard but it was still a lot of fun. He loved being outside all day!

On our 2nd hike up to Look Out Point- Turner still asleep!

Setting up the Tent!

Beautiful Scenery on the drive so we got out to take some pictures! 

We took a guided path around some of the Redwoods. They had cool walking paths and information boards all around the campground. 

Helping Dad build a fire!

Roasting some weenies for Dinner!

We got up early and were going to go to a local place for breakfast but none of them opened until 8 or 9 and we woke up at 5 so went back to camp had breakfast and then took a drive to go see a famous Bridge. Turner was out about 5 min into the drive. He was SO SO tired - it was a long night in the tent for all of us because Turner didn't want to sleep on his own - and isn't used to sleeping with us and he moved all night and fussed all night. 

One of the most famous bridges in CA. It was pretty cool! 

Here is the actual bridge!

Silly faces while hiking!

Here is the campground where we stayed! It was awesome. Next time we will find a site that doesn't have as much poison oak. 

This is another cool bridge that you go over on the way to and from Big Sur. It was really pretty and a lot of fun to drive over. 

The next weekend we went to Yucaipa to celebrate our best friend Rachel's birthday. On the way we stopped in to say HI to Turner's biological grandmother Jackie! We all loved it and Turner got lots of Grandma love!

Memorial weekend was a lot of fun. My brother Montana and his family came out from AZ to spend the weekend with me and my sister Christian's family. We played a lot (which I should have got more pictures of!) We went to the park and played games and had lunch, we went swimming, we played card games, and ate a lot of delicious food. Brandon had a great time but I think the highlight for him was probably when he got his new phone!

On Monday after all the festivities were over and everyone went home we went and had our pictures taken by a friend of ours who is a photographer. She did a great job! This is one of my favorites!