Two of a kind...in that they both have curly hair they hate having brushed & get into everything!

Turner's got a great "fan base" already!

We have this EXTREMELY enthusiastic, musically-gifted friend Christophe Jackson who introduced us to this group called the Birmingham Boys Choir as we were talking to him about Turner's love of singing and trying to find out a way to encourage him to develop it as one of his many gifts. Turner sings in the bathroom, sings while eating, while jumping on the trampoline, playing...he just likes to sing. He also likes playing the piano for which he has been taking lessons over the past year and half, but is currently on a short hiatus. So as we talked about the BBC, we thought it may be something Turner would enjoy and told him about it. He decided it was something he wanted to look into so we made an appointment for him to meet the director and audition. This took place over the Christmas holiday and we found out this week that he was accepted! He will be joining the choir this summer! We are really proud of him for taking the first step towards making this happen and hope that it turns out to be a life-changing experience for him. The choir does lots of cool things from local concerts to tours in places as far away as Japan! As for the picture above, upon finding out that he was accepted, we posted it on Facebook and got an overwhelming response. For that we are thankful! It's really great to know there are so many folks willing to offer words of support and encouragement, helping Turner see what a truly great opportunity he has before him. Thanks!

Surprise kids...we're @ Disney World, not Cousin Eddie's!

So we did manage to surprise the boys' and Lanie (well, she's not too sure of anything) with a few days at Disney. We are actually in-line for Space Mountain as I write this. The boys thought we were just taking a road trip with Nanny and Papa to somewhere in Florida to see some "distant cousins or something." They did see the signs as we got near (you would have to be blind or illiterate NOT to know you were near this place with all the insane signage everywhere) but never did they even ask if we were going to Disney. And the I made the comment "Oops, I made a wrong turn" (which is very unlikely when I drive!) they looked up from their iPods just in time to see us pass under the 'Welcome the Disney World' arch! "Really? We are going to Disney? Woooooohoooooo!!!!!"

Well, we found our hotel and got settled. It's a great resort w/heated pools, a water slide, lazy river, mini-golf and much more. Today, Thanksgiving, we are thankfully visiting the Magic Kingdom. It's gonna be a great day! The boys are excited, Lanie doesn't really know what to think and the grown-ups (me, Meghan, Nanny & Papa) are all smiles. The only character we've seen thus far was Pinochio and Lanie wasn't too keen on getting very close. Now, we are almost to the front of the line. Hopefully Turner won't cry this time...last time he was just 4 and didn't really dig Space Mountain. Godspeed!