Mom T's B-day and Colbie Caillat

On Saturday February 27th was my mom's B-day.

A couple of months ago Tallene called me and asked if I would like to go to the Colbie Caillat concert and surprise mom for her birthday. So on Saturday Tallene, Eliza, Taylor, and I showed up at my mom's house around 4pm and told her she had 5 mins to get ready because we were taking her. Kimberly knew what was going on as well.

She just kept asking us where we were going and what we were doing, especially when we started down the highway.

The first place we stopped was at Sizzler in Pocatello where we had my mom's cousins Venus and Star meet us for dinner. Venus also brought another of their friends. She was very surprised and had a good time catching up with everyone.

At the end of dinner Venus and Star gave mom a card and Tallene gave her Colbie Caillat's new cd. We then started talking about how good she is, not knowing she was going to see her. She was even asked what she was doing for the rest of the evening and stated "maybe just go home and watch a movie."

When we were in the car driving she then started asking again, what we were doing because I drove into Pocatello and not home.

As we pulled up to the Stephens Performing Arts Center, Tallene told her to "bring in her cd in case we were able to meet her." She was totally shocked, it was great.

The concert was really good. The first act was one of Colbie Caillat's guitar players Justin Young. It was just him and a keyboard player. Very good.

Next was Colbie Caillat. We all loved it!

Check out a few pics from the concert. To see more check out my Facebook page.

December Items Missed

This is little out of order, but Eliza's birthday is in December and here are some pics from the party.


Opening gifts.



We gave her boots and skittles!






Tallene made her Tinkerbells house for her cake.



Just random, here is how I decorated the new window ledge in the bathroom.

New Years 2010

For New Year's Mike, Krystal, Dad H, RaeAnn, and I all decided to drive to Megan and Scott's house for New Year's Eve.

We arrived had a good dinner and played games on the Wii. We only made it until around 11pm and then called it a night, to tired.

The next day we had a relaxing day of just playing games, watching movies and eating way too much good food.

Mike and I headed home on the 1st (we were up until midnight this night).

Christopher and Mike

Krystal

Christmas 2009

This year for Christmas Mike and I decided to spend it with his side.

On Christmas Eve we went to Krystal's house for a potato bar dinner. We then played a Christmas version of the "Match Game." Krystal was the host and she gave the constants (Mom S and Auntie Marsha) part of a quote from a Christmas movie or item. Then everyone else came up with something and wrote it down. The contestant then said their response and had to try and match what we had written down. It took a little while to get going, but ended up being a lot of fun. To make it a little more interesting some of us answered as if we were another character and then made them guess who we were.

We then split into two groups where one decorated cookies and the other played the game "Settlers of Catan." Then we watched "Mikey's Christmas Carol" until Mom S, Auntie Marsha, Mike and I decided to go to the Christmas Eve service at church. It is always nice to go and hear and bells being rang in at midnight.

On Christmas Mike and I decided to stay home in the morning and just open presents. I also cooked crepes for breakfast.

At around 11pm we packed the car up and headed to Mike's Moms for presents, dinner and fun.

Christopher opening his gifts.

We played a new game Mom got called "Would you rather..." Here are some funny things we had to do:

Auntie holding her tongue for a round.




Mom holding a soon in her mouth for a round.

Scott "butt dancing" for 30 seconds.

Me (Michelle) humming and dancing for 30 seconds (no music).


Just a cute pic. Auntie with Christopher!




At around 7pm Krystal, Megan, Scott, Mike and I headed over to Dad H's to open presents with them.

Mike and I then headed home to rest before another busy day.

On Saturday Mike and I decided to go see the movie "Avatar" in 3-D. It was a great movie. The theater was sold out. This was the first time I have seen an actually movie in 3-D. I have been on the 3-D rides and seen some short films, but this was the first full length movie.The graphics and colors were great. If you haven't seen it I definitely recommend it.

After we got out of the movies I called my brother Kyle and him and his wife Stacy came over to the house for a while. It was nice to talk with them since we seem to have a hard time getting together.

Then we went to my parents house to exchange gifts with my parents and Tallene and Mac's family.

A busy, relaxing, fun weekend!

Thanksgiving 2009

This year we did Thanksgiving at our house, again, but this year is was with my side of the family (the Turnbows). My mom is getting new floors so it was just easier.

Mike and I did the Turkey, corn bread stuffing, potatoes, green bean casserole, and vegtables with homemade yummy ranch dip.Then everyone else brought the rest.

My mom and I made pies the night before together. I made 3 pumpkin, 2 chocolate cream, and 2 marionberry.

The day for the most part was relaxing and fun. We all ate too much.

When we were done eating Tallene, my mom, Kimberly and I all pilled in the car and went to Michael's Crafts for there sale. It was a lot busier then we expected.

We then returned home to eat pie (one of each kind) and play games.

Mike and I then went to bed way to late to get up and be at Walmart by 4:30am. I was able to get most of my shopping done on Saturday!

The Food!

And Family!

I got you Nathan.

Halloween 2009

Halloween this year turned out to be a little different. With Grandma Turnbow’s funereal on Friday I ended up not dressing up like usual for work.

On Friday, after the funereal, Tallene and I decided to take to her kids over to EITC for there community trunk or treat and carnival.

Then Mike and I headed over to draw prizes for the Haven House drawing that Mike was the representative for his work. (A non-profit event that he had been selling tickets for.)

We then met up with the rest of my family at my mom’s house to carve pumpkins. Check out our cool pumpkins.





On Saturday, Tallene and I took the kids trick-or-treating.

We stopped at my mom’s house to show of costumes and see Kimberly all dressed up.

Then it was back to my house for dinner and to watch Halloween movies.

It was great seeing and meeting everyone at the funereal. Everything was very nice.

Memories of Grandma Turnbow

Over the last couple of days I have thought a lot about my Grandma Turnbow and all the things we did together.

As a look back, to me, she was the “story book” Grandma. She was the one that whenever we went her house there was home-made cookies in the cookie jar, she loved to sew and garden, and it was where the family always gathered.

I remember when we sold our house on Crowley. We rented a house across from Grandma and Grandpa. I was not happy to move, but enjoyed being able to walk across the street and visit with them. When Tallene and I started school we made sure that we went and showed Grandma our new outfits before headed off to school.

Sundays were always a favorite day for us kids, because it meant that we were able to go visit Grandparents. Sometimes we would call up our cousins first, then convince our parents that we needed to go see Grandma and Grandpa. It usually worked, even if they knew what we were doing.

I have never sewed much but, Grandma taught me much of what I know. One Christmas Grandma gave Michelle Andrus (Clark) and me both the material to make our own doll blanket. She told us that we could each set up time to come over and she would help teach us how to sew the blanket. I still have my favorite doll wrapped up and put away safe in that blanket.

When I was in Young Women’s for one of my goals I decided to help Grandma with her flowers. That summer I shopped to help pick them out, planted them, and then would come over to help her weed them. Times spent with just her and me were always great.

Grandma and Grandpa always came to all of my band concerts throughout Jr. High and High School. To almost all of our Birthday parties and we had the pleasure of getting to see them and show of our Christmas presents. I enjoyed hearing everything about trips they went on and there experiences in life.

I will always remember the large parties at Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving, the 4th of July breakfast, and the Christmas party.

Here is the obituary that was in the paper, I think it was done very well.

Norene Turnbow, 75, of Ammon, died October 23, 2009 at her home. She was under the care of Hospice Alliance.

She was born May 25, 1934 in Park City, UT to Ira and Stella Mae Rees Tree. She moved to Coalville, UT, and graduated from North Summit High School in 1952.

She married Keith Clem Turnbow on August 14, 1952 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They have lived in Ammon for the past 40 years.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She was also a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.

Norene was a volunteer Pink Lady at the Idaho Falls Hospital for 20 years, as well as a volunteer at the Idaho Falls Surgical Center.

She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, giving readings, and traveling to visit children and grandchildren.

Mom always had a smile on her face and a kind word for everyone. She set an example of giving, service and faith for her family and friends.

Norene is survived by her husband Keith Turnbow of Ammon; daughter, Dana Andrus of Peoria, Arizona; son, Gordon Turnbow (Shelley) of Idaho Falls; daughter, Lorraine Glade (Bruce) of Minneapolis, MN; son, Wayne Turnbow (Marilyn) of Centennial, CO; son, Floyd Turnbow (Liz) of Teton, ID; daughter, Susan Howard (Bill) of Tooele, UT; son, Roger Turnbow (Frankie) of Hickory, NC; son, Brian Turnbow (Angela) of Salt Lake City, UT; daughter, Maria Webster (Ray) of Idaho Falls, ID; 29 grandchildren, and 41 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her son Paul Keith Turnbow.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2009, at the Ammon LDS 10th Ward Chapel 4375 E. Sunnyside Rd with Bishop David Hurst officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St. Idaho Falls, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place in the Ammon Cemetery, in Ammon, Idaho. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.coltrinmortuary.com

I was asked once to write down someone I looked up to, my response was my Grandma Turnbow. Even in the last few years of her life, when she was diagnosed with cancer, she never had a bad thing to say. She was strong, loving, and lived life to the fullest.

I will not soon forget the last time I spent with just Grandma and me. On October 13th Tallene and I met at Grandma’s house to dig up the bulbs that we had marked earlier in the year. By the time I arrived, Tallene who forgot what time I was off work, was already done and heading out. I got my flowers from her, went to find Grandpa, and then we headed in the house. I was able to visit with Grandma for about an hour before I had to leave. It was nice to just sit and talk about varies things that were happening.

Grandma Turnbow I Love You and will miss you, but know that I will see you again someday. So I will not say good-bye, just see you soon.

ShineDown and more Concert

On Thursday, September 24th, Krystal and I went to the ShineDown Concert.

In July it was announced that ShineDown would be coming to Blackfoot at the El Rey Event Center. I asked Krystal if she would be interested in going and left it at that. Then I surprised her and gave tickets for us to go on her birthday, Sept 9th.

Along with ShineDown was CAVO, Sick Puppies, and Adelitas Way.

We arrived at the show and both bought a ShineDown t-shirt. Then we went to find a place to stand. The El Rey is standing room only with the stage at one end and the rest open. We were only about 4 rows back and could see great.





The first band was Adelitas Way. I had heard on the radio show Hard Drive with Lou Brutus that they were touring with ShineDown, but nothing was announced so I was not expecting them. They were good and the lead singer Rick DeJesus was not bad to look at either! Their song on the radio is "Invincible" from the self titled album.











Adelitas Way Band members
Rick DeJesus - lead vocals
Chris Iorio - lead guitar
Keith Wallen - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Derek Johnston - bass guitar
Trevor "Tre" Stafford - drums, percussion


The second band was CAVO. Their song "Champagne" and "Let It Go" have been on the radio for a while. I bought the cd before we went and recommend it.














CAVO Band Members:
Chris Hobbs - guitar, backing vocals
Chad La Roy - drums
Brian Smith - bass, backing vocals
Casey Walker - lead vocals



The third band was Sick Puppies. I had heard a few songs before we went. They are a little harder band not my favorite, but still good. During this band some people behind us started really pushing. When I looked back they were just pushing everyone in a circle and it kept pushing us around so I was hard to enjoy the end of the show. After this Krystal and I decided it would better to get out and go farther back so we good enjoy the show.

Sick Puppies Band Members

Shimon Moore - lead vocals, guitar
Emma Anzai - bass, backing vocals
Mark Goodwin - drums

Then SHINEDOWN came on. Their show was awesome!! I had seen them once before at the fair, after that I bought their CD at the time. When their new CD came out I couldn't wait and was excited to see live songs from both. We were not disappointed. The whole show was high energy and I knew all the songs that were played.

Brent reminded me of Ozzy here.

Shinedown Band Members
Brent Smith – vocals (2001 - present)
Zach Myers - guitar (2005 - present)
Barry Kerch - drums (2001 - present)
Eric Bass - bass (2008 - present)

After the show Krystal and I were able to meet and take pics of the opening bands. Check out all my pics on my facebook page.