World Cup 2030

The question as a parent is often, what will my child do or become? So how about World Cup Soccer 2030. Just one of the many possibilities.

New Kids Music

Patrick enjoys a new generation of kids music. Watch the following and dance along with the tunes.

Dance Time with Patrick from Jim Turner on Vimeo.

Train ride to oceanside

While Vivian went to a conference at church Patrick and I headed down to Oceanside (30 min) on his first train ride! He loves the beach and loves Amtrak hence it was a great start to the weekend. Enjoy the video

Train Ride! from Jim Turner on Vimeo.

Beach Fun

Hey, Let's go to the beach. Edisto South Carolina and boy did we have fun. Patrick is a beach bum in the best sense.

South Carolina Vacation

The cousins had a wonderful time in South Carolina on vacation. Abigail, Patrick, Grady, James and Luke from left to right. This is why we do vacations with the family!

OC 1/2 Marathon

It was an early morning for Patrick today. We got him out of bed at 5:15am. which is 1.5 hrs earlier than normal. But through the entire process he was his normal, happy self. I have done multiple 1/2 marathons before but none with a double jogging stroller and a 25 lb child. But thanks to training and a wonderful baby jogger stroller the event was a success. Vivian gets a major assist in the event being mom, taxi driver and photographer. It was a sea of people but many people were amazed to see a stroller in the event. I finished the event (with Patrick's help, of course) in 2:16 which is only 4 minutes slower than the last 1/2 marathon I did sans Patrick. It is a complete joy to have a 19-month old that loves being outdoors and doing runs with me. At the beginning of the morning he was excited to see thousands of people, then he loved going through the back bay and watching the planes come through their flight path. He even thought the mile 10 diaper change was funny since I did it in the jogger.

All in all a very successful event. Enjoy the video slide show from you tube.

You Tube Video Slide Show

Happy Easter 2010

Happy Easter Sunday. A wonderful day to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and hang out with our little family. The pictures are from the Bren center at UCI where Compass Church held its Easter services.