Yesterday was Turner's Gotcha Day! I can't believe it's already been a year ago that we stood up in front of a judge and made it official that Turner was a Satterfield! What a special day we never want to forget! So to celebrate this special occasion, we took off to Arbuckle Wilderness for a day at the safari! Turner could have been in our back yard and had just as much fun...we were a little disappointed as the animals were a little aggressive as they wanted to be fed, and the living conditions were a bit depressing...and it was super duper expensive! So it doesn't get our 2 thumbs up, but it was still fun to get away and do something different!
Gotcha Day 2010
We vowed to make Turner's Gotcha Day a celebration each year, not only that he is officially a Satterfield, but a celebration of his birthmother as well! She is the reason we get to celebrate! John fixed yummy lamb with caramelized brussel sprouts and peppers, and Turner picked fish sticks, grapes, blackberries and milk! Then after dinner we had cake..notice, it's yellow cake with chocolate frosting...John's favorite!Turner got a few small gifts to celebrate his special day...a sprinkler, a dog, and crayons for the bath tub with a tug boat! He loved them all!
Papa and Turner enjoying his Gotcha Day! I am one blessed lady to have these two boys in my life!
Here are some of the animals we saw at Arbuckle-The baby donkey was the highlight of the safari trip!
The zebra's were the least aggressive animals!
and camels...
these bad boys were scary!!! I couldn't get my windows rolled up fast enough!
Arriving at Arbuckle Wilderness....Turner's favorite part was getting out of his car seat and riding up front with mommy & daddy!
I was out of town most of last week so on Sunday we headed to the zoo for some fun family time!! I caved in and got Turner an elephant!
Man this Oklahoma weather has been in full force already this spring. Here are some pictures I took less than 3 miles from our house! Scary....the night this happened John was on his way back from Dallas. Me, Turner and Lexus were in the storm shelter. Mercy had to stay in the closet as I could only hold 2 babies in my arms!
On the adoption front, everything is going very well. We saw "M" last Thursday at another doctors appointment! The dr. is watching her blood pressure as it's borderline high. She looks great but is starting to have quite a bit of back pain and sleepless nights. We have another appointment next Friday and we'll get to see our little guy again since they will do an ultra-sound. He is still scheduled to be born early July! We are getting so excited! This week Turner started sleeping in his big boy bed...and so far so good...we do his nightly routine: reading 3 books, prayers and then a few songs...once he gets relaxed and almost asleep I sneak out! He's actually sleeping better in his big boy bed than in his crib! Let's just hope he keeps it up! If anyone has any "helpful hints" on transitioning to a big boy bed, I'd love to hear your secrets!
The zebra's were the least aggressive animals!
and camels...
these bad boys were scary!!! I couldn't get my windows rolled up fast enough!
Arriving at Arbuckle Wilderness....Turner's favorite part was getting out of his car seat and riding up front with mommy & daddy!
I was out of town most of last week so on Sunday we headed to the zoo for some fun family time!! I caved in and got Turner an elephant!
Man this Oklahoma weather has been in full force already this spring. Here are some pictures I took less than 3 miles from our house! Scary....the night this happened John was on his way back from Dallas. Me, Turner and Lexus were in the storm shelter. Mercy had to stay in the closet as I could only hold 2 babies in my arms!
On the adoption front, everything is going very well. We saw "M" last Thursday at another doctors appointment! The dr. is watching her blood pressure as it's borderline high. She looks great but is starting to have quite a bit of back pain and sleepless nights. We have another appointment next Friday and we'll get to see our little guy again since they will do an ultra-sound. He is still scheduled to be born early July! We are getting so excited! This week Turner started sleeping in his big boy bed...and so far so good...we do his nightly routine: reading 3 books, prayers and then a few songs...once he gets relaxed and almost asleep I sneak out! He's actually sleeping better in his big boy bed than in his crib! Let's just hope he keeps it up! If anyone has any "helpful hints" on transitioning to a big boy bed, I'd love to hear your secrets!
5 comments:
Happy Gotcha Day!!! So wonderful!
Happy Gotcha Day sweet Turner!! We can't wait to hear about your adventures as a big brother!!!
That's SO disappointing about Arbuckle Wilderness. I remember going as a kid and wondered if it was still nice....oh well!
So glad you guys had a good Gotcha Day! What fun!
Love to hear the updated on baby boy #2! So glad that you got to go to the doctor...such a wonderful treat. Praying for you all and for M! So proud of Turner and his big boy bed!!! We haven't even started with sis. Perhaps we should now!
What a great idea. And I love love love reading your blog! You have such a wonderful spirit and it is so obvious that the Lord radiates through your family!
Happy Gotcha Day Turner! Can't wait to meet your little brother!! That time will be here before we know it! :-) On the bed thing, we fretted over that transition with both girls but once we just put them there it was no big deal at all. Emmerson did not even get out of her bed for at least a year...it's like she didn't even realize that was an option. We put rails on her bed. With Evynn, we didn't do rails...just laid pillows next to the bed at first...that child was in and out constantly from day one. It's funny how different they can be. :-) Good luck! Love you!
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