President Turk x's Four

We took the family into the office to bare testimonies

to the new Elders and their Trainers.

They were in for their one month check up already.

Tillman wants to be right next to his Papa T

at all times.

 Tillman will definitely be a President of something someday.

Parker is the third President Turk

Kat and Myles were checking out the missionary board.

It is an amazing feat to move all these missionaries

and get them in the right place at the right time.

  

Here is another President Turk

The babies are always surrounded by the missionaries

Each of the family bore a sweet testimony to our missionaries

Kat talked about by small and simple things

 great things come to pass.

Myles spoke about practices on his mission 

that helped him to be successful...

the power of planning and having back up plans...

working with the members...

and being obedient to even the small things

Hali was grateful for the opportunity to come and bring

her children to be around the missionary spirit.

There is definitely something very tangible when you are with them

Parker spoke on Charity...

He had them read Moroni 7:48 with him.

To be more like Christ, we have to develop charity... Christ like Love

and there is no better place to begin to learn this

than on the mission.

T-man found Mama T's huacos.  Tillman is going to make one

of his own tomorrow.

Oh Happy Day....

Our daughter-in-law, Hali is a soccer player.

She loves it and she is really good.

When she was here a year and a half ago

she couldn't play soccer with the missionaries

because she was expecting Penny.

So this visit she was very excited to be able to play.

And...

She was awesome.

 I think she shocked a few of the 

soccer playing latinos.

They were not expecting this fireball.

Parker was on Hali's team and had to try

to keep up with her.

Kat, my niece also kept up with the boys.

even though her jersey fit more like a dress.

Myles is competitive at everything he does.

He was on the winning team.

Myles would play soccer every day... all day if he could.

We also played some frisbee dodgeball.

Thanks to the East Zone for the games.

The sad part is that I didn't get pictures of the four teams

that were playing.

I had the grandchildren and we were at the playground.

President Turk was our photographer

and he forgot to take pictures of the Zone.

We went to the botanical gardens with the children

to feed the peacocks and turtles and exotic birds.

The children have been so amazing.

They have such easy dispositions.

I think that I will just keep them here with me.

Kat and Myles have good dispositions too.

Kat and Myles and Parker and Hali

are going to be doing

some guest blogging.

I hope there is time... Kat and Myles 

leave tonight for Machu Picchu.

Beach Volley and Huaca del Sol y la Luna

 We started a fun preparation day with the family and two zones

of missionaries at the Beach for some volleyball.

If you hold a cute baby the Hermanas will come running.

And President loves to hold his Penny Girl.

And kiss her til she cries.

We have to get a lot of kisses in this week

to last us another year.

Parker and Hali were the coaches to the Laureles team.

Laureles Zone came to play.

Kat and Myles were coaching the Palermo Zone...

The games were close and went back and forth.

It was a big deal because there were shirts involved.

But in the end...

Palermo Zone won the prize.

Kat and Myles pulled out the victory.

And it was sweet to see the Zone Leaders so gracious about the win.

They all  look good in white... no?

Congrats Palermo!

Tillman was still wearing his missionary tag

and hanging out with Papa T.

Tillman really feels like one of the big missionaries.

He wouldn't leave their sides.

He was a part of every huddle and every game.

Papa brought him a crab.

He Didn't really like that too much.

Second half of the day was at the Huaca ruins with the 

Central Zone.

Myles, Kat, Parker, Hali, Tillman and the President 

had a great time with Central Zone.

It is always an interesting tour at the Huacas.

I was able to stay home and play with my sweet grand daughter Penny.

It really was one of the best afternoons ever!

Trujillo... with Family

Kat and Myles are already hard core Peruvian.

They look great in their chuyos.

After our church meetings today...

We went home, ate a great lunch made by President Turk

and then the babies and some of the bigger babies 

took a little nap.

When they all woke up we went to walk around the 

Plaza de Armas and Avenida Pizarro.

No matter where we go,
Tillman has to wear his missionary name tag

like his Mama T and Papa T.

It says President Turk on his tag 

so we call him the President of the Nursery.

I could take photos all day long of this...

people touching the baby.

You can see that Tillman does not like this.

That is why he stays up on top of his dad's shoulders.

This beautiful baby is not only pretty,

she has the sweetest disposition ever.

Oh, I am so thankful that I could be with her for this 

short time at this fun stage in her life.

It's my favorite.

Whoa... Like father, like son.

This photo is taken in the Plaza de Armas where 

we have our Christmas Program.

If you look carefully at the tall statue, you will see that 

after they designed it, it was taller than the 

Christ statue on the Catholic Church

so they made the sculptor shorten it by making the legs smaller.

The statue has a big torso... with tiny legs.

The Christ statue is on the yellow church

in between the clock tower and the bell tower.

We went by the Temple grounds which is still a big dirt field.

Nothing has started yet.

We love to go next door and walk around

on the beautiful cemetery grounds.

They really keep it up nice.

When I need a little Sacred Grove

I come here.  

We have had a glorious day...

Tomorrow we are with some of our missionaries.

Kat and Myles Turk

Saturday morning we went to the beach with Parker and Hali and the Turkitos.

We were waiting for Papa T who was in Chimbote

 with 140 young men and woman

in a mission prep seminar.

We built some sandcastles, walked out on the pier... and absolutely loved the

perfect weather.... 75 with a nice breeze... ALWAYS.

It makes me and my Arizona children happy.

Then in the afternoon something big was happening at the airport.

Kat and Myles, mis sobrinos, were arriving.

And the cameras and newscasters were there to document it.

The excitement was building... 

And we were all waiting patiently

even Tillman.

And then the last two people off the plane...

YES it was our Kat and Myles 

We all squealed!  

But the cameras were gone... They were actually there following 

"Vilma Palma and the Vampires"

A musical group from Argentina 

that were on the same flight with Kat and Myles.

We decided to take our company right into the heart of the city

when they arrived.  It's not really the heart it is the bowels...
We all went to visit the Mayorista.

It is a maze of small stores all connected under the same roof.

You can buy anything in this place.
It is definetly where the locals go. 

And Kat was extremely excited to find the ginormous pigs feet

that she was looking for.

And we found Myles, the Carnivore down in the meat market.

When we take our blonde grand babies into the mayorista

everyone loves to touch their hair or their hands.

Parker turns into a Papa Bear... 

protecting his young from the curious onlookers.
It's a crack up.

And Papa T and Mama T... are happier than pigs in mud!