New-new, Italian Turk website

Mac.com recently tried switching its service to a new and "improved" website (mobile.me or something or the other).  Anyhow, if you have had trouble leaving comments on our new mac website then you probably need to link to our new-new mac website using the following link:

http://web.me.com/gabeturk

Just change "mac" in the previous link we had to "me" and you will be good to go.

Enjoy...

                               Not any more, on monday Jonah and Ash started school for the year and Nat will follow next monday. so far Ash is enjoying 6th grade but would rather be in middle school then have to go to elementary one more year, and Jonah says he doesn't like 4th grade but that is just Jonah. We will try to post some pictures later.....

New Italian Turk website

Visit us at the following website to view some of our photo albums:

http://web.mac.com/gabeturk

Jesse

As you may have noticed we have a new blog listed under our blogging friends, it is our dog Jesse who we left back in the states with Grandma Ricks and Aunt Christine. We hope he is having fun with his dog friend Dakota and we miss him (especially Ashlin)

On the Road, Again...and, again...and, again...and, again...

We are now on the east coast and in sight of the Atlantic Ocean after nearly a month on the road and 4000 miles traveled following our departure from the environs of the Pacific Ocean.  We have seen a lot of the United States from the windows of our car.  Here are some photos to document where we have been and what we have been up to.

 

Slurpee-time somewhere in Kansas

Some happy times in the car

Liberty, Missouri

Nauvoo, Illinois Temple

Browning Gun Shop in Nauvoo, Illinois

Carthage Jail

-Carthage, Illinois-

Ohio Amish Country

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

-Gettysburg National Military Park-

from Washington to Washington

-Washington Monument-

Taking a break from the hot, D.C. weather

-Smithsonian Sculpture Gardens-

Twilight at the end of a long day

-WW II Memorial-

Natalie

Natalie is a pistol of a five-year old but also one of the sweetest and most agreeable kids you will ever meet.  Here are some recent questions she has posed:

• What comes after outer space?
• What makes the machines that makes the machines?
• Is the Milky Way made out of milk?
• and, finally, after some 9 hours into the 15 hour drive to Grandma's house she asks, "Is there a shortcut?"

She certainly keeps us entertained.  Out of all four kids she was the most excited to move to Italy because that is where she is going to, in her own words, "Attend kindergarten."  She was counting down the days until we left Whidbey Island because she was ready to get the trip underway.

Sadly, we have left Whidbey Island and will soon become the Italy Turks on our blog.  It was difficult to leave our beloved island where we have our home and so many good friends.  We look forward, however, to many wonderful experiences in Europe and the chance to make many new friends and acquaintances as we have following past moves.

We will be staying in Utah until mid-June where we will visit and stay with family.  We will then depart on our 'drive across America' with visits to Denver, Independence, Nauvoo, Washington, D.C. and points in between.  Our flight for Italy departs from Norfolk, Virginia on July 2nd.

We send our best to all those we are leaving behind and publish this open invitation to our family and friends to visit us often in Naples.

Hawai'i

Gabe and Becky recently spent some relaxing time on the windward side of Ohau before the 'big move'. We had a really great time and will remember our time together with fondness. Mom T and Carla volunteered to watch the kids for us. Lucy did remarkably well for her first multi-hour and multi-day separation from her mom. Mom, on the other hand, started to miss all of her kids by the end of the vacation so we headed for home and the rat race that awaited us. We are in the middle of shipping our things and are preparing for the big drive to the east coast via Utah and points beyond. We have absolutely enjoyed our time here and look forward to hopefully one day returning to live in the beautiful northwest once again.

Punchbowl National Cemetery

Our Hawaiian Sunrise

Goodbye Whidbey Island

Penn Cove on the beach in front of our property

Ashlin's Spring Piano recital

She played a duet and a solo this year and absolutely shined. Her diligent practice sure payed off.

Mariners vs. Red Sox

Jonah vowed he would root for the Sox (his friend is a Red Sox fan) but was cheering for the underdog Mariners in the first inning. He wouldn't wear his home team hat, however, and is wearing Uncle Andrew's cap.