Ali's walking

Ali walked on her 9 month birthday. So if my memory is correct - Tyson took his first step at Grandma King's house. Natalie's first step was at Grandma Debby's, and Ali's at Grandma Nadine's. Kinda crazy huh?

I sure love these kiddos and love sharing them with you guys. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoy sharing them. It's amazing what a child's laugh or smile can do to brighten my day. Unfortunatly, we've all got colds right now so we are just taking it easy for the next couple of days.
We had a really nice Thanksgiving at Papa Reed and Grandma Nadine's. I sure had it easy this year. We are really looking forward to Christmas. Time is sure flying by and I'm sure Christmas will be here in no time.
Santa told me to tell the kids that he is going to drop by the house on the 19th (Just before we head to Las Vegas) so he doesn't forget to put a couple of presents under the tree. This way the kids can have two Christmases-what's better than that. Boy- I have a hard time believing that I have a 5 year old, 3 year old, and now a nine month old.

I love dressing the girls the same. This should be the closest I get to having twins.

Halloween 2009

So, I love Halloween. The kids have so much fun showing off their costumes. Tyson and Natalie played rescue the Princess. I have to admit Natalie was the cutest Princess I've ever seen.

October Fest in the King's house

So, these aren't the best pictures I've taken but it seems to be all the time I have to take pictures is going out the window. Life is sure speeding up. The big day came when the kids got to go to the pumkin patch and take their hay ride. It was the first time Natalie rode a bus and she was pretty scared. Which is weird because this girl isn't afraid of anything. So, they sat Tyson next to her and she was just fine. So I am trying to teach Ali to sign a little bit. Right now she just throws her hands above her head and shows us how big she is.
This is all three kids playing together with no tears. I had to capture the moment.

She doesn't look too happy does she?

Kyle giving her birthday hugs.

She was so proud of the little pumpkin she picked out.

Grandma gave Natalie a phone for her birthday. This girl LOVES phones, the color pink, and purses. Oh boy - a look into the future.

Natalie got her first black eye at Preschool. She was hit in the face by a swing. As my Dad would say in a womenly voice "It was a run by swinging."

This is the puppy Cory and Heather gave Natalie and she still carries it around as her treasure.

September 2009

So, here is what's up with up lately. Preschool started last week. YEAH!!! a few hours a week with just Alivia and I. Natalie never wants to leave when I go to pick her up. I think the funniest thing is when she talks about craft time it sounds like crap time, so she will say she played craps today or she made crap today. It a whole lot funnier coming from a two year old trust me.

Here is the dress GG gave Alivia. She looks so cute in it.

Ali loves her Cheerios and potatoes.

She loves to watch the kids splash in the tub and can't wait to have her turn.

So, I just love this picture. Tyson takes such good care of Natalie at Preschool even though this girl can handle just about anything. I had one two year old come up to me at Preschool and tell me that my daughter is NOT shy. She is our social butterfly. I was teaching her that if she gets lost that she could find a Mother or Grandmother with children to help her out. Well, at the park she sits down next to a women and follow her around. Making conversation and asking if she could hold her hand. I asked Natalie why she was so interested in this women and she said, "Well, you said I can't talk to strangers unless she was a Grandma and she is. So I can be with her." Luckily this women didn't mind. Oh, Natalie and her sweet innocence.

Natalie got a new bike and princess helmet. $3 at a garage sale -oh yeah! We also took Tyson's training wheels off and the kids seem go grown up now.

What is cuter than baby legs? -okay maybe fat baby legs

We just love the beach. Natalie and Tyson had a great time jumping in the waves and finding the jelly fish so Daddy so no one would step on them.

Amy straightened Natalie's hair. She just wasn't our Natalie
with straight hair. It was sure crazy to see her like this.
She looked so grown up.

Ali is crawling all over now. She loves playing with the shoes.
Oh, boy I can already image her as a teenager.
She is eating veggies now. She loves fresh zucchini.

What a happy girl!!!

Ty and Natalie in Newport

She just got a new dress and looks like a doll.

Amy King came to see us and we had a blast.

This is Natalie showing us her muscles.

We took a trip to Portland and stopped to play at the park.

Smile for the camera!!!

Trip to Utah

Talk about a wonderful time in Utah. We started out visiting Jennifer and her cute family in Pocatelo. She made some wonderful homemade pizza and it was the first time we got to see her house that she has been in for a while now. Lilly and Natalie had their competitive moments when we were there, but for the most part were so fun to watch together. It was fun to see baby Dustin. How great is it to have cousins so close in age? We then stayed with Brigham (mission buddy) in Logan. We had a great time taking the family jet skiing. Tyson was afraid at first but eventually worked him way up to steering the jet ski and loving every minute of it. We were able to attend Stacie's baby's blessing on Sunday. We tried to get a picture with all the girls in matching dresses and everyone ended up in tears--even the mom's felt like crying because of the lack of cooperation. We also got to ride horses. I may have enjoyed that even more than the kids. We then headed to Aunt Kitty's house in Oakly. Cindy came up and spend time with us each night. She is so fun to be around. It was amazing to see some of my cousins I haven't seen in 15 years. It was crazy. Casie's baby Benna tripped me out a couple of times. She and Alivia looked so much a like I couldn't believe it. Let's see there was: Aunt Kitty, Uncle Mark, Uncle Mark's parents, Amy, Josh, Spencer, Josh's girlfriend, Casey's family, Aunt Carolee and Uncle Gordan, Erika's family, along with Nick's family. Uncle Brad and Aunt Lanette and their three youngest came. Oh and we finally figured out how my family and Uncle Mark's family are connected. Don't worry it's a ways back. We fished, went swimming, rode four wheelers and just enjoyed good company.