King's Corner

Dresser project

2011-10-01T13:36:00.000-07:00

This was my latest project. This really sturdy dresser Grandma King found real cheap because of a burn spot on it. So I transformed it into a more manly dresser for Tyson. Great find Grandma!!!

2011-08-07T19:58:00.000-07:00

Pretty cute kids huh?

Life is SO good right. Our family is complete and we are enjoying our journey together. Tyson is looking forward to starting tackle football tomorrow. I'm still not sure how I feel about it being tackle football so we will see what happens. Ty is also looking forward to first grade. He will love it I'm sure.

Natalie and Alivia will be in preschool together. That will be so nice for Taylor and I to have some alone time and for me to run errands with just one kid.

This summer has been crazy. We've spent lots of time with cousins and playing at the pool. Taylor is rolling over and loving eating new foods. She is so easy and such a good baby. She sleeps through the night and doesn't cry much.

Alivia is finally talking and is now a big girl. She still has her own language but at least I can make out most of what she says. She is my child who cuts her own hair, wants to dress herself, draws on the walls, and hates her seat belt. So she has been my challenge this summer, but she is also the one who can melt your heart when she says, "I wub you." So go figure.

2010-12-23T07:31:00.000-08:00

I just LOVE these pictures. Alivia wasn't real sure about Santa, but Ty and Natalie sure enjoyed Papa Reed being Santa. They made it clear that they weren't fooled for a minute. Now they enjoy the fact that Papa Reed helps Santa out when he is too busy to be at the ward party and he can fill in for him. In the words of Tyson, HOW AWESOME IS THAT!

November 2010

2010-11-20T19:37:00.001-08:00

Where is Ali????

Peek-a-boo!!!

Okay so here is my project that took over a week to complete.

The before and after pictures.

Ahh birthday times. I love it. We had super saturday the morning of Tyson's birthday and we made cupcakes, so here you go Ty. Happy birthday.

Alivia loves to sing, which is kinda weird considering she doesn't talk but her she is belting "My Girl" out for the world to hear.

This is just a cool picture. Tyson was Iron Man for Halloween, for his birthday, and all the days in between.

2010-11-03T14:50:00.000-07:00

You probably probably can't tell but we are holding up the number seven on our seven year anniversary in Cabo behind a waterfall.

Elisa and Jeremy this is for you. Remember the good ol' days.

Eric's next purchase...okay maybe not.

Dinner cruise

Spa day...my favorite kind of days.

We released the baby turtles that hatched that morning. Eric got two turtles and one of his was the lonely one that had a bum leg and may not make it in the "Big Blue." It was so much fun to name our turtles and help them make it to sea. They were so cute.

She put on three swimsuits cause she just couldn't decide which one to wear. Grandma helped with this. She also thought it wasn't fair for Mommy to take her goldfish on the airplane so she made sure to take them back.

Tyson building his famous lego robots.

Doesn't she make a great Princess?

Thanks again Mom and Dad for watching the kiddos. Love ya

2010-09-28T14:04:00.000-07:00

So, there are so many other things I should be doing right now but oh well. I am enjoying the few moments of quiet I have right now. So I just love these pictures. I love the one of Tyson's first love that he danced with for hours during Cindy's reception. Oh what a little man he is.

So Tyson is LOVING Kindergarten. He has a couple of really good friends he's made already. He is excited for homework. I'm not bursting that bubble for him that will come naturally.

Natalie is looking forward to her birthday on Monday. She is having a Care Bear party. We'll have a pinata, games to play, and lots cake to eat. She can hardly wait to have a day all about her. I think she needs this.

Alivia is busy not talking, not jabbering, and not verbalizing anything she wants. She will run across the room and tap your arm to make sure you are paying attention to her. She will talk when she decides to. So far she doesn't have to talk because we all do it for her. Oh well, she seems more like a baby this way and I kinda like that.

As for me and the little King in the belly- we are HUGE and barefoot all the time. Just the way it is suppose to be. Hopefully I can keep thinking that positively about being large with child. I do like the second trimester the most. I am trying to enjoy things as much as possible.

So that is our update. Bye for now.

Natalie's dress up day

2010-06-10T11:24:00.000-07:00

We just love playing dress up around here, and Natalie makes a perfect princess. She says all you need to be a princess is a princess dress and a princess name. So there you have it. I think no little girl is complete with out a little sparkly pink tutu.

She's not very coordinated but she sure is cute.

Preschool Prom and Papas Pizza Time

2010-06-01T13:58:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I can love 3 little people so much. It's a good thing I like their Daddy too cause they are spitting images of him and I am so glad about that. It amazes me that their successes and failures are your success and failures. On Sunday Tyson gave a talk in Primary and I was actually nervous for him. I could feel my heart beating faster when it was his turn to talk. He did awesome though. He is such a good kid.

Cabo

2010-05-11T15:00:00.000-07:00

Oh we had a great time in Los Cabos. Good food, lots of sun, and I didn't hear any babies cry for 6 days. It was great!!! The resort we stayed at was called Dreams and the names sure fits.

We met a really fun couple over a mildly competitive game of beach volleyball. Its a small world-here we are out of the country and we meet a couple who grew up with Eric's cousin Chris in Washington. Crazy crazy.

We went 4-wheeling, just cause we could. We were out riding for about 3 hours is the sun and just had a great time on the sand.

Ah I am ready to go back right now. What a nice vacation. 93-94 degrees everyday we were there.

She's one

2010-03-11T15:30:00.000-08:00

So, this is way past due, but Alivia is 1 now. She's starting to talk a little bit. A few Mommmm and Dadddds here or there. We've caught her looking out the kitchen window and saying what I think is Papa while waving vigorously to the grass. She really likes seeing Papa Reed working outside working. But I should tell you that she waves to the inside of the refrigerator, the closets, and her toy box.

So, these are the baby rattle cakes I make for Ali's birthday. I think they turning out pretty cute. She didn't care to much about cake and had no idea that family was there to see, she just wanted to play. Oh well, I'll be the first to admit the party was for me.

So I took the kids to see the lambs. I think if we stayed just a little bit longer we could have seen a new mommy have her babies, but Natalie kept saying "It is just too stinky here" and Tyson wanted to ride on the tractor. So, off we went.

This is just a cute picture I wanted to show off...so there we go...now you've seen just how cute she can be.

Ali's walking

2009-11-29T17:31:00.000-08:00

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

2009-10-28T17:45:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-12T09:12:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-24T12:44:00.000-07:00

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

2009-08-19T18:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-23T09:35:00.000-07:00

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.

Bend Trip

2009-07-08T12:54:00.001-07:00

We sure enjoyed visiting everyone in Bend this past weekend. We missed Mom and Dad though.

It's hard to believe they have been on their mission for one whole year now. I am just excited for the next six months to fly by. It was the first time Great Grandma Jones saw any of my kids so that made the trip extra special. We drove our new van and boy did that make the trip a lot nicer.

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2009-06-22T13:53:00.000-07:00

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Our little angels

2009-06-03T11:28:00.000-07:00

Natalie was enjoying her lunch with cousins after Bryson's blessing.

The best part about staying in a hotel is the elevator and Mom lets us jump on the beds. Only in a hotel would that ever happen. I had a minor heart attack when Eric and I were carting the kids down to the lobby and Tyson decides to jump into the elevator and take a ride without us. It was about 1 minute that seemed like a lifetime with us not knowing if he would get off onto another floor, but he didn't. There we a few people who got on the elevator and made sure he found his parents. Thank goodness for other parents.

Natalie loves he water. She loves being in a swimsuit even more.

Ali has found her toes and loves to do this.

Tyson had Prom at preschool. Luckily his tux still fits-sort of

He sure can tan easily---lucky kid

Swim Natalie swim

Alivia is now 10 pounds 11 ounces. Bryson (5 weeks younger) is passing her up quick. I guess she better eat some more. She is rolling over now and just loves to find her left foot while sucking on her right hand.

2009-05-02T10:11:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to the park where they got to play on a train. They just loved it. It is so fun to play with cousin Andrew and Brooke all the time. We sure enjoyed Brooke's birthday yesturday. Natalie tried to open all of Brooke's presents before she could get to them. It's got to be so hard to just watch someone open presents and not touch them all.

At Preschool Tyson was being asked what his favorite food, color, etc. was and then the teacher asked if anyone has anything else they want to share. Tyson says, "Yes, I want to share the gospel."

Tyson told me the other day that we are going to have a baby boy next. I asked why and he said, "Because, there is only one my and I can't take care of three sisters."

Natalie in the flowers

2009-04-23T19:06:00.000-07:00

Here is Natalie in our backyard enjoying the 80 degree weather we've been having. We just love being outside and are excited for the summer where we can play outside all day. We just picked up a trampeling for the kids and will put it together tomorrow.

We want to welcome Dustin into the family. He is a little 7 pounder who just didn't want to come into the world until he shared a birthday with Grandma GG. Congratulations to the Mitton family.

Easter Time

2009-04-17T16:10:00.000-07:00

Easter was fun with the kids. We missed the egg hunt but the kids got to see the fire dog, the Easter Bunny, and look in a police car. We had an Easter Egg hunt at our house but Tyson thought it was a joke because the Easter bunny didn't fill the eggs with any candy. The Easter bunny instead wrote a note to the kids saying they had to eat their dinner all gone before they could get any more candy.

This last week

2009-04-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

Natalie loves her new skirt.

We've had a busy few weeks. Ali was blessed last Sunday. It was wonderful. She and Natalie have worn the blessing dress that my Grandmother made for me for my blessing day. We were able to see lots of family that day and enjoy a nice dinner afterwards altogether. Grandparents who weren't able to make it were truely missed though.

Tyson had western day at Preschool so of course Natalie needed to be a coygirl.

We took the kids to Eugene yesturday to see Uncle Cory. We had a good time going to dinner and then back to his appartment to jump on the bed for two hours and play.

Ali wanted to say a little something:
Ali wants to give a shout-out to Aunt Cindy!!! Call me!
And to Aunt Kristi-I can't wait to see my cousin soon. We need to handout again.
To Aunt Jenn-hang in there. He is coming sooner than you can imagine.
Grandma King-I hope you feel better.
To Grandma Debby-ride an elephant for me and I will see you soon through the computer.
To Uncle Cory-I will see you Saturday with Heather-I can't wait.
To Uncle Kyle-you are playing video games right now. Can I play next? Probably not because I can't stay await for more than 5 minutes.
Jackson-keep that red hair aflaiming

---Oh from the mouth of babes

Ali at 2 weeks old

2009-03-17T14:29:00.000-07:00

Ali is weighing in at 7 pounds 11 ounces. She's a chunk. It's all in her face and belly though. I wish I could squeeze her tummy and make her arms and legs fatten up to look like little baby sausage links. She sure likes to eat which makes her a good sleeper.

Ali King

2009-03-07T19:35:00.000-08:00

Alivia Ashley is the newest member of the King clan. She was born February 26th at 1:34 AM. She was 19 inches long. She hardly ever cries and just as sweet as can be. Tyson and Natalie sure love being big brother and sister.

My Valentines

2009-02-14T09:47:00.000-08:00

Make a Smilebox postcard

2009-01-23T16:20:00.000-08:00

Tyson had super hero day at Preschool and decided to be Batman. They both decided that Natalie was the Joker which ment she chased Ty around the house screaming "Joker coming Joker coming."

We visited the Ronald McDonal House yesturday just before we picked up the Geroli's from the airport. We were able to show Tyson around and a little bit of what we went through right after his birth.

Tyson's new way of sleeping....One day he hadn't eaten much all day and decided to consume a days worth of calories just before bed. It made him so tired that before could get off his stool to head to bed he fell asleep.

This is also the best way to get my kids to eat yogurt. Give them a straw and let them share.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-02T14:06:00.000-08:00

The kids sure enjoyed Christmas this year. We were able to have Grandpa and Grandma E online while the kids opened their presents at home. Then we headed over to Grandpa and Grandma King's for the fasted present opening I've ever seen. The kids got the idea of opening presents at their homes so they were set to rip through every package possible once at Grandma's house. Tyson stayed up until 11:00 trying to listen for Santa Clause and Natalie was just excited that she put the cookies out and Santa was going to enjoy them. Once back home Natalie tucked her new puppy toy under her arm and fell right asleep. Tyson has decided that he has to bring every new toy with him whereever he goes. We have resorted to using bags and backpacks to carry them all. We them had Jennifer and Nathan for the rest of the Holiday. They were able to celebrate their 2nd anniversary together here. The kids sure loved having another little cousin around for awhile.

2008-12-22T10:26:00.000-08:00

I can't believe 2008 is almost over. The first part of the year went slow with morning sickness and Natalie never wanting to go to Nursery class, but time has just sped up lately. It has been so fun for Tyson to have Preschool and to have Andrew around. It was hard for them to get along at first but now they play really well together. I have loved each holiday this year with my kids. It is so fun to see them enjoy each season and holiday that goes with it. Halloween had to be my favorite with Natalie loving the idea of getting candy by just ringing a door bell. Tyson still loves his cartoons, but loves going to basketball with Dad even more. He comes home and just crashes after playing so hard. Tyson plays and sleep hard. Natalie is now potty trained and likes being a "big women" as she says. She thinks she one of the boys when Ty and Andrew are around, but loves putting on makeup and nail polish. She now loves Nursery and hates taking naps.

The kids are looking so forward to Christmas. Tyson and Natalie were arguing a bit yesterday and making me upset, but then Ty reminded me that Santa will leave coal in my stocking if I get mad and am not a good girl. So, I am trying hard to be better so Santa will visit me too.

The kids are looking forward to their new sister too. Natalie calls every baby Alivia now and loves the idea of being a big sister. When I ask Ty for a kiss he usually kisses my tummy and says, "I love you Alivia."

We hope you all have a wonder Christ filled Christmas!!!

Snow Day

2008-12-19T15:19:00.000-08:00

This is infront of our house. We woke up to a Winter Wonderland!!!

The kids were having a blast. I would have taken pictures of the kids, but it started snowing again and I didn't want to ruin my camera. Tyson was disappointed that Preschool was cancelled but got over it real quick when we let him play in the snow.

2008-11-20T20:51:00.000-08:00

Aunt Cindy made Natalie this tutu and she won't take it off. she just LOVES it. She is our little ballerina now. She likes to dance to Kyle playing the piano with Tyson yelling, "twirl Natalie twirl."

Tyson's 4th Birthday

2008-11-19T13:32:00.000-08:00

Tyson got to celebrate his birthday twice at Preschool seeing as they got his birthday wrong, which was fine with him. His teachers made him this birthday crown that he wore out in just two days.

We had his birthday party at the local bowling alley here. He invited four friends which worked out nicely. Most of the kids had no idea what they were doing and it was pretty enjoyable to watch them figure out the game of bowling. I made Tyson a Blues Clues cake which I thought turned out pretty good. The picture doesn't quite give it justice. Natalie was so funny. She wanted to bowl with the pink ball which was half her weight. Once we convinced her to use the 6 pounder she just loved carrying it to the lane and getting help from Daddy to roll it down the lane. It took two full hours to get 5 kids to bowl one game. They sure had a good time.

2008-11-04T14:59:00.000-08:00

Halloween was so fun. Natalie was SuperGirl and Tyson was a Fireman who "saves the day." Natalie out trick-or-treated Tyson. She was so funny to watch. She would run from house to house saying, "More treat more treat!"

Utah trip

2008-10-31T11:04:00.001-07:00

We were able to go to Utah this week and boy did we enjoy our time. Kristi was kind enough to watch the kiddos for us so we could have a nice getaway. We were only there Monday through Wednesday. We rented a car so we were able to pick up Jennifer and Lilly on our way to Stacie and Enzo's house. Jennifer came down Sunday and stayed the night at Cindy's apartment. We got to Stacie's house and we all ate lunch together and visited for a few hours. We then loaded everyone in the rental and hit Walmart where we rented a movie and picked up some pizzas for the night. Cindy was able to join us after work. We took the kids to the park and little Lilly showed us how hard she works at walking.

Tuesday morning we woke up with out anyone crying or asking for breakfast. It was sooo nice. We were able to make it to the Jordan River Temple where Grandpa and Grandma Morris were working. We were able to go to the 2:00 session with them. We then were blessed to see the newest member of the family. Jackson decided to sleep the whole time we were there, but we were sure glad we got to see him and his parents.

Then we headed down to Cindy's where Brigham (Eric's mission companion) met us to go out to dinner at Tucanos. After dinner we took a carriage ride through Memory Grove. After a visit with Grandpa and Grandma King we watched the new Joseph Smith movie and then headed home. What a wonderful visit.

2008-10-25T18:26:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Sariah's birthday today at Papa's Pizza. We sure had a good time. Natalie's favorite part was the tuptake as she calls it. It is so fun to see all these cousins so close in age playing together. We even got to see little Charlette (Cousin Philip and Cristy's 4 month old).