Party at KC

Ty had a fun work party the other day! It was over lunch and the whole family was invited. The"Kleenex Car" (as the kids call it) that Kimberly Clark sponsors was there and the kids had a chance to get a close look inside of it! They were pretty excited! They had some really cool pit crew demos too, which I for one thought were totally entertaining. I can't believe how fast they can change those tires!! I have a new found appreciation for the whole thing. Seeing as how most of what I know about racing comes from watching "Cars" with Jax eight million times - it was great to be enlightened a bit.

Rock Band

Every so often the kids decide we need to have a King Family Band performance. This generally includes Dad on guitar, Lia on vocals, Jax on drums (upside down bowls), Mom plunking on the piano - or the tambourine (oh yes..I have skills), and Maggie trying to steal Jaxon's drumsticks the entire time.
Venue? Our living room, no audience necessary!

I'm sure you thought we drew a crowd! :)

This particular evening Lia and Jax decided to dress up for the occasion! I think Jaxon put on all the church clothes he could find - fascinating.
Look how much fun he's having! So Cute!

Look at how intense these two are! Tyler gets so excited when Jaxon goes crazy on the bowls....I think I foresee a small drum set in his future! :)

sUMMeR cOncert fUN!

Every Thursday throughout the summer there is a concert in the park in downtown Neenah. We try to go as often as we can, it is so fun to sit outside and listen to music while we eat lunch. The park is fairly close to Ty's work too - so quite often he will join us (an added bonus!). The kids generally wear their swimsuits and play in a big water fountain that is next to the amphitheater. Unfortunately last Thursday when we went the fountain wasn't working, Lia and Jax were highly disappointed. We still had a great time though- The lady who was singing even invited the kids to join her on stage for a few numbers. Lia(never one for stage fright) jumped at the chance of course.

Here she is - all smiles on stage in her swimsuit and red boa!

Oooh...and now a pink boa

Just to give you an idea of the crowd! I'm so happy that she will stand up in front of this many people without batting an eyelash! She is such a gutsy little soul, I love that about her.
Dancin' Girls
Just wishing the fountain was on
So, after the lack of water at the park we stopped on our way home to get some Popsicles and a backyard swimming pool to cool down. Apparently we were not the only ones who had not yet geared up for summer. The swimming pool isle was almost bare - the only pool we could find was this dime size pink number. The great thing about kids is they didn't even care that much, they played and played and had a great time! Is Lia always flying through the air - or is it just me? It seems to be a theme with her..

sIlLy JAX!

Yummy Treats! Maggie, true to form, is a complete mess! Who is her mother?

To the Dads

Just wanted to let all of the amazing dads in our lives know how much we love and appreciate them! I have the sweetest husband, dad, and father in law anyone could ask for - here's a Father's Day shout out to these amazing guys!

The kids wanted to make a Father's Day project for their dad and Grandpas this year. They made a poster about all of the reasons they love each of them. I asked them "Why do you love your dad (or grandpa Jim, grandpa Steve)?". I was amazed at the lists they came up with - they had no problem telling me exactly what they thought was special about each of these amazing men!

Here's Lia and Jax hard at work on dad's poster.
ALL DONE! So proud of their masterpiece!

Happy Father's Day - We love you!

Tyler

Tyler's poster reads as follows:

We Have the Best Dad Because.......
He plays the guitar
He reads me a chapter book every night
He likes to play ball
He makes waffles or pancakes every Sunday
He plays with Maggie
He does the chicken dance
He plays with us outside
He goes to the store
He tucks me in at night
He goes to work so we can have food and toys
He drives the red car, which is kind of like Lightning (McQueen that is)
He does the laundry
He makes diapers and pull-ups at work
He plays playstation with us
He does the dishes
He plays guitar and I sing in the microphone downstairs
He rides bikes with us
He bought us a house
He makes shakes and orange julius
He makes Maggie bottles
He's nice to mom

Grandpa Steve

Grandpa Steve's poster reads as follows:

We love Grandpa Steve because...
He reads the Sesame Street book
He can fly airplanes
He likes to do puzzles with us
He has a fun playroom
We are going to sleep in the tent when he comes in July
He's a good dad to our mom
He makes us pancakes
He's good at golf
He plays air hockey with us
He makes Zippy Beef
He loves Grandma Lynn
We are going to see the big airplanes with him in July
He lets me help him with projects

Grandpa Jim

Grandpa Jim's poster reads as follows:

We love Grandpa Jim because....
He calls me buddy or pumpkin
We are going to Lagoon with him in August
He loves Grandma Kathy and us
He reads book to us
He a good banker
I like playing with cousins at his house
He takes us for rides in the wagon
He likes basketball
We are going to fireworks with him in July
He takes us out to dinner
He pushes us on the swings in his yard

Back to Blogging

So- it's been a while- but I am posting once again! Yeah! Things have been a bit crazy for the last few weeks. As many of you know we have just moved, not a new state or anything, just about fifteen minutes away from our previous location. We are out of the rental and into a real house again though, so that's a happy thing. We are now within walking distance of Tyler's work, our church, and Lia's elementary school. It's a great part of town and very convenient for us so we are excited. I have been asked to share a few house pics - so am including some I took the other day. The house is not quite put together yet, still lots of projects to do ! :)

Front

Back

Front Room

Girl's Room

Jax Room

Kitchen

So there you have it! We will post some more pics as we get things looking a little more together! Let me take a moment to give a shout out to everyone who helped us move, we appreciated all of you so VERY VERY much. Especially my dad who rerouted a business trip to come to Wisconsin and help for the weekend! We couldn't have done it without you!

Now here is a quick update on what everyone has been doing:

Lia
This past week was dance recital week for Lia! Lots of time spent running to rehearsals and performances. She did a great job - very cute in her sparkly green!

Flowers from dad after the show!

Here she is taking some time out for back yard fun with her friend Morgan. These pictures crack me up for some reason - look at that girl jump!
Jax
Jaxon has been such a patient guy with all the running around we have been doing. He is truly Lia's biggest fan and was totally excited to see her on the stage dancing. His is such a summer lover and prefers to be outdoors most of the day, we can hardly get him to eat dinner before he's racing out the door to get back at it! Here he is sporting some Dora sunglasses trying to look hard core! The poor man lives with to many women, what can I say?!:)

Jax got his water baseball tee for his birthday! It's kind of a cute toy I must say. The kids have a ball with it!
Backyard soccer with dad.
Maggie
Ahh...my Miss Maggie! She is as cute as they come, and such a pleasant little soul. That being said - she can also cause trouble with the best of them! She is really keeping me running at the moment - good thing Grandpa Steve helped baby proof the house while he was here! She still manages to get into everything it seems like - and thinks she is pretty funny when she does.
We were at a gas station the other day and I put her down for a moment while I was paying. Apparently it was enough time for her to start chewing on a package of rolos. She made it through about a third of the package (wrapper and all) by the time I noticed. Needless to say we purchased some rolos, and had a chocolate mess on our hands. Here she is her car seat afterwards - just laughing it up, thinking she was pretty tricky!

And here we have Mags after I gave in and gave her a cup of chocolate pudding. Probably not the best idea. Look at that sweet face though! What is a mom to do?
Mom and Dad -
Just trying to survive the move, and keep up with the kids!