Oh Brother -

In his spare time Jax has been teaching Maggie to wear underwear on her head....awesome. She does it all the time now and just runs around the house trying to get a laugh. Jaxon, of course thinks he is hilarious. Thank you son for sharing the finer things in life with your sister! :)

I suppose that's what older brothers are for.

Special Memories Zoo

The kids and I went to a small zoo close to our home the other day. It is actually called the "Special Memories Zoo" for those of you who may be thinking my post title was ultra cheesy. Anyway, we had a great time! What this small zoo lacks in ambiance it certainly made up for in animal interaction. They have an awesome petting zoo - the kids got to be right next to the animals. Maggie especially was in HEAVEN!

More Special Memories

Playing in the PAINT

Here are some pics of the kids playing in the paints the other day. They both really enjoy art projects at the moment - I have no idea if that will stick or not. Perhaps they will reach a point in their lives when they will want nothing to do with painting because it is what their mother loves. As we all know when you are 13 anything that your mom likes is highly uncool, so I suppose it remains to be seen. Of course truly I am hoping they take after Tyler in most areas (you know athletic ability, math skills, organization, general temperament...just to name a few). It would be fun if a love for artwork passed down a generation though I suppose. Who knows....

For now I will enjoy creating masterpieces with them in the kitchen while they still want to hang out with me. :)

a work in progress

I have been working recently on putting together a new painting website. I am just in the beginning stages and still have LOTS of work to do before it is complete. Seeing as how I am such a computer genius it could take a while. If you would like to check it out I would love some feedback on the layout etc.

Check it out here if you would like!

By the way - Jennifer, I need you to write my bio for me. I know what info I need in it, but I can't begin to put the words together so they sound decent.

LaGOon mADdNEss

It has become a tradition in the King family to visit Lagoon (theme park in Utah, for those of you who may be unfamiliar) every summer. Ty's mom and dad take the whole crew - all of Tyler's siblings and their children, boyfriends etc.

This year all of the cousins sported matching outfits(which they loved)thanks to aunt Kim and Grandma Kathy.

Kathy made the girls matching pants and decorated shirts to match.

Kim found basketball T-Shirts for the boys that say

"Little Kings of the Court "

- how perfect is that!? Go Kim!

The kids had a wONdeRfUl time and keep asking when we are going to go back. They rode rides with cousins, ate slushies, and enjoyed the prizes that Ty won for them.

Tyler and I managed to ride a few rides ourselves which was fun. We relived a few ninth grade Lagoon day memories and had a good laugh.
Here are some pics of our day! Thanks Kings for the family fun.

Here's Ty with his loot. He always feels it is his duty as the dad to win the kids some prizes. Due to his mad skills we came home with the baseball helmet and the ginormous Miami Heat ball. Sweet Honey!Jaxon and Cody on the airplanes.
Cody's cute face.
Jax and Tate on another airplane ride.

The girls on the swings -in the back with the green shirts on.
Katie and Scott(her not yet fiance - but perhaps someday they could make it official!) :)She is going to love that I just wrote that .

They are cute though aren't they? Chad and Cami - I was proud of this one because she was actually waving to me.
Tired legs = some relief from dad
lIa sANdWich! I LOVE this picture! Lia had so much fun with Hilary's twins, they are the nicest girls! I'm so glad Lia got to spend the day with them.

Sara - Lia - Rachel
Lia with Chad's girls! (some more total sweethearts)Lia - Camden - Riley Matching Girls

Aunt kILey braves the Wild Mouse with the girls. Seriously guys how many times did we ride the Wild Mouse? It was the girls FAVORITE! Thanks to all the patient adults who rode it 8 million times!
Shad and Tanner after geting wet on the newest ride at the park. Tanner got sprayed in the face almost every time. I thought he might be upset by the end - but he loved it!

10 Years

Here are a few pictures from Tyler's 10 yr. high school reunion (yet again one of the events we attended while visiting our family in Utah). There was a picnic lunch at the park during the day and a dinner in the evening. The lunch was fun because everyone brought their families, and the dinner was nice because we got to chat with all sorts of people who we don't see very often. After the reunion we spent the rest of the night (til 1am) catching up with some of our dearest friends. Thanks so much for the fun evening - we love and miss you!

It was wonderful to see you all!