Cami had her first day of preschool yesterday. She was a little scared and worried and she didn't want me to leave her there. I finally convinced her to let me go... a little bribe of ice cream never hurt anyone. Her teacher said it took her a bit to warm up but she did and she had so much fun. She wouldn't stop talking about it on the way home. I can't believe she's in preschool. Isn't she so stinkin cute?!!!
Outside her teacher's house. At this point she wasn't too worried... Posing at home with her new preschool bag made especially for her Standing in front of her preschool door...this is when the nerves started to kick in
Chad's uncle bought a new Nissan Cube and it was such a fun looking car. I asked him if I could get my picture with it and he threw the keys at me and said take it for a ride while you're at it. I jumped in and cruised without any hesitation. It was so fun.I want one of these only green!!!
My parents came into town on Wednesday last week and didn't stay long enough. They visited us one day, Nate the next, and then Andrew. On Saturday we went ALL went to the zoo. It was a perfect day weather wise but the zoo was very crowded. We had fun and got to spend time all together. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the fun trip. Next time you'll HAVE to come and stay longer...like FOREVER!!!
This is Trev to a "T"...no pun intended!! He is either curious, happy or mad. He's a character and he makes us laugh. This particular time he didn't want his picture taken but Grandma and Grandpa got him to smile. I just happened to catch everything in between.
I have finally finished decorating the girls' bedroom. I think it turned out cute. The pictures don't do it justice but I hope you can tell what's what.
The new shelf and painted dresser with Camden's name above it Their bed with Riley's name above it Camden's name and the newly painted magnet board
Our friend Scott came over to get his daughter the other day and he pulled up in this. I was so excited and needed to get some pictures of my kids in this car. Trevor loved it and wanted to only be in the drivers seat so he could beep the horn. It was so loud and apparently can move really fast. Next time you'll have to take me for a spin Scott!!!
Trev in the hot rod Trev takin mommy for a spin Beep Beep The three BEAUTIES modeling the hot rod
I know this may be a little risky to show on my blog but I had to. The girls have been totally into taking bubble baths in the big jetted tub. They use a TON of bubbles and have a blast decorating themselves. I love how many bubbles Riley has stacked on her head.
We went and saw our old apartments to show the kids where we used to live. We remembered them being run down a bit but not like this. We had to laugh when we pulled up into the ghettos that were once our humble abodes. There were men working on the rooms in my apartment building. My apartment happened to be opened and had just received a fresh coat of paint and a new slab of carpet. I couldn't resist going in. It brought back so many memories. ( waking up to Nancy's freakin alarm clock, Getting ready next to Fister every morning, Walking with crutches up and down the stairs for two days, Being locked out of my apartment wearing nothing but a towel and being told that in order to be let back in I had to sing I'm a little teapot for all to hear...) What a fun time. Then I had to attempt the super woman pose on the railing that I used to do...I quickly realized that it is quite a hard thing to do while pregnant so I had to cheat a bit. It was fun though to visit and remember the way things used to be and the fun times I had in those run down apartments.
We decided to take a trip to Idaho this last Friday and Saturday. Now I know most of you are saying..."Why in the world would you take a vacation to Idaho?" First of all it was only a two day trip...short and sweet. We left on Friday when Riley got home from school and we came back on Saturday and got home at dinner time...SHORT. We wanted, well Chad wanted, to take the kids up to Rexburg to show them where we went to school and lived and played basketball. So we got to Idaho Falls at 5:00 on Friday and had dinner and swam and after complaining FOUR TIMES about a smoke detector that would not stop chirping, the hotel finally switched us rooms and we were able to go to sleep. The next morning we headed up to Mesa Falls. If you haven't ever been...you should. It was an awesome sight. I had only been there once before and it was freezing cold and snowy so needless to say I wasn't enthusiastic about the scenery. After that we went back to Rexburg and met up with our old friends the Scott's. We ate lunch and let the kids play at the park. There was a splash park nearby and the kids could not resist making an appearance there. After a short visit we made our way through the town of Rexburg. It has changed so much but still was able to bring back good memories (Barronessa Apartments, roomates, Boys singing outside of our apartment I assume to me, winning basketball games...) and bad memories (Slipping and falling on the ice, sliding off the road, basketball conditioning, yelling coaches, the testing center...I literally gagged when I passed the testing center on campus on Saturday...). It's crazy how time has changed so many things and yet so many things stay the same. One thing is for sure, and that is the spirit that you feel while on the campus of Ricks College is a never changing feeling. It was fun to go back and remember how things used to be.
The good thing about living so close to the elementary school is that now Riley can ride her bike to school with her friends. The first time her friends came to pick her up and said they were going to be riding their bikes to school that day, I have to admit that I was a little worried. But then I realized that the school is right around the corner and she won't have to cross any streets. So she rides her bike to school and locks it up with her friends' bikes and then after school she cruises on home with the same group of friends. It's been great and very cute to watch.
We're the Kings!!! Our family was established in 2001 when Chad and I were sealed together in the Oakland Temple. We have added five of the most adorable kiddos to our family in the last eleven years. We love this time that we have to raise our children and spend time together.Having kiddos and trying to keep up with them has been such a blessing to us and we love being parents. We love keeping this blog as a journal of our lives together and hopefully we will be able to snag some cute and priceless moments that happen in our family's day to day. Enjoy!!
Full of Wonder
The Super 7
Families Are Forever
{from here to eternity}
My Sweet Five
.Chad and Ali.
{true love stories never have endings}
FAMILY
The Ones You LIVE With, LAUGH With And LOVE
.RILEY.
Riley is such a sweet girl. She is very smart and creative and she loves to care for others. She is a great big sister and loves to help out. She says that she wants to be a mom when she grows up. She's in fifth grade and loves school. She loves to learn and she loves to make new friends. What a sweetheart!!!
.CAMDEN.
Cami is the head of our house. She is such a queen it cracks us all up. She is so funny and has us laughing all the time. She's 7 years old and she loves to do... EVERYTHING! She's going to be our little tom-boy. She is a daredevil and loves to scare us constantly and she is always trying to keep up with her big sister and her friends.She is such a little mommy and she likes to tell people where to go. We love Cami and her sweet personality.
.TREVOR.
Our little T-Man. We love this little guy!!! Trevor is definately a mama's boy...and that's alright with me. He LOVES to make noise with anything...as long as it's loud. He is a great kid and such a sweetie. He loves to snuggle and we love that. His aspirations are to annoy his sisters which he does VERY well. We all still love him a ton.
.PAITYN.
Pait has been such a blessing to our family. We are so thankful to have her. She has such a strong spirit! Some would say she's stubborn, we say she knows what she wants and she is strong willed! She loves to play pretend and she loves to tease her brother. She is such a joy to have in our family and we love the laughter she brings into our lives. What a sweet P!!
.QUINCY.
Quincy is such a good baby. She is so content. We love having her in our family. She will smile at anything and we love to see the light i her eyes. We know she is destined for great things! She makes us complete and we are so full of happiness to be able to call her ours. We love our sweet Quiny girl.
Outside her teacher's house. At this point she wasn't too worried...
Posing at home with her new preschool bag made especially for her
Standing in front of her preschool door...this is when the nerves started to kick in
