Apr 9, 2013

Spring Re-Cap!

Happy Spring! We are loving these random spurts of warm weather up here. We also had a great trip to Scottsdale with the King/Larabee clan in March. Six cousins ages 6, 4, 2, 2, 1, and just turned 1! They all love each other!
 
We also are in escrow (FINALLY) and will begin an extensive remodel on 5/15...hoping to be moved in by June! It's a big 5 bd, 3ba place that is 1/2 trail walk to Peg & Cliffs, and that needs TONS (and I mean TONS) of updating :) Nonetheless, we are thrilled to finally get into our next home in time for summer.
 
Here is a quick re-cap on our Spring....
 
 
Bay Area Discovery Museum with Wilsons
 
Academy of Sciences with the Conways
 
Bundled up for lots of cold park days
 
 
 
Played with Papa in OC
 
First trip to Disneyland
 
 
The Cinderella OBSESSION begins here :)
 
Beautiful OC weather gave us lots of Baby Beach days
 
Reading books with Nonni
 
Playdate with all the SM girls
 
Valentines LOVE
 
Lunch with Uncle Coco in Tiburon
 
OUR NEW HOUSE!
 
The King guys in AZ
 
The littlest cousins- G & Malin
 
The big girls get face (and arm) painting
 
The SUPER SIX!
 
The whole gang at the Train museum
 
Picnic in AZ
 
Popsicles by the pool to cool off (93 degrees!)
 
Our little cuties
 
Mimi & Boppy and their littles
 
S getting cozy with Mimi & TayTay
 
Grady's first bday!
We celebrated with his first trip to Jamba Juice!
(Scarlett's idea!)
 
The Brennans come to celebrate!
 
The 9 of us!!
 
Happy Bday G!
 
Easter morning at Mimi & Bop's
 
 
Easter cuties :)
 
Church!
 
 
Running around Theater Sq in Ptown to burn off some energy!
 
 
GRADY
10 mo
 
11 mo
 
1 year
 
First bday party!
 
Loved the cake from Godmommy Chely
 
"Cheese"
 
G with his favorite person alive!
 
Cool dude in AZ
 
Egg hunting with his sis
 
G with his SECOND favorite, doggy Hazel
 
 
 
What he's been up to:
 
He turned ONE! YAY!
 
WALKING! Or running more like it. Grady started walking at 11 mo. His first big jaunt was 32 steps. He just took off!
 
Getting sick :( He's had Hand Mouth Foot, two colds, and an ear infection since January. We are ready for the summer and sunshine to get this kid healthy!
 
Talking! Newest words-- Baaa (ball) , Baba (Boppy), EEE (Hazel), Iss (Scarlett), Nana (food), Mo (More)
 
Teething! Finally, the kid got his 4 top teeth...ALL AT ONCE....AT HIS BDAY PARTY. Needless to say, he's crying in almost all of his bday pics. Tally is now up to 6 teeth!
 
Listens to directions. This kid knows everything we are saying. He can follow all sorts of directions. And, when he doesn't want to listen or doesn't like what we are saying, he shakes his head "no" or runs away! haha.
 
Besides that, our mellow man is no longer mellow. He runs, climbs up and jumps off furniture, and is a master escape artist. We CHASE him all day long :)
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCARLETT
 
What she is up to....
 
LOVES the beach


 

 
Is always my big helper with Grady
 
 
Is always trying to marry him :)
and LOVES playing with him. Seriously.
 

Is the master at pretending...in this pic she is a firewoman
 in her raincoat and using a wrapping paper roll as her hose :)
 
Loves to be right behind or next to Big cousin Hanley
 
Is improving her water confidence.
And, is taking swim lessons to get even better.
 
Loves any type of "Surprise"! This was Good Friday dinner.
I put a few bites of dinner in each egg....
and ended the dinner with some candy eggs at the end!
 



 Is a master at POSING :)
 

 
 
Lots of Love to you all!!
xoxo, The Kings!
 

Jan 15, 2013

Happy New Year!

Well, we have been so busy with the holidays that I have neglected the blog!
Here is a photo montage of our November and December...



NOVEMBER...

We had a great Thanksgiving down in OC and spent lots of time with Nonni, Uncle Ev, Aunt Julie & Uncle Steve, Aunt Alina & Uncle Greg, Uncle Blake, Papa & Kathy, and all of my wonderful so cal friends.
My little kitchen helper
 
Grady and Ashton meeting for the first time!
 

Brennan and King kiddo wknd in NV
 
Playing in the snow
 
The silly toddlers
 
These mamas finally could have a glass of wine together!



Nash and Scarlett on a date :)

Don't they look cute together?!

Cooking with Nonni
 
G pulling to a stand on his own!


Beautiful Nonni turned 60!
 
The girls at Thanksgiving



  
The crazy foursome
 
 
G loving his Nonni
 
Uncle Evi
 
Papa & his grandson
 
 
 
The kids LOVING Santa ;)
 
 
lighting our tree (S the ever nudest)

 
DECEMBER.....
 
 
It was my first Xmas away from the Huefners. It was quiet & mellow. Lots of fun with Uncle "Coco" (Cody), spent the night at Mimi & Boppy's for Santa's arrival, Xmas parties, Larabee visit for the New Year, and lots of baking with Scarlett. Oh, and a big new car that seats 8!
 
Decorating our coffee table Xmas tree
 
Loving it all!
 
Our most well behaved "child"
 
Getting in the Xmas spirit

Full fledged tornado that destroys everything in his path

Two chairs for two crazy kids

 
Gingerbread house workshop!
Adorable matching hats from the Conways

New car for Xmas!

Boppy and Scarlett at the crazy Xmas house

All gussied up for Xmas Eve church service
 
Time for dinner!


one last shot while they look so nice :)
 
Santa came!
 
happy girl
 
Xmas mayhem
 
sweet boy

The larabee cousins arrived!!!
 
Scarlett and her idol

NY EVE!

City Day with the camping group

Post bath naked booties


 
GRADY....months 8, 9, 10!
 
The ever mellow boy is starting to throw baby tanturms. It's funny, he definitely know what he wants-- ALWAYS to get into something he's not supposed to! G is cruising on furniture, pushing the walker, and climbing up the stairs. His favorite time of the day is bath time, and post-bath naked playing in Scarlett's room. He's eating everything- purees, pieces of meat and cheese, crackers, etc. His favorites these days are sausage and cheese. Grady gave up the bottle in December and only takes a straw sippy cup, (of course) to be just like his big sis. His 9 month stats: 23 lbs. (90%), 28.5" length (65%), and head 18.5" (70%)- pretty much the same round body as Scarlett at that age. He can say Mama, Dada, Moo (What does a cow say?), can do peek a boo, clap, loves to play chase with Scarlett, and most favorite activity is throwing the ball for Hazy!

 
 
8 months!!
 
Waving to mama
 
Looking more and more like a "King" boy

NINE months!!
Showing of his lonely two bottom teeth

Pushing the cart everywhere!

10 MONTHS!

NEVER sits still :)

Silly "Jeremy" expression
Scaling the furniture (again)

Loving the swing

Cutest face

And more walking

Scarlett....

Scarlett is becoming more like a little girl and less like a toddler every day. She surprises us with words like "actually" and  questions like "How does that work?" and "What does that mean?"
Her vocabulary and speech is incredible. She is loving preschool, music class, and playing with her brother. And her sharing skills with Grady are improving little by little :) Christmas was magical. She was purely delighted with Santa, baby Jesus and the manger, and all the decorations and treats that come along with it. She is excited for our upcoming trip to OC to play with all of Nonni's dollies (mine from childhood)!
First hot chocolate!

Practicing tracing her "S"

 
Modeling her "married" (Xmas) dress




Riding her new bike from Santa

Thumbs up

The ever constant "mommy"!
 
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That's all from us! Wishing you a happy and fun-filled January!