No Straps, Please!

Madeline does not like to be strapped into anything right now! She flails and screams every time we need to buckle her into her stroller or carseat. I hope this phase ends soon!

Lake Forest Ward

We attended church in South Orange County today in the Lake Forest Ward. The ward members were very friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed Sunday school more than we had in a long time. We just wish there had been more kids in the ward, as our kids noisy antics were noticed by all.

Mini-golf in Irvine

Newport Beach Temple Flowers

Madeline and Great-Grandma King

Grandma King is truly an amazing woman who is an inspiration to all. I was so happy that her and Madeline were able to spend some quality time together.

Grandpa King's Funeral

Madeline and Aunt Christina
Unfortunately, the kids were pretty uncooperative for the funeral so we spent most of our time in the nusery. I am sad to have missed the service!

Big-Eyed Boy

Babysitting

I babysat three sets of kid today. Fun, huh?

The kids had fun!

Sunday Afternoon

Look at those big brown eyes

Saturday Fun

Friday Night Walk

The View

Andrew's Sunset

This is one of Andrew's favorite spots:

You got to love the "matching" pajamas and hat.

We find footprints on our windshield all the time.

Cheesy Smile Girl

Madeline decided that smiling for pictures is ok, but she makes sure her smile is as cheesy as can be. Check her out:

Silly Pics

Madeline's excited!

It's hard to take a self-portrait with someone so much shorter than yourself! (o:

Andrew's eyes

Check out that face! She's starting to like smiling for the camera.

Farmer's Tan

Oops. Didn't mean for this to happen:

Batman

Andrew was so excited to receive his Halloween costume in the mail. He wore the costume all day...

...and it wore him out completely.
We finally had to put the costume away to make sure it didn't get destroyed before Halloween!

Little Friends

Madeline and Nico playing a peekaboo game with the tree

Carson, Camille, Carter, and Andrew

Yummy Pasta

This is Madeline's smile on demand grin.

Andrew is just as messy as his sister!

A Pool

It's been so hot that I finally bought a little pool for the kids. Isn't it cute?

Andrew has a hard time looking at the camera sometimes.

Walk at Dusk

Beautiful Foster City

Andrew was too tired to walk or sit in the stroller. (o:

Swimming

Swimming in the water table. Only 1 person could fit in at a time and that didn't make Madeline very happy.

Messy Girl

Sickness Abounds

Andrew has been sicker than a dog. He's been running a high fever, has a terrible sore throat, and body aches. Every time he coughs, he starts bawling because it hurts his throat so bad. He's really pitiful! Poor guy!

He's had a washcloth on his head the last couple days.

Anyone out there?

I know I never told anyone about this blog other than a couple family members, so I'd like to see who actually looks at this. If you are reading this post, PLEASE leave a comment. I promise you'll never have to leave another one unless you have a great desire to. (o: I am just trying to verify if anyone other than me looks at this blog.

Play ball!

Madeline really wanted Andrew to join in the fun, but he didn't make it to the park. Both kids have colds right now and Andrew started running a fever tonight. Poor kid!

Daddy and Madeline playing ball