Lion King

Yesterday night we were privileged to take Briny to the “Lion King Broadway Production”. This was my second time and just as wonderful years later, yet more satisfying watching Brinley’s pure excitement. As the animals ran down the isle at the start of the show her face was priceless. She was frozen in amazement her jaw wide open. It almost brought tears to my eyes; cheesy I know but this is a new emotion being so overjoyed to see my child learning and experiencing the GOOD things in life!!! She remained interested for almost the entire 3 hours up until she fell asleep 20 minuets before it ended. Justin and I had so much fun and would love to see more shows, you know in all the free time and with all that extra money lying around. Wicked is coming soon maybe we will be able to go, we will keep our fingers crossed.

- Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for a GREAT Evening

How do Mommys do it!!!

Okay having one child is a challenge, all the new changes, learning to forget about yourself and focusing completely on another. Having two is very different, I am not saying its tremendously harder actually for me it has been a very smooth transition. I even talk about WHEN we will have another not IF we will have another (I think at least two more.) BUT there are a few things that I was not warned about when you add one more. Like...


Grocery shopping is my number one complainant. How do you do it with a two year old and a newborn? I have ask many experienced mothers this question and I seem to get similar responses "Wait until your husband gets home to do it!" Well trying to get everything done in one day, trying to be Super Mom, I on many occasions have tried the multiple grocery store trip until a few weeks ago...




I had my list of groceries and 3 stores to hit to get the best saving. Fry's was okay, on to Sam's where the only major complaint was what fruit snacks Brin could get. Last but not least Walmart "price matching" so this takes a bit longer. I try to put all breakables, and smash-ables upfront with Owen and all else goes in the back with the two year old but I ran out of room when I got to the back of the store for the eggs. It should be okay to put the eggs in the back with Brin RIGHT! She minds most of the time and know better RIGHT?! All I have to do is tell her not to touch RIGHT? WRONG!!! by the time I walked from the back of the store to check out I was missing three eggs, one full egg and two insides. Not to mention at this point Owen is starving and Brin has pulled a Houdini move and now has a piece of gum in her mouth. Did I fail to tell you I was trying to be on a strict budget and was not buying the "Good" bread this time because it was $2 dollars more and now I will be buying a $2 pack of yucky fruity gum. Okay, so I learned my lesson. Wait for Justin to come home, or just one grocery store at a time. No more three hour trips.





The next one is laundry. Any logical person would assume one more tiny person wouldn't make double the laundry RIGHT? WRONG imagine that this tiny under 15 pound being throws up on himself and anyone around him literally ALL through the day. Yes that is our Little Man Mr. Owen himself. He is the biggest spiters I have met. I am surprised he gains any weight at all. But he is not starving look at those chunky beautiful thighs. Mommy LOVES your THIGHS!!! I feel like all I do is feed him and do his laundry.





Last Comment, no one could have explained how deeply you can love this new being just as much in hours or days that you do our others that you have been with for years. How strange that realization is. What a blessing they truly are.


I guess that all you experienced mothers may just not tell us everything because the GOOD times definitely out weight the FRUSTRATING times. So not to discourage motherhood at all.

A Season to Remeber

Another holiday season has come and gone, and once again I am sitting here wondering where the time went. This year was different than any other, the first time my child could understand about Santa, Rudolph, and most importantly about the true meaning of Christmas the celebration of the birth of Our Savior. Justin and I were taking in all of her joy, excitement, and mystery that we could, endless nights of Christmas lights, cookie making, 5 Santa visits, and stories of Jesus. This was unquestionably a Christmas to remember. I enjoyed many nights home with my husband, my new precious baby boy, and our always-inquisitive nearly 3-year-old daughter. I wish this season could have lasted for a much longer period of time but here is to next time.

Here are just a few of the seasons highlights…

I made my basketball girls some Christmas cookies, that Justin and Brinley decorated. Justin thought it was quite funny that i would make my team cookies, he never did that for his baseball boys. I guess that's what you get when you combine a full-time mommy & a part-time hairdresser, dabbling in coaching:) Brinley and Owen in their Christmas jammies.

Brin and Mommy have been wanting a puppy for a while. Aunt Jennie got Owen this for Christmas, Brin named him Chuckles the Dog. It will do for now, until we get our Great Dane!!!Thanks Ma maw Sage for the cutest horsey.

Santa got Brin a "Princesses Pink Phone" just her size so be looking for a call from her she loves to use it!!!Another thanks to Santa (from Ma maw house). Her own digital camera that she takes everywhere. Her she is taking a close up of Justins parents tree. Even to our favorite Chinese restaurant to take a picture of her favorite waitress.

Thanks Aunt Jennie for the Princess Bike!!!!

That's all the excitement Daddy can take. He will take care of Sadie Piper (Brins Cabbage Patch doll. )

Grandpa 80th Birthday

On Friday December 12th we celebrated Grandpa Kings 80th Birthday. It was held at my parent’s home and it was beautiful. This is the home I grew up in but I have never seen it so beautiful. It was even more magical that night than my wedding reception.

If I may brag just a little about my mom, she is the most talented woman I have ever met. Anything she touches turns to gold. This woman can go none stop, and never rests until the work is done to perfection. I wish I had gotten just a quarter of her talent and drive. She along with all the rest of my aunts and uncles threw Grandpa an amazing party.

If any one deserves such an ordeal it would be Grandpa. I sit here thinking of a ways to describe the blessing he is to our family, how he has MADE this family to be the strength that it is. He took on Grandmas four children as his own; making us grandchildren never question our relationship to him. HE IS OUR GRANDPA!!! He has provided for us financially and emotionally (in his own special way:). I have over 40 cousins that I consider true friends. Grandma and Grandpa joined the church after they were married and brought their children (my mom included) into the gospel. I am indebted to them for that blessing in my life and in my children’s life. I suppose I could go on and on about what Grandpa has done for me but no words would justify, so I will just say this, no man has ever been a better example to me of the importance of family.

The Backyard at sunset

Inside the tent

Close-up shot of the tree mom decorated
Grandpa has owned a painting/construction company for 65 years! Hence the painting supplies for the trees decoration.

The Family

Mom made Brins and Owens outfits for the Western Theme. Amazing!!!

My Adorable boys!!!




Brin loves these two boys, I think she annoys them a bit. Trying to kiss and hug them all night long. Who could resist these cute boys?

A few of my aunts working in the kitchen.

Some of the Grandkids present
"You know your a King if...." Cute idea Andiee Jane.

Thank you!!! We all love and appreciate you. Happy Birthday.

What a busy week Owen

YOU HAVE ALREADY ...

Introduced yourself to Santa

Found out where your thumb was!

And acted in the leading role as the "Baby Jesus" for Aunt Jennie's singles ward!

AND IT'S ONLY TUESDAY

Thanksgiving WEEK

What a wonderfully exhausting Thanksgiving week we had. Tuesday night started all the festivities…

We went to the Zoo lights that night. Other than the beautiful lights our favorite thing was the 17-foot talking giraffe. Brinley was able to have a fascinating conversation with him. We watched the lights dance to the music, hopped around on the “bouncy” ground, saw Santa, touched the stingrays or cried at the sight of the stingrays, road on the Merry-Go-Round, and ate a churro. What a fun night!!!!

Thank you Justin for being a teacher, once again we were able to have him home Wednesday so he could help put up Christmas decorations. Okay, so this is the first Christmas in our new home and who would have guessed that it would take all day and a lot of $$$ just to put SOME of our decorations out. We did have fun but I think that it was a bit more stressful that I had imagined. I had pictured music playing in the background, happy helpful children, and an all patient loving husband that was willing to buy everything I wanted to get at Target, even if wasn’t necessary. That scenario was literally in my dreams:) That night all the siblings stayed at my parent’s home the first time in YEARS mom had all her children sleeping at home again. She loved it, and it was fun to feel like we were kids again.

Thanksgiving morning was spent pealing TONS of apples for my mom’s famous apple pies, then off to play b-ball with the family, and a stop to get icees on the way home. Mom had made us coffeecake and monkey bread with eggs on the side, YUMMY! Justin and I got the kids ready and then left for dinner #1 at his parents home, it was very good and nice to visit with them, that family is sure expanding. Again we packed up the kids and were off to dinner #2 at Grandma and Grandpa Kings. Again delicious food, at this point in the day I am just eating to taste the food I am completely full already, but isn’t that what Thanksgiving is all about? We left late that night after visiting with my large extended family.

Friday was another fun filled day. I took Owen shopping with mom, Jennie, and Stef. We were able to stop by the Pavilions to see Na Na helping Santa in her elf custom (cute)! The King family tradition since I was itty-bitty was that the men take the kids the zoo the day after Thanksgiving, so the women can shop. The tradition lives on to the next generation. Justin has taken Brin to the zoo every year, after they stopped off at Carlos O’Brien’s for lunch and then on to the ASU football game. Justin and I poop out before the game most years and this year was no different. I always say next year I’ll go with all the cousins but I think I mean it this time.

I guess she was having fun with my adorable cousin Braden. Watch out for her kisses she gives them freely, I try to tell her that not everyone wants kisses all the time but who listens to their parents anyway:)

Saturday morning we went to the temple Sydney (my cousin) was getting her endowments out. She is headed on her mission to Guatemala the beginning of January. There have been a handful of times that our family (20+ family members) has been able to go through together and the numbers continue to grow. I love to look around and see so many loved ones around. After we all went to Chinese together, MORE FOOD. But I was able to put it all away.

We went home after that and are now recovering from an exciting, exhausting week. I am SO TRULY grateful for family.

A new title for me...

I have taken on another hobby “COACHING.” Yes that’s right I am the head coach of Heritage Academy’s Junior High Girls Basketball team. I got a phone call about a month ago offering a position either JV or Junior High coaching I blew it off at first but the thought of being back in the basketball world quickly persuaded me to give it a “shot” (no pun intended!) So for the past few weeks I have been creating drills and plays and the one of the greatest parts is remembering the good old times. I love this sport and for the past 6 years life has taken me on a new and excited journey of marriage and motherhood. My old hobbies and passions sort of took a backseat, but I see now that I can do multiple things and still be an attentive wife and mother maybe even a better more happy one!!! I love basketball I love athletics the teamwork, the drive and aggressiveness I have surely missed it all. Granted I am only coaching junior high so its mostly fundamentals I am really having fun. Maybe I can start to see why coaching is so appealing to my husband. Another Coach Lensch in the family (but I go by Coach D).