A new cousin, a new car and some new skills

It has recently occurred to me that we have yet to officially welcome a new addition to the extended King family. Mitchell's cousin Brodie is about 1 1/2 months old in these pictures. Welcome little cuz! We can't wait to visit you next month.







































I wish we could have posted the video of Mitchell's first hair cut but he's got another one coming up so we'll get pictures. You know it's time for a cut when you start to see hair like this:




























Here is our boy just waking up from a nap and getting in some cuddle time with daddy.














He recently received a package from Grandpa Bellard and Grandmother Gloria. True to toddler form he played with the box mostly. Here he is pushing it around.














One of the enclosed items was this great shirt that reads "Don't blame be I was born AWESOME"














Mitch and mommy have spent a lot of time on our "garden". Some of our plants are thriving, others have moved on to a better place mostly because they are over watered or dumped out of their containers too frequently. And sometimes we get a little distracted during our watering.

We have a lot of fun.














We spend a lot of time on the porch doing other fun things too. Mitchell problem solves in many different ways.


We recently purchased Mitchell his first quad. He's still getting the hang of it so we haven't done any "off roading" yet.





We have been spending time at the waterpark and are usually so busy keeping a hand on the boy that we don't take many pictures/video but we did capture this video of Mitch being a dude.

And then there is the studious Mitchell we are starting to see more and more.


We'll have more to post soon, stay tuned.

Much Love.

Green baby thumb

Hi dee ho all

Mitch and Mommy have started a small garden on our deck. We purchased eight plants, most that were on the discounted rack at the store. Some are reminiscent of Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. We have a green pepper plant, lavender, rosemary, oregano, spearmint, some kind of red flowering plant, some kind of yellow flowering plant and some kind of white flowering plant. We don't have a lot of photos or video yet but here is a quick glimpse. We'll take more and keep you apprised of our progress.

We get out to water them everyday. At first we had to work on our watering technique but it is improving.

Mitch loves helicopters

Rich's old paramedic partner, Steve Weyand, is the newest California Highway Patrol helicopter pilot, (remember CHiPs?). He invited us to bring Mitchell to visit him and his "sweet ride" at work. Mitchell loved it. Steve said he could touch all the buttons...so he did. It was a great time. After seeing the helicopter we took Mitch over to see the CHP plane across the way. Mitchell shook his head "no" and pointed back to the helicopter. It was such a fun time!

From clouded skies to cloudless skies

Since our last post Rich has gone from being a busy fellow to being a busy staff physician (now he's really a doctor that helps people, hahaha). We have moved from the cloud covered Seattle metro area to the sun covered north central California area. Mitch has swapped his long sleeve shirts, pants and jackets for swim trunks, sandals and sunscreen. It's been a busy month but we'll get you caught up on our adventures.

Before we packed up and left the Pacific Northwest we took some chances to fit in some of our favorite activities. You might notice that we get to see Rich in a lot more photos. It's amazing how much more time you have when fellowship isn't eating it all up.

Here Mitch and Daddy take in an afternoon at Newcastle Beach Park. Playing in the sand, swinging and just loving their time together.










































We made a trip down to visit Papa Skip and Nana which always makes for a good time. Mitch helped Nana with her gardening, played with a wagon and entertained us by trying on Mommy's sunglasses.








































We had a chance to visit with some of the Creagan family too, but we were having too much fun to take pictures. It was all so much fun that we had to get in a rest where ever we could.















Shortly after our trip to see the Grandparents Rich left for sunny California and his new job as the person who puts the straight pins in new dress shirts. Just kidding. Rich is working at Mercy Medical Center in their ICU. Ooooo, his "first job". So exciting! This is where Rich would spend most of the next two weeks waiting for Mitchell and Niki to join him.















In the meantime Mitchell and Mommy spent time doing what we do.

Pointing at airplanes.














Looking cute.














Cleaning house.














And making trips to the zoo. Here Mitch demonstrates that he can share and also that he can teach others where their noses are.




























We did our best not to cry when we said good-bye to Ama and Apa at the SeaTac airport and thought about how excited we would be to see Daddy. Our new home had many surprises including a tricycle. Here Rich shows Mitchell how it's done.














Mitch settled into his new digs pretty quick and resumed his job of being ridiculously cute.














Rich had been very busy setting up the new house so that all Mitch and Mommy had to do was find places to play and things to do. We found several great parks, a few neat water features. Mitch liked them, for the most part.
















And Mitch went on his first speed boat ride. Our Redding family, the Weyands, treated us for a late afternoon cruise in their boat on Whiskeytown lake. If you look and listen carefully, you can see a smile and hear a laugh.


I have several more photos to share but will have to wait until another time. For now, I will leave you with this. Much love.