Great site!!!

A great site to get that perfect gift for someone...

She makes beautiful Ethiopia jewelry which is of course why I like her but there is all kinds of good stuff on www.etsy.com/shop/JUNKPOSSE

Halloween and other stuff

Declan with his scary teeth...provided hours of enjoyment.

Declan went trick or treating with one of his "best friends" Maggie.


Just had to throw in the turkeys we made for Thanksgiving!



And one of our cool musician...

NC Zoo

We spent a beautiful day at the NC Zoo in Asheboro, NC.

Declan has now declared that Flamingos are his new favorite animal!

One of the great challenges in life...can you get a picture of people while they are going around and around... This carousel is unique because it has a polar bear you can ride!

Declan and Rich generating their own energy which makes a large sculpture move all around!

Karen is 40

October is a busy birthday month for the Kings...I turned 40 this month. I am sitting on one of my wonderful presents. We were in desperate need of a new couch and seeing as we are adopting and we recently had to put a new AC unit in, furniture was out of the question. So, it was a wonderful surprise!

I had a great evening out the night before the big 4-0 and then spent my birthday with family! One of my oldest and closest friends, Dani, came in from Atlanta to celebrate the big day!!! I don't feel a day over...40.

Declan is 5

Well, actually a couple of weeks ago. My computer has decided to make it hard to get to my pictures and until we figure out how to win the war, I am slow at posting! Declan was so excited to turn 5. The days leading up to his birthday were met each morning with, "Daddy, do I look 5 today?" He chose the cake he wanted (covered with M&Ms) which led him to realize he likes peanut M&Ms...always a good thing to know.

Baby dolls from Nana...yes, he requested them. I suspect since we are waiting for a baby he wanted to get in some practice. Nana got him boy and girl twins...perfect since one of his "best" friends is the boy of boy/girl twins.

Yep, turning him into a NASCAR fan. We actually pull for Denny Hamlin #11 because we have a friend who works for him. It has been fun though to be involved since NASCAR is huge here. We live about 4 miles from the speedway, can hear the cars on turn 1 (?), and my school overlooks the dragstrip and speedway. You would think that was prime real estate, not really, the dragstrip is insanely loud!


Football guys are a new favorite toy. They do other things like ice skate, wrestle, etc. but are tons of fun. You can buy them with specific college team logos on them too!