Did you miss me?

Why of course you did!! I know that you have been quite desolate without me, and all of the nonsense that I bring. Well, it is your lucky day!! You are now discovering that John has, in fact, managed to fix our computer! It was a long process, that was made longer because of John's genius. He is too smart sometimes.

Anyhow, I am sure you are excited to hear all about our goings on, but I really have no idea how to sum up all that we have done. We spent a week in Ventura, California. It was wonderful. We did nothing but explore the beach, and eat some seriously awesome food. Leah loved the water, and spent way too much time sprinting towards it. Ryenn decided that it was her job to scare the birds and waves away. I don't think she was very successful with the waves, but she is an excellent bird chaser. I have plenty of pictures of this adventure, but I can't seem to find our camera. (a frequent occurrence)

The girls are both doing very well. Ryenn has started attending pre-school, and she enjoys it a great deal. She is making new friends, and losing her "stranger danger" mode. They have both been in for their well checks recently. It may, or may not, surprise you to hear that Leah weighs about 4 lbs. less than Ryenn. Someone forgot to tell her that Ryenn is the oldest.

As it has been a while, I will leave you with a large conversation that John, Ryenn, and I recently had with each other. Hope you enjoy.

October 1, 2011

As we drove past the mountains on the way to Apple Annie's Pumpkin and Produce Ryenn decided to educate us about bears. She decided that bears are scary, and wanted us to know just how terrified Grandma Ida and Grandma Lisa would be if John had to shoot two bears. John still has difficulty hearing everything that Ryenn says, as it sometimes sounds like a high pitched tiny dog howling at the moon. So at this particular time he was busy reassuring her that there was no need to be afraid. He didn't hear that he was to be battling multiple bears with a gun and grandmothers. The rest of the conversation went like this:

"I think if we are nice to bears they will be nice to us," Ry said.
"Daddy replied, "That's true, but you still shouldn't get too close to bears."
"Why not?"
"Well, bears don't always know that you don't want to hurt them."
"You have to remember that bears are animals, and they don't think like people do," said mommy.
"Well, we can just tell them," Ry replied.
"Bears don't speak English so they won't understand."
"We can tell them in Bear."
"Can you speak Bear, " asked dad.
"No, but they just say this, 'Aaarrr.'"

Wonderland?? More wonderful, not so wonderful?

I have always loved the Walt Disney version of Alice in Wonderland. It is a terrific, crazy, well...wonderful movie. The way that Alice runs amok in a world of her imagination. I have always been somewhat of a crazy person myself that I can totally identify with her. The Cheshire cat, the hatter, the sheer madness of it all. I watched the fabulous live action version, and I can't get enough.

As you may, or may not know, I really love reading. Any book I can put my hands on usually gets read. For a very long time now I have been wanting to read "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass." I finally decided to squeeze it in between a few books in a long series that I am reading (yeah, still trying to get over the hump in the wheel of time). I have officially finished Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and I really enjoyed it. Alice reminds me so much of Ryenn. I was a little disappointed that my favorite scene of the Disney movie where the cat and Alice discuss which direction the rabbit has gone, and whether or not she can stand on her head......is so not in the book! I love that part. I was almost holding my breath in anticipation. Still, such an awesome book. 4 STARS! Woo-hoo.

Another "Seriously" moment

As you may or may not notice, I have nothing to blog about. I have nothing interesting to say, nor have I done anything worth note..... The highlight of recent days are as follows:



We decided to ditch cable t.v. services. Expensive crap. So the big day came and now we have shiny Direct TV, but we had to wait on our Internet connection. "Why?" you ask. Well it was said that they couldn't get anyone out to connect it. Okay, reasonable enough. A week later I am preparing for a Qwest person to come and give me Internet.....what do I get.... A knock at the door and a UPS guy hands me a Qwest envelope. HMMMM. Usually I let John open important stuff because, if you remember, I am a lazy person. Well, I am just curious. I open the envelope, and inside are two papers with an activation code/date/time, and a disk for self-installation of the Internet. Seriously? Yes, SERIOUSLY!


You are going to have to make due with my crazy rant. I tried to upload pictures, but it didn't work. I am not just lazy....I am impatient as well. ;)

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I realize that it is December, and I have not posted anything in 2 months. It's okay, you really haven't missed much. We are getting ready for Christmas. The tree is up, and Pancho hung our outside lights (john was feeling sick). Oh yeah, I think our mail person may hate me. I tried to go to the mall in Tucson about a week ago, and it took about 15 minutes just to find a parking spot! Yeah, yeah, I know. Ridiculous. Then I went into the stores, and could I find anything in the sizes that I was looking for...no (unless of course you don't count the stuff i got for me! haha)

Anyhow, I had already done most of my shopping online, so I wasn't too disappointed. I really think that everyone should have an Amazon wish list. SO, for the last week and a half I have been getting a few packages a day. (maybe i should click the box to have them send it all at once?) I know what you are waiting for and here they are! (so impatient)

1)Ryenn and daddy climbing 2) Ry with Jaxs

1) Leah with Jaxs 2) Leah eating mac & cheese

Pumpkin Carving

This weekend I took the girls to the Harvest Festival on Main Street. There were booths set up for local vendors and community members to sell items. We bought some home-made hair bows and an adorable apron for Ryenn. Leah didn't get anything. I think she is still upset about it.

The kids were also given a free pumpkin. When we got home I set up for a mini "My Kids are Freakin' Cute" photo-shoot. Ryenn as usual didn't have her A game. She brought her crazy face.

Then, Ryenn and I searched for the perfect pattern for the job. She decided our pumpkin should look like a kitty. She almost couldn't wait for Dad to come home. (i have no clue where that trait came from)

First time for everything!

Last night we had an awesome time hearing The National at Marquee Theatre! The venue is tiny, and you will always have a fantastic time. The lead singer had so much energy, and he even took a tour through the crowd! I was almost decapitated by the microphone cord (or wire or whatever the thing is called) It was also the first time that one, Mr. Travis Jay Nunley, had ever been to a concert! I am so glad that he decided to come with us, and that he had a good time!

Unfortunately, we came home to a very sick Leah Jae Nunley. She spent the entire night throwing up! She was diagnosed with her very first ear infection! Yuck! Fortunately, we were able to get her seen today (by none other than dr. smith), and antibiotics were prescribed. Hopefully we can weather this storm without many tears or sleep deprivation. I will keep you posted!

Graham County Fair 2010

Fall is coming, and as you know that can only mean one thing... The County Fair! We have only been to the fair once when Ryenn was 1 year old. We looked at pigs and other animals, but we were unable to ride anything. We missed her second fair season when we went to visit Bob and Mariah in Texas.

This year we were excited, but also a bit nervous about the experience. Ryenn is not very brave. She doesn't like to be tossed into the air, or swung very high. I was scared that we were going to get in line, wait forever, then she was going to back out.

The carousel is very tame, and she has ridden one before, in other words....instant success! Then, we made our way to the Dragon Train. (you know what i am talking about, the rides they have are the same, ancient rides that queen elizabeth rode) Here is the scene:

John and Ryenn wait in line. I see the fear creep into her face. (i take a picture, i couldn't help it) She hands the Carney her ticket. Walks up to the dragon, climbs into the seat, and turns around demanding to get off! The Carney let her pick the color of ticket she got back. (that was cute, some of the other guys were seriously jerks about it) John tells me, she could see the floor and the tracks and panicked!

Okay, so we try a few more things....the little fun houses with the mirrors/obstacle courses. Then she decided to ride the spinning Bears. I got a few pictures of her in the bear, but then she wants to get off of those. (this carney was the rudest) Ryenn is starting to lose even more of her bravery during this time. SO we decided to put her on a cute little princess train. The line was full of little girls just like her. She had a fabulous time, and even got to ride in the front. She rang the little bell and pretended to steer. It was cute.

Then we looked at the animals for a bit, but she didn't enjoy that. She said that they were smelly, and she wanted to go back to the fair. The last ride we got on was the Speed Racer. I thought that she was going to be afraid, but the look of pure joy on her face was worth the entire trip! She rode it twice.

These pictures are just for your amusement! Hope you like them. The PJ's glow in the dark so of course Ryenn thought they were a must have!