I VOTED!

The kids were able to participate in a mock voting at school. Ryan was excitedly telling me all about. He told me that Mitt Romney won 96-60. And that he voted for Mitt Romney! Then he said that        "they went to this room that was set up with these stalls with blankets hanging on them, but they didn't have toilets in them or anything" (That made me laugh out loud so hard when he told me that!)
~mom

Brave

Grandma Kathy and Grandpa John were here with us for the week, and they took the kids swimming twice during their stay. Of course that was one of the highlights for the kids. Grandpa John told me that he would of been proud of Ryan. There were calculator buttons in the pool and the kids played with them and threw them into the deep end. Grandpa John was encouraging Ryan to dive down to get them and Ryan explained that he didn't want to because he might drown. Grandpa John reassured him that he was there and would never let that happen to him. So he took a deep breathe and went for it. He dove to the bottom of the pool in the deep end! 5 Feet! He believed in himself, and trusted Grandpa John's protection and  he learned to dive to the bottom of the pool! Brave little toaster!

Mud fight!!!!

Jace Jade and me we were playing in mud "MUD FIGHT" said jade so we started a mud fight  jace was the dirtiest jade was the next dirtiest I was the last dirtiest.

The club in the gargage

me jace and jade built a culb house in a old gargage old stuff new stuff when it was done....... well  it didn`t look so good but it was good enough and we mest it all up again.

"Awesomer"

Ryan has made up a new word, "Awesomer!" He bought a poster at the book Fair and we were deciding on where to hang it. I suggested on the closet door, and he said "Oh how about my room door...that would look "AWESOMER!" haha
It got vetoed by mom, since his room door is never really shut unless Jordan is taking a nap, and to put it on the side that he could see it while it is open would make it visible to everyone in the house when his door is shut and that's a no go in my book. He may think the poster is cool but it doesn't go with my decor and taste, haha

I won't do that!

Today we were watching a Church video..."the Tree of Life" and the people were holding onto the iron rod walking through the darkness trying to make it to the tree of Life (representing eternal life) and one of the people featured was a mom and 2 of her sons, one about 4 yrs and the other was 16. The 16 year old wasn't holding onto the rod and just walking next to it by himself and the mom kept encouraging him to keep a hold of the rod! He snidely replied, "MOM, I'm 16 years old! I can walk by myself, I don't need to hold onto something!"
And Ryan turned to me and said "Wow, when I'm 16, I'm not going to talk that way!"
I replied "Oh I hope your right, and.... can I quote you on that!" haha

~mom

Lost A Tooth

One day I was jumping on the tramp and hit the top of the net and my tooth fell out when it was not ready to come out. ~Ryan

It was pretty funny!! I saw the whole thing....he was jumping and trying to reach the top of the safety net, and his mouth must of been open a bit and his tooth caught the edge of the net, and when he landed, he cupped his mouth and said, "whoa! I lost my tooth!" (With a very shocked look on his face) I started to laugh, which was good, because he did too, instead of start crying, especially since there was blood! ha ha, we looked around and saw his tooth lying there on the trampoline. He grabbed it and smiled a full ear to ear bloody toothless smile! ha ha  It was classic! ~mom

Joe's new job

My daddy has a new job he woks at FMCH his work is pretty inside, you have to walk a long way to get to his room.~Ryan

BAM! in the face

Today at school i was walking by the swing 1 sec later BAM! right in the face and i had a bloody nose. ~RyanBlunier

When i grow up

When i grow up i want to be a navy seal because they are tough and they get cool weapons. ~Ryanblunier

Preparing to turn 8!

We got a new dog and he is wild , he is named duke, my favorite color is purple, my favorite thing is  the xbox 360, I can't wait until i get baptized, but I'm still 7 and I'm still excited, in 2 more months and 25 days I'm turning 8.
Ryan Blunier

Favorite Color

Ryan told me tonight that his new favorite color is white, because it's the color that girls wear when they get married, and beards, and cows, and geese.

Sledding

Took the kids sledding today and had a blast. They all loved it and would go by themselves even! I convinced the twins to ride with me a few times so I could join in on the fun! Ryan said it was his favorite part of the day.

2011

A new years Resolution is to record more of the life of my children by journaling, but this I think will be an easier way for me to do that. I want to record all those funny and precious things they say, as to not forget them. I'm hoping that if this is an easier way for me to do it, that I will be better at it. Here's for trying!

Ryan said to me one morning as I'm waking up in a whisper, "mom, when the baby is born, I'll take care of it so you can sleep, because I love the baby, and I love you, and I love Jesus and Heavenly Father."

Ta Da!!!!

This is the latest trick that Daddy and Ryan have learned. He's a mini Paul Hamm in training...however If the Olympics aren't in his future I'm sure the circus would work out!!

Ryan had so much fun decorating eggs this year. He thought it was a lot like basketball though because he was slam dunking all the eggs in the cups- as evidence by all the die on the counter!



Ryan had a blast riding on the Winne the Pooh ride at Disneyland with his friends Abbie and Caleb. There was no one in line so the let us ride it again, and again, and again, and again....until the moms sitting behind exclaimed " NO MORE PLEASE LET US OFF!!!"

One of the few not so sunny days we had here. It was only a sprinkle but enough to have fun in!

This is what happens when you let Grandma babysit. He's some super hero I guess?!!?!
"Captain bucket diaper-pants" will save the day!

Ryan's Singing Time

Ryan loves to sing at night before he goes to bed. It usually winds up as a stall technique, but it works well! We think he is pretty cute. Some of his favorite songs are: Wheels on the bus, I am a Child of God, Frosty the Snowman, and the theme to the Wonderpets. Hope you enjoy our favorite part of the day...bedtime!

Not Forgotten!

With the twins taking up most of our day, we just wanted to let everyone know that we have not forgotten about Ryan. He is doing so good with the babies and loves to take care of them and help "hold you" or in other words, he loves to hold them. He is growing up so fast and is playing more independent, which gives us more time to dedicate to the girls. He just recently learned how to count to 20, and loves to sing all day. It is amazing how he will hear a song once or twice and pick up on a few specific words, then he will somewhat "sing" the song back. He is getting close to climbing out of his crib, so I don't think it will be long before we are moving him into a toddler bed. For Christmas, Karen got Joe a bicycle seat for Ryan so he can take Ryan on bike rides (Joe is getting the "need to exercise" hint quite clearly!) The seat is quite fun because Ryan gets to ride in front and see where we are going. It is fun for Joe and Ryan! Ryan loves to go "fast" and "downhill". He was scared at first, but now it is hard to pry him off of the bike. Hopefully this won't lead to more ER visits! Not much more news for Ryan, but we will continue to post new pictures so check back often. Here are some pictures to see how fast he is growing.



"I love to change gears for daddy...especially when he doesn't expect it!"

Ryan's first bike ride. We rode late because he just wouldn't get off!

"Ain't nobody touchin' my tisters."


Sometimes Ryan eats so much rice....we think he is part Asian.


Ryan trying to fill daddy's shoes.


"How does daddy walk in these things? They are like boats!"
P.S. Ryan will try every diversion to avoid a bath sometimes...even pretend to be daddy.

White man syndrome

Ryan has a touch of white man syndrome and displays it here in his dancing! He dances just like his daddy!! :)

Now I know my ABCs

Ryan can sing his ABC's pretty well now! But "W" is still his favorite :)