Farewell Arizona!

The not-so-itsy -bitsy spider has Alyssa losing sleep. :( I was so scared of certain scary things in Arizona, which I only saw once and I moved away relieved only to discover a new fear here of black widow spiders. The problem here is that I actually see them...at my house! Is five since August a lot?! YIKES! There were two, that I saw, in my garage last night and I went out to attack them so I could sleep and since they both got away, I did not sleep. Help me!

Excited for our return to the valley of the sun....

The A.Wahl girls are heading back to Phoenix to visit the many friends and family we left behind. While I have enjoyed some fall weather here in Fresno, Lexi will be thrilled I am sure to not have me say to her everyday "are you sure you want to wear that? You are going to be cold." In spite of cool temps here, she thinks she belongs in dresses or shorts with flip-flops (and you know, she really does but that's beside the point). We will get to spend a week in Arizona but sadly will leave Adam behind slaving away at work. Hopefully the firm Monopoly party next weekend will cheer him up. :) To all our fellow Phoenicians.... we'll see you soon!!!

Mom and Dad... to your "forever love." Happy Anniversary! (10/06/77)

MARIPOSA GROVE @ Yosemite Natl Park

Our family took a day trip back up to Yosemite over the weekend, this time to see the giant sequoia trees. They are something to see! They are amongst the tallest and longest living things on the earth. They can grow beyond 300 feet high and live more than 3000 years. There greatest cause of death is actually, toppling over. They don't burn and they don't rot or get diseased. Interesting stuff. We would highly recommend a visit there. For your future reference, you might want to know before you tell your kids or friends otherwise, the tree you used to be able to "drive" your car through has toppled over (quite a few years ago actually). Lexi was disappointed about it but really enjoyed the hour long tram/bus tour ride, which by the way is a must unless you are up to hiking a few miles.

Our family standing IN a tree

"I can not see the forest for the TREE!"

These trees were so awesome! There is really no way to capture their magnificence in pictures.

The Faithful Couple

The Faithful Couple is a pair of giant sequoias that began growing very close to each other and eventually merged at their bases. (The base looks like one tree but if you look towards the top, it is in fact two.) Kind of romantic if you ask me and a great example of an ideal relationship. :)

This is how Aubrey spent most of the tour, laying on the floor of the "tram/bus". Crazy kid!

"Nothing is as pleasant as an autumn day! "

Fall is here! Amazing how the weather affects my mood. While I loved my Arizona sunshine, there is something to be said about a beautiful fall day. So far, Fresno has still given me sunshine, but is now offering cool temperatures too. What a delight! We were trying to hold off pulling out the pumpkins until October, but we cracked today and pulled out the decorations. We just couldn't resist! What a nice day! Hope yours is too.

Aubrey loves to be outside! It was finally cool enough to let her go out and leave the door open so she could play to her hearts content while Lexi and I did some things inside. She kept running up to the screen door and squishing her face up against it saying "Hi" in her cute little voice. She loved the way it made us laugh.