New furniture!!!

Last night we picked up our new furniture! Merry early Christmas to me!! A new sectional L shaped couch and a recliner. Our first ever BRAND new, not hand-me-down furniture! I love the colors. It goes really well with the paint colors that Andreas chose. This collage shows the different angles I could shoot. And yes, my counters are messy, again!

cute or what?

Lia in the tubbie! How adorable is this pic!? I wish she lived closer to us so that I could eat those adorable cheeks!!! :-)

Seahawk Sunday

Andreas and I went to Seattle today to see the Seahawks play the Eagles at Qwest Field. We drove up early and tailgated with some of the guys that Andreas works with.


Andreas having a beer... WHO cares that it's only 10:30 in the morning???


Andreas and Pat


Me in the midst of "tailgater's heaven."



This is us after quite a few beers. (Him more than me, of course!) I just have a stupid expression on my face and this was the second time we tried this shot!


Andreas on the way back to the car in front of Safeco Field. Somebody had too much to drink!

What a fun day to spend with my hubby!

Spook-tacular!

Halloween was especially fun this year. The girls are the perfect age for Trick or Treat! We had the neighbor kids (and parents, too...) over for food, fire and fun after running the neighborhood for loot! Here are the pic highlights from the evening...


Follow the Yellow Brick Road!


"Spiderella Sparkle"



Reminds me a of a scene from this movie I saw one time...

Treats for the boys and ghouls!

Andreas and one of his creepy masks.

Our grave yard... and yes that is a scary green van STILL sitting in my yard!

Our pumpkin Ralph.

The gang getting ready to Trick or Treat

(Benjamin, Abby, Grace, Connor, Andreas and Thomas)

Kaylin as Elmo. Her face was so sticky she had red fur stuck to it!

The group of kids, again.

The haul the morning after!

My BFF

LOVE YOU MOM! I'm sad already that you went home today and I don't know when I will get to see you again! Glad you and dad got a chance to come visit us!

Costume decisions

The girls are getting so excited for Halloween. Abby asked if she would still be able to Trick or Treat even though she has her braces on now. I told her she could go, but I'm guessing she won't be able to eat 99% of the stuff she gets. Oh well, more candy for mom and dad! This is a pic of them this morning pouring over the Party City Halloween Costume advertisement flyer for about the 100th time. They are both still deciding what to "be" for Halloween.

Braces

Abigail got her braces on Tuesday the 23rd. She will be wearing them for the next 18 months to correct her under bite. She was really excited/nervous to get them on, but now that they are there, she is finding it a bit challenging to eat! Especially with the bottom retainer! Tylenol and soft foods have been her friends for the past couple of days. She got a lot of advice from Auntie Chang. I will post more pics as her teeth start to change, I'm sure!