Halloween by Bill

As many of you know, Brian works for a *small, little-known* computer software company. Every year they throw a fantastic Halloween party for the kids of all the employees in his building. There's trick-or-treating, a Haunted Lab, and lots of fun costumes and gags. Sophia really seemed to enjoy herself, and as always, we had a wonderful time showing off our cutie to all of Brian's coworkers.

After receiving an orange from our friend Leslie, Sophia decided to take Mommy on a tour of the offices.


Here we continue our tour. Special stop off at the elevator. Infinitely fascinating for babies.


Can you believe these spoiled engineers get their own slushy and frozen strawberry lemonade machines? Sophia was pretty keen on the lemonade.


Have you seen the Mac/PC commercials? If you look carefully, this lovely fellow has an "I'm a PC" nametag proudly displayed on his shirt. Nearby signs warn those who enter that none may leave without killing all bugs.


Sophia gets her chocolate fix.


"What?"


And, of course, when in Rome...do as the geeks do!

Picking Pumpkins With Our Peanut

Last Saturday, after our annual church Harvest Fest, we took Sophia to pick out pumpkins at a local patch. It was lots of fun. I think Sophia particularly enjoyed picking out her own pint-sized pumpkin. It took her nearly five minutes to decide which one she wanted!

Sanctuary Harvest Fest 2008

Every year, our church in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle throws a Harvest Fest for the local kids (and parents!) We have tons of carnival games and way too much candy! We also set up treats and hot drinks for all the parents. This year, we got a bunch of hay bales, we had a great musician come to bless us with his talents, and the Salvation Army set up a truck to hand out free nachos. It was a blast!

One of Greenwood's finest.

Sophia and Mommy are having a great time!


Our busy little bee.

A little witch enjoys the beanbag toss.

Spiderman 1 and Spiderman 2 enjoy some self-decorated cookies with their sister.


Elmo gets some popcorn.

Our pastor, Randy, showing off his Nordic roots.

Our little friend Nicholas is a very serious little boy.

But when he's with Daddy, you can sometimes get him to smile!

Little Evie the chick tries out her wings!

Some canine companions show off their costumes.

Bee and flower twins.

I didn't know ducks used pacifiers.

Our face painters really made the kids' days.

Go fish! And, if you'll notice, our little Sophia is fishing (pilfering) in the candy bowl behind the fish pond.


Whew! What a day.