Yes...I am almost a month behind....but here it is Halloween!

Charlotte and Fairy

I am so, so behind on posting blogs. I think I have computer phobia during the evening...which is unfortunate because that is when I typically blog. So much of my work (besides the baking part) is on the computer...emailing clients, putting together quotes, doing "paperwork." So when evening comes in the Vann household and dinner has been eaten, the dog has been walked and I have free time, the last thing I feel like doing is firing up the good ol' computer once more for more screen time. Nope. Lately, I have been all about reading, playing a game of crib with Nick or movie watching. Not to mention the fact that my bedtime is around 9pm (I blame it on the time change and the dark skies arriving around 4:30pm). So I am uber behind on my posts, but whatever...it gets done when it gets done.

So...Halloween weekend we had a full house. The Mag 7 came together once again for some lounging time, participation in a ragin' BUNCO party and a home improvement project. Check it out!

We had a great turn out for our Halloween Costume BUNCO party and the Anker Cafe. The perfect venue for a large crowd! I didn't get every one's photo...but if you were there and your picture isn't below...send it to me and I will happily add it. I know I am missing some Animal Control peeps, another Polyester dude & tourist, as well as Salt & Pepper (seasonings, not the rappers)!

The Card Players:

The 1950's Housewife and her Construction Working/Beer Drinking Husband:

Poison Ivy, Pirate and Skunk

The Bump (road construction/bun in the oven) and Tourist:

Bacon & Eggs!!!

Scary hooded man with dark eyes:

The Polyester Queen and "Dave From Work"
Shrek and Fionna:

Hippie (holding our little Skunk):

Dad was the General Contractor for installing our back awning that weekend as well. Our goal was not only to protect us from the adverse weather while coming and going from the house but to also give Charlotte a dry place to perch if it happened to rain on a day she was outside.

The Before:
The After:

On Sunday, while Dad was redeeming his birthday present (a professional message) and Nick and Matt were up on Galbrieth...Mom, Ami, Delya and I went to Hovander Park for some animal viewing-park walking-pumpkin admiring time. It was great!
Thanks for a great weekend...perhaps the Costume-BUNCO party will be an annual event. You should definitely come next year!

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Go Sounders!

Last weekend, we were spoiled by Ben and Jen (friends of ours....met during my Effectiveness Institute days) to a Sounders game. After a rousing dinner of the much delicious bottomless fries at Red Robin, we headed over to Seattle for the game. It being our first, we really didn't know what to expect...but I can honestly say it was riveting. The crowd totally gets into it. It's like they are a part of the team. The support, the enthusiasm, the die hard loyalty they showed the Sounders was not only impressive but influential. We stood the entire game...minus half time. Nick bought himself a scarf, because ever true Sounders fan needs to have one and waved that puppy with the best of 'um.
It was great to catch up on the last 2.5 years face-to-face with Ben and Jen and made a vow to not let that much time pass again. I mean...why is life so busy that that much time can pass and seem like a blink of an eye? Scary. Oh and just in case you were wondering...the Sounders beat Texas: 2-1.

Harvest Festival

The weekend before Halloween, the Sweds hosted their annual Harvest Party at their home in Blaine. This was the first year that Nick and I were in town to actually attend the event and we were thrilled!!!
Mindy made some delicious Chili for the crowd, then we dove into our pumpkins to carve our little hearts out. I am not a skilled pumpkin carver, but did discover that I am married to a grand artist (yeah...it's a bad photo....peter isn't even looking at the camera, but I only took two shots and here are both of them). After 45 minutes of attempting to capture the perfect photo on the Swed's porch, we did our best to clean the pumpkin off the ceilings (ok...maybe not actually on the ceilings, but it was a mess) and headed home. Eating, laughing, catching up with old friends (we miss you Peter!) and carving can really take it out of a person!

Carson Martin Weber is here!

It's been a while since I have blogged...however I did just do a gigantic photo download off our camera and am ready to get up to speed on various events and activities.

WAY back in September, my sweet friend Sarah since the 5th grade was "showered" because her bun in the oven was just about ready to come out! Look at how CUTE she is!

And just a few weeks later on October 14th, Carson Martin Weber arrived! A whopping 8 lbs, 1 oz and 21.5 inches long. He obviously got his height from his daddy, but will no doubt has his momma's amazingly kind heart. I am so very proud of my friend and her growing family. Now it's just a matter of when I get to hold the little guy!

Tiny photos...but I got them off facebook...so what's a girl to do??? More will come, I am sure!