Halloween Party

Here is a little preview of Ryan's Halloween costume. We took these photos at a Halloween party we attended this weekend....


The weather is getting very cold and rainy lately. So on possibly the last sunny day of the fall last weekend, we took the opportunity to enjoy some time at Marymoor Park....


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Added 12/13/2010

Halloween party at a neighbor's house....

Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin patch day at Dr. Maze's Farm in Redmond, WA.

Vancouver

We went to Vancouver with our friends from California. There was nothing specific we wanted to see. We just wanted to hangout and see how the city had changed in the eight years since we've been there.


The 2010 Winter Olympic Flame cauldron and other photos along the waterfront.....


The hotel room had a lot of natural light, so we took the opportunity to take a bunch of photos of the kids....


On our second day, we took the ferry to North Vancouver where we discovered a nice market, Lonsdale Quay Market. We had a nice lunch, a crepe, a really good white chocolate-berry scone, and some coffee, then headed back to downtown Vancouver....


Stanley Park....

Our week

Ryan got his second haircut. We think it looks better than the first....




Brooke and I got to have a "date" this week. We went a great Arcade Fire concert! We sat about 3/4 of the way back, but since only the lower level of the arena was used, we still had a very good view. We got reserved seating tickets rather than the general admission floor tickets. However, everyone chose to stand anyways, so we should have just gotten the floor tickets.


Here's the intro to their opening song, Ready to Start....


Yesterday we attended another UW volleyball game. Before the game we picked up some Ivar's and headed to Gasworks Park for a picnic. What a great day for it!

September

Here's some of what we did in September.

A trip to Kelsey Creek Park in Bellevue, Washington....

Going to the University District Farmers Market and the Seattle Tilth Harvest Fair....

We've been cooking a lot at home and trying new recipes. Here's one for a pear tart that's really easy and really good....

Peel, core and cut into sixths, or eighths:
2 or 3 ripe juicy pears

Cream together:
1 stick butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Add to butter mixture:
2 eggs, one at a time

Combine together, then add to butter mixture:
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Spray an 8" spring form pan with Pam. Spread the batter in it.
In a pinwheel pattern, press the slices of pear halfway into the batter.
Bake at 350o F until a toothpick comes out clean, about 35 minutes. If you have any doubts, UNDERBAKE. It should taste creamy. If overcooked, it’ll taste like a normal cake.

Wine Tasting. These photos were taken at Chateau Ste. Michelle....

Hanging out with family....

Playing at the park...