Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Christmas Season 2012

Hello Friends & Family

Here are some photos from my iPhone lately.  We have been getting in the Christmas spirit before we leave for our cruise!  I love this time of year!

December 3rd - Ben got his long awaited GoPro camera as his Christmas gift to himself!  Can't wait to use this on the zipline in Mexico!
December 5th - Giles Wisconsin Cheese arrived in the mail as our first Christmas package from Aunt Karla!
December 8th - The Goodhope's Ugly Sweater party!  You thought Ben's sweater was ugly...check out Mitch and Marshall's sweaters!





December 9th - 5K Jingle Bell Race.  It was a decent day out and there was a big group of us!  Mary Jo and I ran it in 28 minutes, not too shabby!


December 11th - we drove around and saw the Christmas lights in the Neighborhood!






Check out the lights at this West Seattle house!

December 19th - we got our first bit of snow!  I love waking up to snow on the ground!


Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!  Stay tuned for CRUISE photos!!!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Fall in the NW

My Pumpkin this year!
Fall here is one of my favorite times of year.  The grass becomes neon green, and the trees are aglow in reds, oranges, and yellows.  The weather gets a little damp and chilly, just enough to make it feel right to stay inside and have a fire.  This year we welcomed the season with a Halloween party, complete with a photo booth made by Ben and some yummy treats made by me!


Mummy Dogs
Spider Cookies



Witches Punch

Dead, by Dexter














Our costumes were a hit this year.  Dexter is our favorite show, so we thought, why wouldn't we dress up to honor the show.  Ben had his Dexter outfit complete with the apron and gloves.  I was wrapped in a dress, a shower curtain, and several layers of saran wrap.  

Dexter & his prey



One nice fall day I went on a walk in Lincoln Park with my friend Carly.   We found a sweet park where we enjoyed the swings :)





These are some instagrams from our pleasant walk by the water and through the trees































Friday, November 30, 2012

Apple Picking October 20 2012

As we do every year, we made a trip up north to Skagit Valley at our favorite, Jones Creek Farm.  This is our fourth annual year going.  We went during their Harvest festival to enjoy the celebration!  Per usual we picked apples and took a hayride and finished the evening off right at Applebee's!







Here are some of the results of all those apples!!!  Delicious pie filling and applesauce.