Happy Halloween

That's Emma on the right, in her "kitty" costume. Well, it's

really a leopard but she calls it a kitty.

Nolan was a vampire this year. I did his make-up.

Do you think I might have a future career in Hollywood?

Happy Anniversary to us

Jeff and I celebrated our 9th anniversary today with a day off from work and a trip to downtown Seattle. We had lunch with Dad & Penny at our favorite sandwich spot, Salumi (um, if you haven't been there, and you love a good sandwich, put it on your list for your next trip to Seattle), then we wandered around downtown for a bit - stopping for sweet treats at the Dahlia Bakery and Top Pot Doughnuts (yes, it was a sugar overload - but hey, how often do you celebrate a 9th anniversary?). On the way home we went to the Oyster Bar on Chuckanut Drive for an amazing dinner - we had never eaten there before. It was romantic and fun, and the service and food were top notch. We also decided that for our 10th anniversary next year we're going on a Caribbean cruise! We can hardly wait and it's a year away!

Here we are on our last cruise in 2006. We love to get all

gussied up for formal night! Doesn't Jeff look handsome in his tux?

Rocket Man

We recently discovered a fun new family hobby - shooting off model rockets! Bailey received his first rocket, an Estes Amazon, for his birthday in September and built it in his bedroom. Then we took it down to a park not far from our house and launched it. (This was before we learned it's actually illegal to shoot off rockets from a city park in Bellingham...oops!) Subsequent launches have been held at an undisclosed private location not far from our house.