Trick or Treat!

We debated about whether or not to take the girls trick or treating this year.  I mean, they don't eat candy or know what it is, so the act is a bit pointless.  But sensibility prevailed, and we headed out to visit a few folks on our block.  Kirsten's brother Tim joined the fun, and the girls had an absolute ball.  Annabelle particularly enjoyed darting into people's houses as soon as they opened the door.  She also put most of her candy into Katherine's bucket.  Katherine was adamant about making sure each door was tightly closed after each transaction was complete.  It was a roaring success of an evening.

Carkeek 12 Hour

This past Saturday was the 5th annual Carkeek 12 Hour race that I put on every Halloween season.  Kirsten brought the girls down and we had a little cheering and playground time.  I also added a few shots from a few days before the race where the girls were helping me scout the trail.  They loved it!

Birthday Fun

My birthday was this week, and so we did a lot of celebrating with the girls and had a ton of fun.  My parents were in town, too, so the girls had a great time getting lots of extra love and attention.  Here are a bunch of shots from the beach by our house at Carkeek Park, the playground, the Pacific Science Center, the butterfly house, and birthday burger lunch.

The Track Meet

Yesterday, I took the girls to the track for their very first time to go for a "run."  They made it one full lap (1/4 mile) and did amazingly well.  It was like watching the tortoise and the hare unfold in real life.  Annabelle stopped just after we started to watch a garbage truck and school bus, then spent most of her loop darting this way and that off the track to explore things.  Katherine, meanwhile, stayed the course and just happily made her way around the track, stopping for a breather every now and again to watch a plane go by.  After such a great run, we scampered over to the playground to shake out our legs and recover with some lunch.

Friends and Fun

This past weekend, a great friend from Atlanta came to town for a quick visit, and we had lots of fun with the girls enjoying many adventures.  Here are a few shots from the Ballard locks, and also from a restaurant where we had lunch on Saturday, bumped into the girls' buddy Tate, watched a little college football, and of course played a little Buck Hunter and Golden Tee.

Football Saturday

Well, we don't do this every Saturday, but this was an exception.  The girls both had mysterious 1 day fevers and were feeling lousy, Kirsten had to be at work all day for a special training, and the weather outside was just plain crummy.  So the girls and I snuggled in our jammies for a very large chunk of the day and enjoyed game after game of college football, always tracking 2-3 games at any given time.  The girls actually loved it, and got extremely into throwing their hands in the air and sort of saying, "touchdown!" (sounded more like "duh-dohhhhn") anytime someone scored.  It was a great lazy day, and they're feeling much better now.   We also went down to Steilacoom to visit Kirsten's grandparents and take in a local cider squeeze festival on Sunday.  No pictures unfortunately, but the girls especially liked the fresh apple pie a la mode.