Well, it was another great Halloween.... this year Teags and I went to Calli's school to help out with her party, so we took some great pics there, with all of her "best friends". Then, we went on down to my work, so Teags was dressed up, and they took tons of pictures of her, and spoiled her with tons of candy even before Halloween! On Saturday, Karen and I took our girls on the resort's Halloween kid's cruise- they had a costume contest, dance contest, and pinata. It was quite chaotic, but fun- imagine 40 little kids running around a boat with full cups of hot chocolate, and huge cookies, bowls of candy, smoke machines, balloons- get the picture? I was wearing at least three cups of cocoa by the time we got off the boat! We then went trick or treating downtown, and then came back home for a little party, and MORE trick or treating!! We could open a candy store, I swear. The girls had a great time, and I think Halloween gets better every year.... hope all yours was just as great!
Yay!!! Today was a very special day for our family. We went to court and Callista was officially adopted to me. Here's our pic with Judge Watson- he has also been Alyx's judge, so it was nice to see him on a "fun and good" basis. He asked Calli what she thought about all this, and she said she was just fine with it, and very happy to be my daughter (phew!). He asked her about school and her hobbies, and then he asked us some basic questions, and that was that! So, we are celebrating tonight by going to her favorite restaurant, Red Lobster, for all you can eat shrimp. Let me tell you, this girl can eat some shrimp! I love you Calli, and this does not make me feel any differently towards you, but I am so happy to call you mine legally. 
Here's some pics of the girls having fun with Marmee- making cookies and being silly. I also put in the picture of Dad, because he likes to assume the position in our favorite chair.... it has become his favorite chair too! Thanks for coming Mom and Dad- this was a really fun visit, and I love it when you come stay with us.
OH wow- Oktoberfest was quite the whirlwind!!! A couple of months ago, our friend Chad and I decided to surprise Chris for an early birthday present by taking him to Leavenworth, WA for their annual Oktoberfest. This is a little bavarian town in the middle of Washington- it feels like you were dropped into the middle of Germany though! All the townspeople wear German clothing, all the buildings are German style- even McDonalds... and everyone is there to have a good time- apparently another tradition is crazy hats- there are hat booths everywhere and I hardly ever saw the same hat twice on all those people. All in all, a great weekend getaway with friends, and I think Chris had a wonderful time!! The pictures are of the Maipole- yes, that's how it is spelled- then there was an awesome Christmas store called Kris Kringl- amazing stuff!, and we also took pics of the dancers, yodelers, and Cowbell girls... they were from Munich- very entertaining! 
