A Farewell Dinner, etc.

We had a farewell dinner Sunday evening for a couple of couples from Lynn's book club. One couple is off to points east.

Spend most of your time on the dip (center bowl)!

Spaghetti Carbonara, Cesar Salad, and Carrot Cake.
And yummy wine, including a
Rodney Strong Rockaway we'd never tasted before!

In the yard a couple doors down.

They alert, but are generally too lazy to move.

On the way to pick up Lexi from tennis.

Really good squash lasagna despite the burnt top.

End of the Week

End-of-the-week happenings in the dining room and kitchens.

AJ running lines in the living room.

A Jonnie creation. Woof, woof.

AJ's Secret Garden shirt.

New kids' table

Lynn and friends bake oatmeal raisin cookies.

The new kids' table.

Back to Monday

It was a rough weekend with the tragedy at the Kreb's household and all. This Monday it was a little harder than normal "to get back in the groove."

Stress Sand. Everyone played with it.

Lunch at Mt Fuji, drunken noodles!

The high schoolers worked on the mini table
and chairs for the foster kids.

That was very nice!

David doing math with Matt over his shoulder.

Halloween

Star Wars!

These costumes were for school.

Other prepping was going on, too.

A neighbor of a friend of Matteo's.

Our decorations.

The next morning - freezing rain all Hallo's Eve.

Pumpkin Carving

Remember those pumpkins we got last Saturday at the Colorado Pumpkin Patch? Today they were carved. The activity did not fit on a 6-foot table but rather spilled off onto a nearby coffee table and chair. There was much hubbub out there for a couple hours...