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Beautiful day for a walk on the beach - we even let wounded Pookie come along. The girls had a great time playing in the driftwood and we even found a couple of dead giant jellyfish. Mark has been teaching the girls some dance moves.  This is one of their favorite songs to really get groovin'  (turn up the volume) And Mark just had to show off his moves too... We finished the night off with my cake (brownies vice cake) and some singing.

So it snows...and this place comes to a screeching halt - or at least is seemed.  Darrell and Francis were due to arrive by lunch time on Tuesday, but they were instantly delayed out of Sacramento...arriving around midnight instead.  No major problem, just a wrinkle in the start. Art time... more art silly faces snack time at a local coffee shop Pineapple upside down cake for Francis' birthday

Not sure if it made the news in your home town, but earlier this week there was snow in the Northwest -Seattle area.  On our little island we got maybe 3 inches.  Well not a big deal except- just about every person behind the wheel of a vehicle did something not smart and it was a mad house on the roads.  Another time when my 3.5 mile "commute" is AWESOME.  The girls enjoyed playing in it, but we're ready for the rain to wash it away now...

My parents came to visit. First day - SUN  This is the view from Fort Casey beach.  One of several state parks here on the island, it's free and normally uncrowded. Cuddle...well actually just interested in the phone  The girls LOVE phones and iPods... be sure to know how to lock yours when you come to visit. New Skirts  My mom, Gail (Grandma Gail = GiGi) made the girls some new skirts.  The really enjoy wearing them and the absolutely clash with all of their tights - PERFECT.  We took the ferry to Port Townsend.  About a 25 minute ride and the little town is cute and full of history. cuddle time with grandpa jay CHEESE!! Wade-Carpenter  A great visit.  Hopefully they'll come for a visit in the summer too.  The whole getting dark at 4:30 thing was a bit of a downer for these San Diegans.

The fun weekend started with a party for Mark and me.  We didn't really have a plan for costumes until we scored at the thrift store Saturday morning. We didn't win any prizes, but had a fun time. Tommy Hack and his old lady   The girls went through the bag this morning and found the wigs- we all had a huge laugh for this one.. They FINALLY got to wear their own costumes, a princess and her alligator.  They had lots of fun trick-or-treating in our friend Leslie's neighborhood.  It also nice to "recycle" the candies they didn't need.

It was pumpkin carving night at the Carpenter House.  The girls picked simple faces and the seed removal was relatively simple.  fun, fun, fun. CHEESE silly nose BOO! cheeseball oooohhh scary....

When Mark went hunting earlier this month (although no deer were seen) he made a quick trip to Costco with Penny and Todd.  Penny made the command decision that the girls HAD TO HAVE these dresses.  They love them and enjoy being little princesses. Looking super cute...