Ducks vs. Huskies

October 20th was the Husky vs. Duck game in Seattle. My sister just married a die hard Husky fan in February and she--like myself--converted to support the team our husbands are so in love with. We drove up to Seattle and stayed with Kara and Greg. It was a fun, fast weekend. My aunt and uncle are Husky fans as well and drove over from Spokane to join us. My parents drove up from Warrenton. Mom watched Karis and dad joined us for the game. Here we are right before walking out the door to go to the game. The fan base for this group was heavy on Husky but the Ducks came through and won the game 55 to 34. My dad decided to wear a Duck had and wear a Husky T-shirt. Too bad it was cold out, he had to wear his coat, leaving only the sign of a Duck fan.

More Pumpkins

Playing with Pumpkins

6 months old... Go Ducks!

Can she get any cuter?

Salem Riverfest

Sunday September 23rd was Salem Riverfest. We spent the evening with friends from our Sunday night group listening to music and Reid Sanders (the evangelist whose organization put on the event). Karis did very well, but as you can see, she did get a little tired toward the end of the night. See The Lunde Family blog for more pictures of Riverfest, including the "soaring Soren", which was quite a funny picture.

Before, During, and After

This summer, Vance was hard at work in the yard; our side yard that is. We have a slope on the side of our garage that was not functional at all. We decided to build a retaining wall, fill it in, and level out the side of the property. Vance did all the work, with the help of some hired hands from the youth group at church. He was even able to hire some of the girls to watch Karis while they worked. He did an amazing job and I am so pleased with the results. This is just the first of two more phases. The next two years we will work on the back yard. This will include a continuation of the retaining wall to level out the back yard, tearing out the existing wood deck and replacing it with a patio/deck made of highland stone blocks. All this just in time for Karis to be old enough to play in the back yard. We hope to have some type of swing set or play structure in the future.