Halloween Fun (part 2)

Last night we were able to attend the Svendson's annual pumpkin carving party! We had so much fun eating snacks and attempting to be as creative as Reddoor. Here's Becky and Sheri and me before voting for the best/worst pumpkins of the night.

There were 11 pumpkins up for the contest. Can you tell which one Dave carved? :)

If you chose the one with "3 stripes" then you would be right! You would also be picking the "worst" pumpkin of the night. Apparently straight lines aren't creative enough for this group! 

We had so much fun! Thanks Erik and Nicole, and Siena too!

Halloween Fun

Yesterday at school we had our annual "Harvest Festival"! (Yes, I know it's a week early but I have no control over the dates.) I got points with my students for dressing up (ladybug wings $7 at Party City!) and Dave got points with me for showing up for our chaotic day. The kids had a great time and we even had a baby camel in our petting zoo...what more could you ask for?

The Goldilocks problem

Those of you who know Dave know that he's a pretty big guy. On our recent errands around town he has managed to find some rather unusual chairs that he has decided we should add to our furniture collection. I see this more as an opportunity for a good laugh!

Here is Dave in the only piece of furniture that we've ever found that is "TOO BIG" for him.

And here he is demonstrating how most furniture is "too small" for him.

Oktoberfest

In Torrance, there is a place called Alpine Village that holds an Oktoberfest celebration every September/October. This past Friday, 20 of our closest friends journeyed the distance to far away Torrance and imbibed in some German festivities. Dave was able to bring along his stein from last year, but my favorite part was the giant pretzels. They were so good! We had a ton of fun singing, and talking and doing the chicken dance over and over and over. 

Reason #278 why we love the South Bay... the fun and random events that are always going on!

Swing Dancing!

Dave and I have joined a group of young married couples at our church. We've been meeting every other Sunday night for fellowship, Bible study and fun. This summer we took a little hiatus and met up for fun outings. The last one before our new groups started up was a swing dancing class! We took over an entire dance studio in El Segundo and learned to dance. It was a blast! Here's a (small) group shot of us and our "jazz hands". 

Dave and I have started a Bible study in our home with 6 other couples from this group and we're so excited to see what God is doing through this group of awesome people.

Tim & Sheri's Wedding

On September 13th, two of our very good friends got married! It was one of the best weddings we have ever been to (besides our own, of course!). Tim & Sheri are special to us because they were some of the first people that we ever really spent time with when we moved to Redondo. We even went with them on one of their first dates. We went to a UCLA v USC basketball game (UCLA won, sorry Sheri!) and then to Diddy Reise for dessert aftewards. A very smart man (that we met while standing in line) said that "Tim and Sheri go together like gin and juice" and now the rest is history. Here are some fun shots of us having a great time at their wedding. Thanks Shannon and Facebook for letting us borrow these :)

The boys in front of our party van!

Dave & I

All the fun girl pictures.