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A handful of pictures from our latest comings and goings. First, is a picture of the Kenny and Carie Heaton family who we visited in early November. They're the ones whose wedding provided the opportunity for Scott to spot Jen in 2005. Next is another friend, Stephanie Sanguinet, who we had fun showing the sights in T-town. Next are pictures of two of our three furry kids, Roxy the Boxer and Kenney, who's hugging the couch in front of the fireplace. Followed by a picture of us in front of Tacoma's Christmas Tree at the annual lighting. Then there's a few assorted pictures of wild celebrators for Jen's 28th birthday. And to conclude, we submit two pictures of Buddy scooters. Jen's on a Buddy 150 Pamplona, and Scott's on the scooter we've purchased, the Buddy 150 St. Tropez! We pick it up on Dec. 13th...

Attack of the Pumpkins

This year we continued our October tradition of getting together with siblings and friends for a trek to the Spooner Farm near Orting. There we picked out the perfect pumpkins for carving, sampled seasonal goodies in the gift shop, and tested our pumpkin launching prowess at the slingshots. Then we enjoyed a Fall meal at the apartment of friends Heidi and Tiffany. The crowning moment of the day though, was the intensely competitive carving contest, followed by the parade of pumpkins. A good time was had by all. Participants in this day of festivities were Scott and Jen, brother David, sister Heather and bro-in-law Robby, and friends, Tiffany and Derek, Heidi, Gina, Marja and Todd, Callie, and Pat.

Leavenworth

Our annual weekend in Leavenworth for the Ogden family reunion was fun like always. We stayed at a new hotel, The Enzian, which was closer to the center of town, plus had the added amenities of 2 pools and hottubs, morning alpenhorn performances, and free admission to the 18-hole, grass mini putt course. We'll definitely be back! We played 2 rounds of the mini putt and Robby Lanouette was the champ. (But did he get a hole-in-one like a certain somebody else? I think not!) We also held the 4th Annual Seely-Ogden family run and had a good number of participants for the 5K course. It goes without saying that we hit the traditional stops in town, like the Renaissance Cafe, the Soap Shop, Visconti's, Prey's Fruit Stand, and Starbucks for the first pumpkin spice latte of the year. But we made a new discovery too-- The Cheesemonger's Shop, which was a great place to sample gourmet cheeses. About thirty-five Ogden related folks showed up for the reunion and it was great catching up with them too! Until next year...

More Miscellaneous Summer Pics

Among the fun things we got to do this summer was our German dinner. Scott and his brother, David, prepared the meal as part of an annual family tradition where a different country's cuisine is picked each year. Attending the meal were Scott's family, and a family friend, Heidi. Scott's mom made lederhosen for him and David. Nephew Josiah wore a pair of his dad's. Then there was the great meal that Heidi, and another family friend, Marja, made at Heidi's apartment. It involved everyone being able to cook their own food on little burners. It was fun experimenting with all the different ingredients. Scott had a 36th birthday in September. Last, was something Scott and Jen had been planning for a while: renting scooters and riding around town to some of our favorite spots. We're hooked and plan to buy a scooter next year.

Fortune should be just around the corner...

Our sixteen minutes of fame has been extended just a bit longer... A month or two ago, Scott was at our favorite Tacoma coffee spot, Satellite Coffee, and was asked by a person there if he'd mind answering a few questions for an article. The article has now appeared in a local Tacoma Arts magazine. Here's the web address. Just copy it into the internet address bar. http://www.cityartstacoma.com/tacoma/issues/CAT098/CAT098_article.html

Together with the Fam'

This summer, we enjoyed spending lots of time with family. Since Scott's brother, Stephen and his wife Valerie and son Josiah were in town for a month we took advantage of the opportunity to take family photos. Robby Lanouette, sister Heather's (soon to be at that time) husband took a starring role in the photos as well. Then besides the family camping trip, we enjoyed seeing Jen's family for birthday get-togethers, and house projects. (We enjoyed seeing them for the house projects more than they did probably, since it was our house that was being worked on.) We also had a great time with Jen's cousins, Chris and Kara Proctor, going to an exciting Seahawks exhibition game at Qwest Field. I guess we don't do it often enough though, because we showed up in the other team's colors by mistake.