Jocelyn Hope

Congratulations to my sister Renee and brother-in-law Calvin on their first child together, Jocelyn Hope, born November 10th! She's a healthy 7 lb 2 oz little girl, with a full head of hair!

The Proud Parents

Grandpa and Grandma Bergner with their new grandaughter

A tired Jocelyn and Calvin after a long day (and night)

Big sister

We hope everyone had a nice Halloween! Katie and I started the night hanging out at home giving out candy to the neighborhood kids. We didn't have too many come by though, so we have a lot of candy left over....darn. We finally got dressed up and headed downtown to a party about 9. Katie went as a snow bunny, and I went as a nerd.

One of the better costumes we saw through the night was Juno and Bleeker

More pictures...

Happy Halloween!!

Camping Trip

Katie and I decided that we really needed to get out camping before the weather got too bad. We had planned on going earlier, but it never worked out. So this last weekend (despite the ominous forcast) we packed up the car and set out on the road. Twenty-five minutes later, we arrived! :) Katie had to work on Sunday, so we just made it a one night trip, and thus chose a close camp ground.

Luckily the rain held off all night so we didn't have to set up in the rain. Our new tent is awesome...it only has two poles, so it takes just about a minute and a half to set it up! After we had everything set up, we started on dinner....and the drinks.

Our new Coleman Roadtrip Grill works perfect! It has interchangable surfaces, so we were able to use it to cook burgers, pan-fry potatoes and cook some blueberry pancakes the next morning!

Of course we brought the essentials, and spent the night sitting by the fire roasting some 'mallows. They were so good, we decided we needed to have some more the next day for lunch!

The Perfect Marshmallow

It ended up raining all night, but our tent kept us perfectly dry. It was a short trip, but fun. We'll see if the weather will allow us to go again this year, if not we'll definately get out in the spring!

Rylan in his monkey suit

Seahawks Game

Last night Katie and I went to the Seahawks vs. Bears preseason game with a few guys that I know from work. We didn't exactly have 50 yardline seats, but I thought they were pretty good...and we had a great view of the Sound.

The National Anthem was sung by a little girl, probably 11 or 12 years old maybe. She was so incredible, the whole crowd just went crazy!

Not surprisingly, the 2nd and 3rd stringers were in for most of the game. You wouldn't have known it most of the time though, it was a really close game with quite a few exciting plays. The score went back and forth a few times, but in the end, the Seahawks won.

You can see Safeco Field (where the Mariners play) in the background, just a few blocks south of Qwest Field

So we might not have had the best view of the football game, but we did have one of the best views of the sunset.

We have now been to both outdoor stadiums here in Seattle, and needless to say, they really put the Metrodome to shame...Minnesota needs to hurry up with the new stadium!

Bruno's House

Well after a couple weeks of work, Bruno's dog house is finally complete. I decided that once it starts raining more, he should have more than the one-foot soffit overhang from which to find shelter. This should also be warm enough so he can stay outside most days in the winter while we're at work.

I built the house in sections so when we move it will be somewhat easy to take apart and take with us. The floor and the walls were all easy to move from the garage. The roof on the otherhand, is quite a bit bigger, measuring about 6'x6'. And with an extra 100 pounds of shingles on top of it, it wasn't all that easy to move out to the back. After some sweating, some yelling and some swearing Katie and I finally coerced the roof into position!

I think he likes it!

The Last Few Weeks

So somehow the last few weeks have slipped us by. We're not really sure what happened to them, but it's all of a sudden the middle of August! This summer has been so great, but has also gone by quickly - the downside to all the fun I suppose.

The last couple weeks Christen's brother, John, was in town visiting (Christen is a friend of ours who went to UND and who now lives here working for Microsoft). This past week we all went to the Twins vs. Mariners game. Don't worry, I'm still a Twins fan...although I'm not sure I can say the same for Katie, as she tended to cheer with the crowd, regardless of what her shirt may imply. Although the Twins ended up losing, it was a good game and a fantastic night for a ball game. The open-air stadium was very nice!

This past Thursday night was John's last night in town, so we all went to a restaurant called Ray's that is on the Puget Sound. We couldn't have asked for a better night, or a better sunset. The food was pretty darn good, too! I never used to be much of a seafood guy, but I'm starting to get a taste for it. The silhouetted Olympic mountain range made for quite the sunset...enjoy the view!

Okay so I know this post took a while, but we should have a couple more up here within the week, because we're going to the Seahawks-Bears preseason game tomorrow!!