Trick or Treat!

We had a fun time this past weekend at a couple of parties for Halloween.

We decided to be toys from the 80's. Jenny was Rainbow Brite, and Chris was Optimus Prime. Chris by far had the best costume at the party. We both made our own costumes, which was really fun to do.
Now, Jenny has some cool rainbow knee highs and leg warmers....can't wait to use them again!

Chris cut, painted and attached all of his joints. He found a cool helmet that actually changes your voice into that of Optimus Prime.


Jenny joined Josh and Amy at another fun costume party Saturday night. Josh and Amy were Gargamel and Azriel from the Smurfs...check out their Smurf cage.

Mom and dad also joined in the fun as a pumpkin and a Gopher football coach.
Brian was down in Iowa and dressed up with some friends as the Geico Caveman.

It wouldn't be Halloween at the Popp house without sharing a little pic of our black kitty, Muggles.

From all of us, Happy Halloween!

Fall wedding....early wakeups!

We were down in Milwaukee last weekend for a wedding of one of Jenny's elementary school friends, Karen. It was a beautiful, crisp fall day with an outdoor wedding.
We were able to stay warm during the ceremony with a bit of hot chocolate and apple cider.
The first day of Kindergarten, Jenny got of the bus at Karen's house, and they were instantly friends. Jenny was happy to be able to celebrate Karen and Jeff's big day.

Chris' mom sent us this video...it completely fits the way we wake up some mornings. Muggles likes to sit on me, whether it is on my back, my legs or my face, yes , my face. I wake up to head butts, a cold nose or whiskars tickling me most mornings....but she's cute, so it works.

Young and Spry

On Sunday, we celebrated my gmas 93 bday! Happy Birthday Grandma! It was a fun time...we had a beautiful day outside, and chatted, played games, and figured out settings on our cameras. (I know, it sounds strange, but it was good to take the time to do it).


Ooh--running water....and...

Still water droplets!

Also....yes, we have not just a spry grandma, but a spry kitty. Muggles was up to something that morning....we heard a thud, and found her sitting on top of the door...yes, ON TOP of the door. What a weirdo! But, we love her!

Drinking Habits

So, Muggles is getting used to living in our house now, and she is doing pretty well. She seems to have a strange way of drinking water. She's not too into her own water dish, but prefers our glasses (which we don't let her do other than to take these pics), and the sink.
She'll sit in the sink for quite a while and lap up the water while we are getting ready in the morning, or evening. It's really funny!

One Little Muggle(s)

Meet Muggles, the newest member of our family!

We brought her home this afternoon, and she has been cautiously exploring ever since. Muggles is about 1-2 years old, has short black fur with one little white spot on her chest. She is a very sweet, affectionate and curious kitty!

Muggles is a name we chose stemming from Harry Potter--Muggle, meaning non-magic person...but we thought it was a very cute name choice for a cat, a little more fitting than Voldemort:)

Muggles can jump very high, she likes to sit in high places, walk the ledges downstairs and the living room, and has even attempted walking the mantle above our fireplace. She is a very long cat, as you can see here. She stretches out over 2 feet! When she walks, she looks very sleek like a panther.

Jenny has been thinking about Toby a little bit, her first kitty, and does still miss and think of him. She had him for about 14 years or so, until a couple of years ago. He had a long fight with diabetes. Toby will always have a place in our hearts. It's a little different having a new cat in the house, but there is always room for more kitty love. We look forward to getting to know our new Muggles!

Look who we met!

Tonight we went to the opening Gopher football game, thanks to Jenny's parents. It was an exciting game the last half. Unfortunately, the Gophers lost by one point in over time. As we were walking into the game, we ran into Vince Vaughn, and shook his hand. How random is that! Apparently, he was born in Minneapols. Bummer we didn't have our camera with!



photo courtesy of movies.about.com

Wedding Bells Ring

Our friends Beth and Jesse got married this past weekend. They couldn't of had a more perfect day for a wedding, especially an outdoor wedding!

Here is Beth with her parents just before going down the aisle.

Here they are, just married!

Beth was such a beautiful bride! Here she is getting ready before the wedding.

The wedding party...everyone looked beautiful!

Chris and I, under the arch.

Ang, Beth, Nicole, and Jenny. We definitely are lucky that we, and our wonderful friend, Jenny T. have remained close since middle school. Jen, we missed you and were thinking of you lots! We know you were so disappointed to have your flight cancelled!

Here are all of the MV alumni at the wedding...Jenny, Angie, Ryan, Jeremy, Beth, Nicole and Joel.

Beth, Nicole and Jenny

We celebrated Chris and Andy's birthdays late Sunday night. Here they are before taking a quick bike ride. Earlier on, we celebrated Jenny's dad's and Chris' birthdays at Jenny's parents' house. We had quite the fun filled weekend!