After 4 terrific years, Alex graduated EPS on June 13, 2025. We are so proud of him! The school was a terrific fit for him and he emerges with a great education and great friends.
Grandma Brady came out for the graduation and went to the No Kings protest with John and Julia.
In tennis, I had a decent 40s season finishing 3-2, losing those 2 in tough supers. Our team won the league but it doesn't go on. In 18+, I finished 3-0 including the sectionals-clinching win over STC with Melisa. We came back from 6-2 4-1 and needed all the energy from the crowd that we could get. To celebrate sectionals, we went to karaoke and did sauna/plunge!
John did the BWR series traveling to Bend, SD, AZ, MT, and maybe some other places. The pictures are amazing.
The Father-Daughter tournament was in Claremont this year and we traveled with Kris and her dad. We got 2nd place in the 80s! We played well, especially in the finals, and were simply outmatched by a better team. The tournament was great - well organized with nice people. Hopefully, we will be back! While we were gone, Julia did a 5k with her new Surf team. She also started her lifeguard job at SRC.
Julia played Ultimate for EPS this spring. She had minimal experience but quickly took to it and became a mainstay in the starting lineup. Her specialties are long catches and aggressive defense. The team is an incredible community, supporting each other and having a lot of fun with dances and team bonding. The parent group was fun too. The team went undefeated in their league winning 1st place, making state for the first time ever, and then lost to Inglemoor/Lakeside (2 schools that are probably 10x the size of EPS).
At the school sports banquet, Julia won the Breakthrough Athlete award. This is one of just 4 individual awards. She also received recognition for 2nd team all conference in soccer. Way to go, Julia!
Birthdays were not well celebrated this year! We did go to dinner on Mercer Island for John and in Bellevue for Alex. And we gave Maeby a hamburger. But gifts and cake were lame. Hopefully we can make it up with family fun over the summer.
