Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a nice, quiet Thanksgiving. Alex and Julia enjoyed playing with their grandparents, putting up xmas decorations, and eating pie. Julia LOVED her new twirly skirt and insisted on sleeping with it. She also had a minor fall requiring 2 stitches on her lip but she was really brave the whole time and quickly recovered back to her normal energetic self. What a tough kid!

Alex Writes a Story

Alex decided to write his first story earlier this week. He thought of everything on his own and only wanted help spelling a few words. He was very proud! The story reads "A four year old boy. Teh boys name Alex. Wink. Went to Power Play and got M+Ms + got 10 M+Ms".  Power Play is a game arcade in Bellevue.  Mom and Dad thought it was a great start to writing.

Alex and Julia also took soccer photos this week. They were both too cool to do the funny face.  Julia is with Alex's team.  We did not get pictures of Julia's team.

At soccer on Saturday, Julia showed how brave she is by taking on all fifteen 4-year-old boys in Alex's class at once.  All the 4-year-old players were lined up to scrimmage vs. the adults and Julia.  When Daddy said "go get them, Julia", she ran across the gym alone to charge their line.  She delivered a punch to a surprised boy and then ran back to her team.  Daddy then explained that he meant "go get them" at soccer, not fighting. 

Ice Show

This weekend we went to see Toy Story 3 on Ice. Everyone had fun. Julia was so well behaved (for the first 90 minutes) that we're wondering if she's ready to go to a movie. Last night, Alex and Julia had a lot of fun at the play area at the mall. Also, here's an old video of Alex playing tennis.

Julia the Superhero

Julia has been wearing her cape a lot the last few days, including all day at school today. She got it at a bowling birthday party on Sunday. Alex was the high scorer in his bowling group!