Fun With Friends

Alex and Julia spent the weekend in Cle Elum with their friends Brock, Cayden and T.J.  The crew went swimming, went to the playground, and of course played lots of Wii and ipad.  Their favorite part was playing golf and light sabers at night with the adults.

Summer Vacation in Stehekin

Alex and Julia had a great vacation in Stehekin with their friends Aaron, Marie, Kaye, and Lila.  We visited the usual spots:
-- Rainbow Falls
-- High Bridge
-- Hiking at Lake Chelan
-- Watching the horses "Two Brownies" and "Chocolate Milk" were Julia's favorites
-- the Bakery
-- a few big bears
-- the Junior Ranger program at North Cascades National Park
-- the ranch house for lots of good pie


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Alex raises $33 for Treehouse

Alex woke up this morning and wanted to sell something to raise money for "kids who don't have much money". He got the idea from a Sesame Street game. We deliberated what would sell the best and decided on brownies. Julia helped make them and sampled some to make sure they were good.

We showed him a bunch of charities and he decided on Treehouse, an organization that helps foster kids with clothes and education.
http://www.treehouse4kids.org/

Alex set the price at $1 and hit up his neighbors and his grandma and a few strangers. He made the pitch all by himself and wasn't too shy.  He raised $33.

We are very proud of Alex and he's excited to raise even more money next time.

Suncadia Weekend

We had a great time this past weekend with the Feltons in Suncadia.  Alex and Julia went fishing for the first time.  They caught 6 fish, although grandpa seemed to do all the work.  They also had fun with Connor and Emily and did some good dancing at a concert.