Julia's "Real" Birthday

Julia finally got her big birthday party this weekend, so now she'll actually tell you she's 4.  She had been saying that September 17 was just her pretend birthday.  The party was at Arena Sports with all her friends from school, neighbors, and cousins Emily and Connor.  She really likes her new school and seems to have a lot of friends.

Alex was in his school's fall chess tournament this weekend.  He won 2 games and lost 2.  His division goes through 3rd grade, so the competition is much tougher than the kindergarten division.  We're still amazed these kids can play chess all day.  Alex is also adjusting to having more homework.  He gets a packet that's due once a week, but he's decided it's best to work on it a few minutes every day.

Halloween is the next exciting thing on the calendar.

Traveling

While Mom was doing this . . .

And Dad was doing this . . .

Alex and Julia were partying with Grandma Brady.

Since Mom and Dad got back, A&J have been playing tennis and soccer, going to school, and getting into a fall routine.   They also went to Salmon Days in Issaquah where Julia did the kids fun run.  She did the full 1k run without stopping and with a big sprint at the end.