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.