Sounders Victory and Thanksgiving with Kate!

This month we watched the Sounders win the MLS Cup here in Seattle! They were a really well balanced and well coached team, and the final game was very fun.
We also hosted Kate for Thanksgiving. The kids enjoyed lots of cooking, eating, and movies.

Halloween 2019

Darth Vader returned again this year, accompanied by a vampire panda. Alex, Julia, Sophia, and Lauren had their biggest candy haul ever with the clear weather. Alex decided to lock his in his briefcase after some unexplained disappearances.

Alex, Sophia, and Annika also went 4-0 in debate last weekend. They argued for saving the penny, for simplifying the English language, summer break harms academic progress, and the internet does not do more harm than good.

Phoenix with the Cougars

WSU treated us to a trip to Phoenix to see the Cougar football game vs. WSU last weekend. We got to meet the AD and the president, watch the game, and enjoy the city. Highlight was climbing camelback at dawn and eating at a great Mexican place and being warm. Meanwhile, G&G got to watch kids soccer in the freezing cold.

Las Vegas!

Mom went down to Las Vegas with Kris, Allison, Susie, Katherine, Beth, and Blakely for a national team tournament (40+). The tennis was tough (I finished 2-2 and we were 0-4 as a team) with tough competition and crazy wind. But we had so much fun playing craps, walking on the strip, eating nice meals, doing a scavenger hunt downtown, and just hanging out. Great friends and great memories.

September Birthdays

We had another round of September birthdays where Julia turned 10 and Joanna turned 44. Julia had a sleepover with 11 of her soccer teammates. It was loud but it's such a neat group of girls.