Lost Lake for Labor Day

P.S. Cooling Off at Lost Lake, 3rd Annual Labor Day at Seabrook

The School Year Begins for Parker & Conway

Parker and Conway are off to full-day in-person school! Finally!! They are so excited to go back to the classroom. But how can they be in fifth grade and second grade?! They got amazing teachers and they both have buddies in their classes. It's shaping up to be an excellent year. Let's do this!! 

Parker is starting his last year at Coe Elementary and it kind of feels like just yesterday we were sending him off to his first day of kindergarten. He has Ms. Fernandi this year, the teacher he was hoping for, and some of his best buddies in his class. This kid loves animals, make believe with his stuffies, and sports. He's our little engineer and he still loves taking things apart to see how they work.

Conway is very excited to have Mr. McGregor for second grade! The last time we sent him off for his first full day of in person school he was starting kindergarten. Wow has he grown since then! He still loves all things animals, including resting with his favorite stuffies any chance he gets. Conway is not a morning person so we thought getting back to an early start time would be tough, but he was raring to go on his first day of school.

{Our tradition of ice cream treats from Ken's Market after the first day of school lives on}

P.S. Back to (Virtual) School

A Seahawks Preseason Game

Another football season is underway! We took the boys to a Seahawk's preseason game and of course they had a blast. Go Hawks!

{We found some friends at the game!}

Happy Birthday David!

For David's birthday, the boys made him some very sweet cards and a banana cream pie, David's favorite! They were not impressed with the one lonely candle, though. 

Happy 42nd Birthday David!! 

 

{Adults only birthday dinner at Frank's Oyster House & Champagne Parlor}

Monroe Goes to Jump Start

Seattle Public Schools has a program called Jump Start where incoming kindergarteners go to school for a few mornings during August to get familiar with the school, meet some teachers, and get a little bit more comfortable with the idea of going to "big kid school".  It was no surprise that Monroe did great and he is now more excited that ever to start kindergarten!

And the while Monroe was at jump start, Parker, Conway, and I went for a hike at Discovery Park!

9th Annual Family Beach Trip: Seaside

We went back to Seaside for our annual family beach trip again this year - new house, same beach. Damian, Elly, Elias, and Amelia weren't able to join us this year, but Grandma Connie came! There were lots of walks on the beach, daily trips to get ice cream, and David and Matt even took the kids to the amusement park. There was also an epic amount of soccer and baseball on the beach for the kids and a pretty epic amount of relaxation for the adults. I'd call that a pretty perfect trip to the beach. And here are some pictures...

P.S. 8th Annual Family Beach Trip: Seaside