Jonathan and I went to see Ben Gibbard perform at the Showbox in early October. It was a great performance, and we wished we’d brought Avery with us. Then we realized Ben was performing the next night as well, and it wasn’t sold out yet, so we bought two more tickets, and Jonathan took Avery to see him the following night.
RIP, Chris
Jonathan asked for the set list before we left. Neat memento!
Dick’s afterward
Night two
Here’s the rest of what we were up to in September:
We took Layla hiking on one of her last days before school started.
We went to see Everclear with our friends, Niki & Simon. The base player, Davey French (2nd from the left) is our neighbor.
Backyard ping pong
Our neighbor (teenager) took the corner by Azalea Park too fast and ended up in a yard
Kitty love
Phoebe’s birthday – she got scrambled eggs for breakfast
Silas had to have two teeth pulled so the grownup ones would come down
With school back in session, fall sports start up. Here’s what the kids were busy doing:
Avery loved his first season of high school XC, and even made varsity as a Freshman
Varsity team, posing for their team poster
First day of ballet & tap
This girl won a free ice skating session, so she got to give it a try!
Fall soccer!
Parkour for these two
Middle school XC for Kieron – not his favorite, but glad he gave it a shot
School may have started, but September is still plenty warm in the PNW. We spent a number of evenings and weekends on Lake Sammamish.
The first day of kindergarten finally arrived a couple days after the first day of school for the rest of the district. Here are some pics from Layla’s first day!
We drove Layla to school the first day
“Wake up! It’s the first day of kindergarten!”
Breakfast: Cheerios with banana on top
Walking down the hall
She made it back!
Enjoying an after school snack with Silas
The next day at the bus stop
First bus ride to school with Mrs. Lewis
