Rustic Apple Pie

Today Ellena and I got to visit Evan's Kindergarten class - what a treat! We helped the children make "Rustic Apple Pie". We'll be baking it tonight for dessert!

River Time

Thanks to Uncle Ring and Aunty Jane, we have been spending lots of time on the river. Evan is learning how to fish from Uncle Ring and is loving it. He can cast on his own and has hooked a salmon and a trout. So far, he's the only one to catch anything out of the river! He hopes to catch something that we can cook and not just release back to the river. :) Ellena enjoys walking along the riverbank and looking for special rocks.

Here's the salmon Evan caught - huge!

Big Day for Evan

Evan had a momentous day on Tuesday, Sept. 27. He lost his first tooth! It had been wiggling for quite some time and after going out for a sweet treat, he played with his tooth a little and showed me how it was barely hanging on. On our drive home, he said, "Mom, you are not going to believe this." "Did your tooth fall out?" "Yeah, and it's bleeding all over." So on our drive home, I'm passing kleenex to the backseat and by the time we get home (5 minutes max), the bleeding has stopped. He has mentioned that he hoped the tooth fairy would bring him a penny, so we gave him $5 and a penny. He woke up excited the next day and asked what I used to get from the tooth fairy. When I told him a quarter, he said, "When am I going to get a quarter?!" Uh, hello, you have $5!

The other big thing that happened that day was after school, Evan exclaimed with a big smile on his face, "Mom! I have a girlfriend!" Huh? He has never talked about girlfriends or anything like this before so I was a little floored. He said he played soccer with the boys and a little bit of tag with his girlfriend at recess. He couldn't remember her name, but recognized her when she walked out of school. When I asked him what having a girlfriend means he said, "Well, she's a girl and she's my friend." Ah, makes sense. But the way he talks about her with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes makes me think there might be a little something more there. :) You can be sure he doesn't talk about his buddies the same way!

Happy Anniversary, Grandma & Grandpa!

We went out to dinner to celebrate Grandma and Grandpa's wedding anniversary. We tried the new WildFin restaurant in Issaquah - food was ok/pretty good and there were a few kinks that still need to be worked out (they were only open for a few days).

Evan's Soccer

Evan has a few more weeks remaining in his soccer program. Soccer took a break in the summertime, when he picked up swim and karate lessons. Evan has since decided that swim and karate were much more fun and declared he doesn't like soccer. He missed the last couple weeks due to rainy weather and getting over an ear infection, and I'm sure he was not put out to miss soccer practice. But he sure looks adorable in his uniform!