third grade, first day

on the way to school


walking in with a classmate

I barely got any pictures. This independent boy I've raised grows shy of the camera. When I manage to snap a photo, he says, "Don't put that on facebook." So I won't. I'll post it here.

Gaslight Theater: Space Wars

Tuesday after the orthodontist

Jack saw the orthodontist on Tuesday. Dr. Rabe looked in Jack's mouth and said, "The expander alone fixed the crossbite. Already done. We'll bond the front teeth in a few weeks, he'll wear the expander for another six months, and then he should be good to go." So on September 28 Jack goes in to get brackets on his front teeth. He'll have braces across the top front along with the expander, and before he's even reached double digits agewise I think his orthodonture will be complete, at far less expense to me than I'd anticipated. Wahoo!


After the ortho, this is what homework looked like at the Tucker house.


For those of us who didn't have homework (and didn't need to lend moral support), this is what goofing around looked like at the Tucker house.

Jack and Dolly

movie and market

Today was the last day of the Children's Film Festival at The Loft Cinema. We watched The Neverending Story. Miss Tiggy Winkle's Toys is the host. At the end of the movie they raffled off this load of pool toys. Both Tucker boys won one. Jack escorted Brazey to the stage to pick his out.


After the movie we went on our own quest to 17th Street Market, which was a roundabout way to disappointment. The boys were crabby because they were hungry, so we bought them a snack and then browsed a bit, but the prices are so high we didn't buy anything much.

Summer vacation is over for Evan, and drawing to a close for Jack. We're looking forward to a visit from Mama D sometime this week.