Dentistry news. No, wake up! OK, OK, it probably is boring. But it’s news nonetheless.

Yesterday, I took Evan to the dentist.
No cavities, except for the one that appeared as his lower front adult tooth grew out. (Apparently he’d hit it hard enough to damage it when it was still in his gums.) That one has emerged fully enough now that we were able to schedule a filling for it, [...]

Fall soccer schedule

OK, so we’re a little slow. A few games have already happened. Nonetheless, here’s Evan’s fall soccer schedule, in case anyone can make it to a game. Evan would be thrilled!
9/6 10:00 a.m. (rained out)
9/13 noon
9/20 noon
9/27 10:00 a.m.
10/4 noon
10/18 noon
10/25 10:00 a.m.
11/1 10:00 a.m.

Finally, Evan posts again!

Maine
Hi! I’m back with some Maine news. I went to Maine this summer. It was fun. I learned how to play Monopoly and won the second game I ever played. We went kayaking and geocaching. Geocaching is, um, something where you have to find a hidden box with a GPS. We ate lobster. Boy, was [...]

Independent reading

Evan has taken a huge leap forward in reading. He’s reading by himself. I don’t mean he’s reading to us with no need for help as we listen. I mean by himself.
For example, he reads in bed after we’ve tucked him in and turned off the lights. He’ll turn the lights back on and read [...]

Bits and pieces

Evan had a dentist appointment today. It’s clear that braces are in his future! He’s lost two teeth so far, and the tooth growing in to replace the most recent lost tooth is coming in behind his other teeth. It’s looking crowded in there! His first adult tooth is also coming in with a soft [...]

First Trip to a Movie Theater

Yesterday, Evan saw a movie in a theater for the first time!
Many of you know that this is a big deal for him, since movies agitate his empathetic heart pretty severely. He resists watching them, and we hadn’t been in a rush to have him faced with one on the big screen.
But lately he’s been reacting better [...]

Museum Trips

Last week, Evan had his February vacation.
For 3 days, he went to Maplewood, where he currently does gymnastics one afternoon a week and where he’ll be attending day camp this summer. Going to Maplewood is fun for him, since he gets to play games, see magic shows, attend live animal presentations, learn to make balloon [...]

A first!

Evan lost his first tooth today! Wonder if the tooth fairy will come!

Christmas–Snow–Maplewood–School

Christmas!
I got the Wii for Christmas from my mom and dad. A Wii is a type of game that games can go on it, like Wii Sports, Star Wars Lego, and other Wii games. I also got this really cool Playmobil set. Actually, two. One was a tree house thing. One was a vehicle. I [...]

New car!

We have a new car! Last Tuesday, we picked up our charcoal gray 2008 Toyota Matrix. My car, which it replaces, had 120 thousand miles on it, and our garage estimated it needed repairs totalling 3 to 4 thousand dollars. It was time.
We’re thrilled to have a new car, and thrilled that the car-buying process is [...]