Dentist

The kids had their back-to-school dentist appointments & everyone had x-rays & no one had cavities, so that's a plus: 

No pics of Amelie, who took the longest, though!

Jim's got a juvenile delinquent tooth & they recommended orthodontics. You can see the adult tooth is coming in sideways and not growing down to push the baby tooth out (the baby tooth is the one that's just hanging out there all by itself). The dentist thought they'd want to pull the baby tooth & then do braces to pull the adult tooth down as it is "stuck." There were also many dire warnings that his current brushing & flossing routine was not going to cut it with braces on. 

 You can see the wisdom teeth really clearly on this one, too: 

K Pop

Leah has been listening to K Pop on repeat - due to the K Pop Demon Hunters movie on Netflix that all of the 3rd graders are obsessed with. 

It's about a super popular (fictional!) girl band in Korea called Huntr/x, whose members are secretly demon hunters. Then a rival boy band called the Saja Boys (who are actually secretly demons!) comes on the scene. 

There was a singalong showing at the movie theater and Leah & I went (& she & the other kids in the audience sang along to every word). It’s catchy!

We wore matching dresses (from Easter):

Sam keeps making fun of me because I’ve been singing the soda pop song.

She made a Rumi costume & wore it to Tyrps camp one day: 

I think it gets the spirit: 

 Teen Birthday Interview

(As Nana Jana let me know, I did the interview & then forgot to publish it! Here it is!) 

Jim's birthday is tomorrow! We are doing the interview now because it's the weekend! For his birthday meals, he chose a maple bacon doughnut for breakfast, smoothies for lunch, and Pappo's pizza for dinner. We're going to Sparky's tonight for ice cream. 

1. How old are you? 13. No I'm 12. I'm turning 13. 
2. What is your favorite color? Green. 
3. What's your favorite possession? The Switch. 
4. What is your favorite game? Silk Song. What about game that's not a video game? I like chess. 
5. What is your favorite song? Probably "Ash in the Sun" by Vundabar.
   
   
   
   
6. Do you  have a favorite animal? Armadillo Lizard. Is that what you said last year? They will forever be my favorite animal. 
   
7. What is your favorite book? Or just a good book that you've read recently? Amercius.
   
   

   
   
   
8. What is your favorite movie? Or just a good movie that you've seen recently? I liked Scott Pilgrim. 
9. What is your favorite TV show? I'd say Adventure Time.
   
   

   
   
   
10. What is your favorite thing to eat? It's hard to beat burgers.
11. Where is your favorite place to go? The movies
12. Who is your best friend? Grant.
13. What is something you learned last year?  I learned how to sew & thread a needle.
14. What is something you'll learn now that you're 13 (or this year in 7th grade)? Some Algebra. I don't understand anything but I have an A. 
15. What is your favorite subject at school? RTI (study hall). Actually English. 
16. Who is your favorite teacher this year? Mr. Hanselman. Is that your English teacher? Yeah. 
17. What is something that is hard for you to do?  Give Leah a piggyback ride. 
18. What is your favorite thing to do? Give Leah a piggyback ride.
19. What is your favorite thing to do with friends? Go to the movies. So I don't have to talk. Actually maybe the pool. 
20. What do you like about Me (Mom)? Nothing. No don't write that! Um. I like that you didn't marry for looks. 
21. What do you like about Dad? I like that he was very ambitious with his marriage. 
22. What do you like about Amelie? We can talk a lot. I don't know. She talks a lot. She's very nerdy. Is that a good thing? Yeah. 
23. What do you like about Leah? She's very cute and ugly and I love her. 
24. What do you like about yourself? I can play a lot of instruments. 
25. What do you want to be when you grow up? A dictator. Actually, maybe a musician, I don't know. Or a president. 

Here's the link to last year: https://babybuffaloe.blogspot.com/2024/09/jim-birthday-interview.html

Here's the picture from smoothie lunch (they were not being very cooperative with the photo, but they were getting along!!) 

And from dutch baby pancake breakfast!