Off to school

We dropped Ethan off at PA this past Friday. Major excitement and anticipation the week leading up, then the big day finally arrived. It was hot and muggy, but we managed to get him moved into his dorm without any issues. Ethan is at Stuart, in the Pine Knoll cluster. Photo:

We said our goodbyes finally around 4pm after a very lengthy and somewhat sleep-inducing presentation by the school officials in Cochran chapel; here is a last photo of Ethan headed off to the great lawn to start in on his orientation activities:

The adventure begins...

Teeth!

A major family milestone took place this past week: Ethan got his braces off! Photo:

This after an exhausting 3 years. The dentist exacted a last bit of retribution by telling Ethan that he has to wear his retainers (both top and bottom) 24-7 for the next month, gah. Another photo:

Of course, the dentist proceeded to inform us this week that he thinks Lydia now needs braces (arg).