The Tuesday Update...

Not much going on here today; beautiful, beautiful weather in Athens. On the Ben Front...this photo is from August, but basically shows his daily attitude. Photo credit: Ben's godmother who fears for how her own kid will act when she's Ben's age.

For all the fans...

Though there haven't been any postings of late, know that more will be up soon...I'm hopeful that the camera is on its way back from repair (woohoo!). Not much has been happening in the Graichen Nation...Ben and I spent a week in Hilton Head and are back up to no good exploring the parks and playgrounds of Athens. Todd's been swamped with work and had a three day roadtrip to Stone Mountain (bizarre Confederate homage outside of Atlanta). Beckham has been his usual self except for a rogue "I think the balcony is my toilet" incident. Other than that, the Graichen Nation is much the same.

More soon...

Uh oh...

It's not even noon and I think Ben has eaten 3.5 bananas. That can't be good.

And has anyone else noticed that Eric Estrada is now following the Graichen Nation? Love it!

What Up

I guess I can still post without pictures, but it's not nearly as fun. Ben and I have explored and almost conquered the State Botanical Gardens...an absolutely beautiful park with loads of fountains for Ben to try to swim in. Ben has been rising early again which is no fun at all, and yesterday my Feat of the Day was applying a band-aid to my right hand (which meant using my left!) after I removed a splinter with said left hand all while Ben was screaming and tugging at my leg. Since I generally can't do much of anything with my left hand, this was an accomplishment indeed.

This weekend will be low-key as we hang in Athens between jaunts down the road to Hilton Head...hope we can manage to pass the time!

HHI, Part 2

Two August weekends have been spent at the beach...not quite the same as living there year round, but the closest thing we've got here in Athens and not a bad situation at all. The good news: no rabid jellyfish, no sharks (a fear since watching this year's Shark Week), fun with John & Melinda, tasty cocktails. The bad news: I was reminded the hard way that our camera isn't waterproof. Todd, John and I also learned that we're not very good at Scattergories...and Melinda is a little too good. (but come on...a linguini sandwich? that was a gimme)

After the Hurricane-Bill-Induced Wave (which also knocked down Ben incidentally, but he, fortunately, was saved) the camera worked but now seems busted. We'll have to see what our warranty says about all of this...future posts could be iffy.

For now, enjoy a pic of Ben diving into his first real slice of pizza (real = triangle shaped slice). We tried to show him how to fold it, but...baby steps.

Benzilla

Note Beckham hiding under Ben's bed...poor guy needs a new safety zone!

It's Time For...

Another Birthday Shout Out! Happy Birthday to Ben's favorite Godfather...make it a good one Justin!