Crazy Week (End)

Well, let's see - 2 weekends ago, we spent Saturday at a small gathering at Auntie Rhonda and Uncle Aaron's house. What a fun time - We had good food, great company and they even put together a creative wine tasting game. There were 5 mystery red wine bottles - you had to guess the type of wine and what flavors were described as being in the wine on the bottle. For example: a Pinot Noir with blackberry, dark chocolate and spice flavors... Much harder than it sounds, but dangerously fun! I forgot my camera, so no pics from that day.

Last week was my first week back at work - Tues-Wed-Thurs for in-service meetings and time getting my room ready. It was nice to talk about something other than spit-up, poop and burp rags, and it felt good being back in the swing of a new school year. Of course, it was hard to leave Ben behind, but I felt OK knowing that he's in capable, caring hands.

I put together the high chair because Ben likes to sit upright and we don't have many "toys" that allow him to do that. He seemed to enjoy!


For Labor Day weekend, we headed to the beach to spend time with Andy's family at his grandfather's beach house. What a fun time - It was Ben's first overnight - he did a great job! He provided entertainment for the evening - we called it Ben-o-vision or Ben-TV, and he was entertained by everyone present!

Andy's old neighbor, Steve, and his son, Ethan, who is just 20 days older than Ben stopped by for an afternoon visit. It was great visiting with him and his wife, Dani, and it turns out that we have been living tandem lives - lots of crazy coincidences.

Ben's first trip to the beach on a cool August Saturday. (Neahkahnie Mountain in the background.)

That beach air will tire you out every time...

This is probably how I will feel after this week back at school! Wish me luck!