from humble beginnings...

just hangin' in my hammock...

springtime in austin

thank you Heather for the pic...

Ben provides the soundtrack for this one

Despite all his fancy toys that light up, speak in two languages, play music, sing, dance, vibrate...and use batteries...there's still nothing quite like the simple pleasure of chasing around a common plastic sack.

I'd say he's getting the hang of things...

11.708 Megabytes

11,988.99 kilobytes; 1.227673e+007 bytes; 9.821382e+007 bits...that's how big Ben's new movie is...it's his first train ride. If you have broadband, if you have time, if you have nothing better to do, give it a shot...

The Day The Cousins Came To Town Pt II

We gave bread to the aquatic fowl




...but not to these guys


we played and climbed...




we got tired and went home.

The Day The Cousins Came To Town

everybody went to the kite festival


dining alfresco with uncle josh and cousins aiden and dillon

oh look....kites...

21st Century Hoedown

Daddy likes to pick a little guitar now and then, Ben likes music. So naturally the two had to come together. This is a little riff I used to play when Ben was just becoming mobile. When he started walking he'd tire himself dancing to it then lay in the floor in the sun and watch. Back in those days it was a simple little toe tapper but with the aid of multi-track recording and a keyboard synthesizer it has become a megalomaniacal mutant - 21st century bluegrass.

He's back...

yes, it's been a while....but Ben Rides Again!....

Ben Pitches Woo...

daddy got gipped...

Ben looks just like his mom...








at least maybe he'll turn out like his dad....