Backhoe

Benjamin's favorite "tractor" is the backhoe loader:

Today, the nice man at the dump let him climb into one:

Backyard Wading Pool

Cook Creek

Whenever I want to take a photo of my son, he has his back to me.

early birthday cake

Benjamin won't be 3 for another couple of weeks, but he had a practice run with his grandma:

great new playground

His shirt says "Monkeying Around":




Leaving the playground, Benjamin spots graffiti on a rock.

"Why someone wrote on that rock?"

I don't know, but it's a bad thing to do. Still, can you tell me what it says?

"It says 'Grandma'!"



No, sound it out. What's this letter say?

"Tuh"

Yes, and this one?

"Vuh"

Well, yes, it looks like a V, but it's a U. It says "Uh"

"Uh"

Yes, and what's this last one say?

"Cuh"

Right, so you put them together, Tuh Uh Cuh, and it says "Tuc"

"Like Benjamin TUCker Marcus?!"

Yes, just like Benjamin TUCker Marcus.

Some photos of Benjamin a few weeks before turning 3