Ben the bibliophile

Really beautiful reclaimed lumber

Hemlock in the bedroom, from the Fore River bridge:



Chestnut in the upstairs living area:


Skipped-plane spruce in the kitchen:

Ben at his favorite eatery

Ben at the Town Diner:


Mmm, po'boys and potato chips:



With Bren:


Rocking out in his Johnny Cash onesie; baby in black:

Ben's parents finally finished his mobile

Firehouse- getting there

The kitchen looks even bigger with plaster:


Lovely shadows from the ivy:



Measuring without a measuring tape:






Ben guarding the wood floors:

Bath Day for Ben!

Stef & John's Baby Shower

Ben can't wait to meet his new best friend...
Stef can't believe how cool all these gifts are!



Child, thoust must knoweth thy heritage.

John lets Stef do the heavy lifting.

Ben buffet

He's getting bigger every day!


Ben's cute bum in his eco-friendly biodegradable diapers:



He has a full mop of (red) hair in the back, still bald on top-- he's got a baby mullet:


Concern:

Enthusiasm:

Delight:

Exhaustion:

We have walls!

The Boston Ivy, which apparently helps keep the house cool in the summer:


Blueboard in the kitchen:



The ceilings are so high that they have to use scaffolding instead of stilts:


Looking into Ben's room:


In the living room:




Our bedroom: