Ben's Five Month Birthday

 

Green Beans

"These green beans are great! Where's Mom been hiding this? And not only do they taste good, but you can spread them all over your face!" Ben on his first green beans. 

Mark and Ben's Fathers' Day Photo

Ben and Mark on Fathers' Day with a message sure to please! I bet there is even one just like it except with Kathy holding Ben for Mr. Lloyd! 

How Many Fingers?

Ben's showing off his ability to do two things at once -- turn over and get his thumb and three fingers in his mouth. And, he's even looking at the camera!

What a guy! 

Ben getting his first cereal

" Mom - are you sure this stuff is supposed to taste like this???" 

Dad and Carol at home

Carol giving Dad supervision watering

The Danger of Wearing Hats Backwards

Mark has this interesting white stripe across his forehead. It's the modern equivalent of farmer's tan, where everything above the hat line is pale. Mark spent much of the day with his hat on backwards, giving him the start of this nice white line. Maybe it's a way to distinguish generations... 

Four Generations of Hughes Men

Now here's a good looking group! Here are a few things I notice as I look at this photo:

1. We're all wide-eyed, at least for once.
2. My boys like Polo shirts over white tee shirts, and standing with their hands on their waists.
3. Ben and Mark like stripes. Plain old conservative solids for the rest of us.
4. We look like we like each other.
5. Some of us spent the day playing golf in the sun.