Sunday, June 30, 2013

Ben's Instagram Apr. - Jun. 2013

Really really ridiculously good looking. #bluesteel #chipofftheoldblock

And here's Sam just being really really ridiculous.#notyouraverageeasterpic

I'm pretty sure that in heaven cinnamon rolls will have lots of nutritional value. Either that, or broccoli will taste like cinnamon rolls. #conferencebreakfast #thanksjenn

This is what I'm going to remember from the Boston Marathon today, not the bombs: the last wheelchair racer, straining up Heartbreak Hill at a snail's pace, while the whole crowd urged him on. #thankfultobesafe #faithinhumanity

Super quiet out there. Was really hoping they would have caught the guy by now. Looks like we might be cooped up for a while. #Watertown

This is the new chalkboard quote that Jenn just put up. I think she might be trying to tell me something, but I'm not sure what it is exactly...

This looks pretty official. #189pages #5years

After a trip to the library, Henry made it nearly a whole yard in the door before diving in to his book.

hese cool cats are going to fit right in in California this summer. #overgram #readyforavacation

Sam found the tape dispenser and put most of the roll to good use.

5 years' worth of dead batteries and light bulbs. I've been meaning to recycle these for at least 3 years.

4-course dessert night at Finale Desserterie. Happy birthday to me! #sugaroverload #mmmmmm

At the Harvard Harry Potter convention.

Playing "dice-controlled mansion," a game Henry invented and made for me for my birthday. It's actually pretty fun! Maybe Henry is related to @friff14 ? #waybetterthancandyland

Found this toy in the nursery at church today, and I'm dumbfounded as to what kind of animal it's supposed to be. Horse? Dog? Bear? Lion? You make the call.

One more graduation celebration with my adviser and Jenn. Those of you in the Cambridge area, I'd highly recommend this place. #moredessert

Our house could be on fire, and Sam would not budge from the marble tracks. #purehappiness #hooray!

Sam turfed it in Acadia, but took it like a champ. His dad's not too fond of blood, though. #bloodynose#bodygoingfasterthanhisfeet

Hiking at Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park. Ellis loves riding in the backpack. #soreshoulders#happyheart #latergram

That pioneering merit badge has come in handy more often than I ever expected it to. #neededalongerrake #takingdowntheswing

Adieu, HBS.

If you've never been to the RV Hall of Fame, you've never been to Indiana. #1974winnebago

All moved in...to the house. Now the fun really begins! #elliscantwaittoopenalltheboxes #kindoflikechristmas #morelikework

Okay, what on earth are we supposed to do with all this packing paper? It's going to take weeks to for it into our recycling bin. Any ideas? How can we compress it more?

Next up, on Hoarders: the Iversons seem like a normal family on the outside, but their paper and cardboard fetish is literally forcing them out of their own home. #stillunpacking #progressisslow

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Going through stuff, I found this list

of names Ellis used to call Sam when he was a baby.  I remember he used to just start calling him a new name, and it would last for an hour or a day or a couple of weeks.  These are the names:

My African Baby
Bap
Rachel
Marca
Richard
Evilin
Lock
Red
Hutson
Laura
Ball
Jellybeans
Crystal Light
Candy Bar
Pepper
Parent
Balloon
Bubble
The Guy Who Munched a Crunch
Present
Elder Texiera
Map