The Grace of Greece

Evening of Arrival: Temple of Poseidon

Scenery
Orthodox Greek Grandmas, on different occasions, proffering punches (to Briton), penny candy and brownies (to me)
Clear skies
Antiquity
Feta
"Yasas"
Samaria Gorge
Blue blue blue water
"Riskay"
Missing the kids
Spaghetti and a real bed in Delphi
The always ambiguous Oracle told Briton "a boy" and told me "a girl" (the oracle is wrong)
Wildflowers
On top of the world on Mt. Olympus
That we didn't get in a car accident
Phillip II's tomb. An unplanned, yet pleasant side detour
Magical Meteora. Monasteries, Monks, and James Bond.
Turtles in the wild
Taking a restock on life
There's a bridge to the Pelopponese (and I don't care how much the toll is)
Pro-restoration
Running a lap in the ancient Olympian stadium
Hot Mystra
Gyros
Spidery Monemenevisia
The Superlative Parthenon
Coming Home (to find your house had been Redecorated! Fodder for a future blog post).

"The Best Day Ever"

Briton and Talmage at Father and Sons campout.

They slept warm as worms...

...after a night of marshmallows, s'mores, playing in the field, star-gazing from the coccoon-warmth of their sleeping bags, and storytelling. When Talmage woke up, Briton said Talmage was so happy to see his daddy right next to him. It was magical to have slept in the tent with dad.

The fun was just beginning, though. Sydney, Sonya and I met the boys at Forest Park. The kids explored the zoo while Briton and I took turns running the Wildwood. Home for lunch and naps. When he woke up I told him he got to go to Joseph's house. To which he responded: "Yeah! I go to Joseph's house!!!" (I mean, seriously, can this day get any better?!). But it did! While there, Honey Jo and Dave took the kids to a birthday party down the street, where apparently Talmage climbed up onto the couch with the grandmas and grandpas and other family members for their family photo. Driving away, I asked Talmage what his favorite part of the day was. He said, "Cupcakes."

Test Drive

We got a new camera. Learning the controls (point and shoot) and the software that comes with it.