Future Rocker

We took Ian to his first big rock concert last night - the Rush Snakes and Arrows tour which he has been looking forward to for weeks. He loved it! Brian snapped a few photos with the iPhone during the first couple songs, note the expression of amazement during the first song followed by a lot of air guitar! He stood on his seat for three hours of music and declared it "the best day ever!" The little rocker is still sleeping off the show at 9am as I type.


Overall, it was a nice crowd and venue, so it wasn't too awkward being nine months pregnant with an eight year old. There was only one questionable exchange:
Ian: "It smells like muffins."
(Someone lit a clove a few rows back)
Jenny: "Oh, someone on the lawn probably brought muffins."

Twenty minutes later with the occasional waft of pot smoke drifting down from the lawn...
Ian: "What's that smell?"
Jenny: "Must just be a different kind of muffin."


For all the Rush and/or South Park fans, Ian thought this was particularly funny:

Because Brian says technology fixes all.

Hi all. Hope everyone is having a terrific summer! With family from Florida to Halifax, and friends all across the world, we decided it was time to create an online venue to help stay in touch with updates and pictures from the Spendolini-Benz (or, to the Northern VA contingent, "Benzolini") household.

For now, we're in a sort of non-news state. Will's been baking for about 36 weeks now and we (especially Jenny) are eager for him to make his appearance in the next couple of weeks. We've put together a nursery, taken all kinds of ready for baby classes, read the books, and even packed a hospital bag. Now the only thing left to do is store up as much sleep as possible!

Ian is spending his summer attending science camps at the Morehead Planetarium at UNC, swimming at the pool, practicing his guitar, and planning his first world tour for his future band =) He's 99% excited and 1% nervous about his baby brother's arrival. Every night before bed he tells Will to "come on out!" (Ah, if only it were that easy!!)

We'll keep everyone posted as soon as there is any news!