Gala Event

Other photos:
Kieran's speech.
Kiernan and Cindi.
Karen and husband.
Lisa and Tom.
Michael and wife.

First Hike Of Spring

Other photos:
Sign of spring.
Happy camper.
How about a hand, Dad?
Ride 'em, cowboy!

Hoops Day In Hartford

Other photos:
Another attempt to beautify the nearly vacant Civic Center.
A juggling stilt walker.
My barber.

KidCity

Other photos:
Crazy drivers.
She's crafty.
Sarah at work.
Tah dah!
Chow time.

Hector's Skating Birthday Party

Other photos:
Video game break.
Caylee and Jessie.
Hector opens presents.
Cake for everyone.

Learning To Ride

Road Trip

Other photos:
Springtime is near?
Community.
Leap of faith.
Walk a duck.

Big East Tourney

Other photos:
Husky huddle.
The teams get ready to roll.
Diana leaves the building.
Defensive set.
Cheerleader pyramid.
Catch the co-ed.
Virginia Tech needs a timeout.
D is for defense and Diana.
Cheerleader visits our section.
Chris Dailey talks to reporters.
Jessica Moore shoots free throws.
Huskies on the run.
Husky fans ready to growl.
Jonathan and the cheerleaders.
Steve.
Michael and Trey.
Jamelle Elliott.
A bad ending.

Ben and Caylee

Our Brother Ben

Senior Night - UCONN Men

Last Basketball Practice

Other photos:
Caylee takes a shot.
Guard the ball with you body.
Defensive shuffle.
Discussing strategy.
Caylee and Sammie in competition.
Jump ball practice.
Caylee playing defense.
The squad.
Caylee and Conner.

A Few From Florida

Other photos:
The condo.
Really fresh fruit.
Sunset over the lifeguard tower.
Blustery beach.

Time For School

UCONN Trounces West Virginia

Other photos:
Emeka Okafor's introduction.
Ben Gordon's introduction.
Pre-game huddle.
UCONN heads to the bench.
Another sellout crowd.
Husky defense.
UCONN Dance Team.
UCONN Dance Team, again.
Ben Gordon drives for two.

Basketball Drills

Other photos:
Caylee and the coach.
Warm-ups.
Dribble with eyes up.
Explaining the next drill.
Dribbling practice.
Shooting contest.
Passing practice.
Explaining the defensive drill.
Butt butt practice.
Caylee practices hard.
Caylee plays some defense.

Caylee's Sunday Morning Photo of Ben

Another Great Day For Sledding

Other photos:
Caylee, Ben and I.
Caylee, Ben and I, again.
Caylee, Ben and I, yet again.
Caylee coming down the hill.
The trudge back up.
Benny Boy.
Who likes this the most?
Ben and I.
Penny.
Caylee crashes.
The effects of snow in the ear.
That was fun.
Ungloved.
Crash landing.
Whitney and Caylee.
Penny's crash landing.
Hey Ya!
My buddy and I.
Caylee takes flight.
Whitney and Penny.
Whitney and Penny put on the breaks.
Caylee and I.
Caylee and I, again.
Caylee and I go over the jump.
Snowblind.
Hi again.
Ben runs to greet Whitney.
Ben chases Caylee and I.
Ben chases Caylee and I, again.
Ben chases Caylee and I, yet again.
Ben chases Caylee and I, again and again.
Landing zone.
Turnaround and do it again.
Turnaround and do it yet again.
Discussing strategy.
Caylee, Ben and I zip down the slope.
Ben and I (close-up).
One last fun ride.

UCONN Defeats St. John's at Gampel Pavillion

UCONN Dance Team.
Ann Strothers heads down court.
UCONN defense.
UCONN Women's Soccer team honored at halftime.
Ashley Valley leads the break.
St. John's needs a timeout.
79th straight sellout.
St. John's at the line.

Basketball Practice II

Other photos:
Huddle before practice.
The drills begin.
The coach oversees the competition.

Sledding at Whitney and Gerry's Place

Other photos:
Ben tries sledding.
Another Ben profile.
Ben charges down the hill.
Caylee zooms by.
Sliding sideways.
Ben and Whitney.
Caylee having great fun.
Ben having great fun.
Penny tries to wipeout the photographer.
Ben chasing me down.
The snowboarders.
Three at a time zip by.
The race down the hill.
Trying to grab onto the leader.
Ben bails out on his ride down.
The trio nearly wipes out the picture taker.
Caylee liked that ride.
Crash landing.
Last ride of the fun day.

Good Night Hugs

Good Morning Blahs

Denham Brown Sinks The Winning Shot

Other photo:
Sunset taken while driving down the highway to the game.

Basketball Practice

Today was the first day of 1st and 2nd grade basketball.



Other photos:
Warm-ups.
Game action (Note: That's Caylee trailing the play in full stride and wearing red sweat pants.)

Stylish Writer

Caylee spent part of the day writing a short story after putting on some jazzy make-up and jewelry to set the mood.



Other photos:
Showing some attitude listening to Dad's iPod.
Got the bling bling, too.
The writer at work.

1st Grade Celebration

Caylee and classmates gather to show their family how much they've learned in religion class.



Other photos:
The first graders fill the front seats.
Caylee and her friend Diana.
Caylee buckles up after the event.

Business Trip To Armonk

Other photos:
Outside the meeting room.
You can sit by the fireplace.
You can sit by a really big fireplace.
One of the dogs that roams the Armonk meeting facility.
My new buddy looking for another cookie treat.

Old Man Basketball League

Other photos:
A trifecta.
A drive to the hoop.
Defense by Frank.

Ice Ice Baby

First Sunday of 2004

Other photos:
Bridging the gap.
Why I don't walk Ben during hunting season.
Peaceful.
Fury.
Raging.
Serenity.
Prince of the waterways.

Big Game - Big Fun - Big Bummer

Other photos:
The Huskies warm up.
A suite selection of food.
Tip off!

New Year's Football Watching

A couple photos from New Year's Day in Marlborough.

Star gazers.
Sunset on Rivendell Drive.

Happy New Year From Hartford!

Other photos:
Lady Liberty on parade.
Fireworks streaking across the sky.

Guess Who Got A Face Painting Kit For Christmas?

Sunday Morning Walk

Other photos:
Buddies on the trail.
Out on a limb.
Rough terrain.
Icy fingers.

Patriots 31, Bills 0

Living in style at Gillette Stadium.



The crowd below.



Other photos:
One of the rows of premium chow.
Luxury seating above the crowd.
The view of the playing field (in case the 5 televisions weren't enough).

Ben's Morning Out

Christmas Day 2003

Manchester...

Hebron...

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve 2003

Caylee and Thomas.
Group photo.
Jumping and singing Santa.
Getting ready for Santa arrival.
Setting of snacks (including carrots for the reindeer).
Writing a note to Santa.
The table is all set for Santa's arrival.
This should do the trick.

Saturday in the City

Caylee and I spent some time in the city last Saturday before the UCONN Men's game versus Iona. Most of our time was spent visiting the Wadsworth Antheneum.

Sign for cheering on the Huskies.
Posing with Nathan Hale.
Life can be like a balance beam.
Some parts are tricky.
Then things get a little easier.
And just when you have things figured out...
Skidding along the impromptu ice rink.
Maybe Peggy Fleming started this way.
Did they really wear this?
Red riding hood!
Babies slept in this?
And we're looking at this why?
I know this is a kitchen but where's the microwave?
Table/chair.
Fountain of youth?
Dad, why do they call them grandfather clocks?
Wow, more paintings and stuff. When does the game start?
Marblehead.
Woody.
Thoughtful Abe.
The Charter Oak chair.
The Wadsworth holiday tree.
Caylee at work.
Later that day, Caylee posing with an early Christmas present.

Grandma's Birthday and Anniversary Party

Caylee and I shared photo duties at last Sunday's party (which wasn't postponed because of the snow storm).

Grammy - the birthday princess.
Sour grapes?
Hey, it's not winter yet!
Some of the girls.
Papa and Mr. P.
Caylee, Gram and Gerry getting ready for the birthday cake ceremony.
Ben wants cake, too.
Grammy counts the candles.
The anniversary couple - 46 years and going strong.
Ah, Papa? I'm not a basketball, okay?

Constitution Plaza

A single shot from the lights on Constitution Plaza. I'll go back and get more.

Star-filled sky.

Snow Bowl

Last weekend, sister Penny attended the Miami Dolphin/New England Patriot game in Foxboro, Massachusetts. It was a good day to be in the corporate box.

A cold track for the visiting Dolphins.
Finding your seat was a little more difficult than usual.
Heated seats? I don't think so.
A unique touchdown celebration.

First Blizzard of the 'Winter'

A foot or more of snow between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning. Luckily it was light and fluffy. Caylee and Ben enjoyed the afternoon playing in the backyard.

A bucket of snow...
...to dump on your head.
Snow buddies.
Smile for the camera!
Gathering snow for the fort.
The sledding path.
The snow fort.
Serious Ben.
Smiling Ben.
Silly Ben.
Caylee? I haven't seen Caylee.