Jasmine seems to have become quite adept at using our camera, skillfully cropping photos, using on-camera tools we didn’t even know were there. Getting outside while the going’s still good seems to be a top priority for her, and Murrow seems to be getting plenty of activity on land and in water. And what good… Continue reading Having Fun Is Hard Work

Jasmine, the nanny, has been great with Murrow. And Murrow loves playing and sharing his toys with her 6 month old daughter, Maiya. They’ve been getting out to the park or Greenlake every day, but their daily trips are sometimes supplemented by an exploration of our backyard. All the unpulled weeds and overgrown ivy makes… Continue reading Taking It Outside

One of Murrow’s new finds is a paper grocery bag that he pulled out from under the sink. It has many of the makins’ of a Murrow favorite… It can be a major participant in the “stuff in other stuff” game. It can go on his head for the “stuff on heads” game. And it… Continue reading Bag Boy

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There’s a chance that Murrow will grow up to be a hippy, his parents are close enough (but really like personal hygiene). Yoga, greener, and weird hair…all strong signs. Note 1: Murrow has had the Evergreen Geoduck sweatshirt ever since he was born…it still doesn’t fit. Note 2: We’re not sure where Murrow learned yoga,… Continue reading Damn Hippies

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Murrow’s been making LOTS of noise with our pots and pans lately. We came across miniature versions at Ikea last night, and we thought they’d be proportionately quieter. Boy, were we wrong. He discovered that the two little lids, while quite noisy when banged against their corresponding pots, actually make a brilliant noise when banged… Continue reading Iron Chef Murray-Mo-to

We’ve been woefully negligent in our primary duties as parents…providing grandparents and friends cute pictures of our little toodler (yes, that is the correct spelling…pronounced two-dler).

One of Murrow’s birthday presents from Owen and Evan was a drumming-monkey-with-little-plastic-balls-dealio. You (meaning the kid) are supposed to take one of three balls and push it through one of three holes and the monkey will do a little drumming dancing thing. After 3 months with this toy, Murrow just barely gets it. Every other… Continue reading Just Kicking It

Murrow’s become quite the climber. His love of it had been confined mostly to climbing people, but now he’s moved on to the furniture. Chairs, the couch, the carseat… The other day he succeeded in getting up into the highchair. Gary and I just kind of stood there with mouths agape, and we imagined all… Continue reading Not Upwardly Mobile Enough, Apparently