Growing girl

Here are some pictures of our Emma. She's growing and changing each day! Lots of new words, funny phrases (a few faves are "I stuck" - when she's in time out - "Mommy, where are you" - extra cute when you hear her say it - "I see baby" - as she climbs in my lap to lift up my shirt and rub the belly), and greater skills & abilites each day. It is amazing to watch her development!

Some summer fun - in pictures

A Murray Family vacation to Jellystone Park, the zoo, the Children's Museum, splash pads, and more! We're loving all the sun we can get! *Oh, and some proof of the escape and her new temporary bed while we get the big girl room ready!*

World Record holder

Ok, so participant may be more accurate. Just a technicality because today we were part of setting a world recor in, drum roll please, the most cloth diapers changed at one time! We went with some friends to our favorite local baby store Peapods, played for a hour, ate some yummy treats, won some FABULOUS prizes (like $80 in prizes! 4 new cloth diapers and a pair of baby legs!), and then made history! At 11:20 all of the parents and cloth diapered babes gathered in a room to wait for the signal at 11:30 to change away. It was hilarious to be packed in a room with all of these diapered kiddos hanging out as we waited. You & your buddy were super patient and such good sports. We had so much fun! There were 300 sites around the world participating today, pretty cool, don't you think?

Then we topped off our fun morning with lunch and a book store with our friends. You're asleep, I'm thinking I should be, and now we can decompress for the rest of the day.

Happy almost Easter from the World Record holding Murrays!

Go to St. Croix

Seriously, it's beautiful. Go! We did, with Grammy & Oscar, in mid-January in an effort to keep our brains from completely freezing during this long, cold winter. Putting hats, coats, mittens, long-johns, *etc. aside for a week was Heaven.

We lounged on the beach, had fabulous meals, went snorkeling WITH A SEA TURTLE! An actual sea turtle thought it'd be fun to snorkel with me! That was the.coolest.experience.ever!! I'm excited just recalling it! And enjoyed some wonderful, warm, family time for a week!








































(*Although I did get teased for having a very cute scarf on the day we arrived - a lady at a roadside restaurant said she was afraid I'd lost my luggage and told me I could get away with walking around in my bra. Something to consider)