Driving The Red Pickup

Even though it was a little bit colder out today than it has been, we got to play outside and tonight we chose to play with the red pickup truck!



Here is a picture of me driving it in the street.



Here's a picture of my brother driving the truck like a crazy guy.



And here he is again .... "happy trails!"

Updated: Here is a funny video of Cameron driving.



Love,
Ben

Three Pizza Guys

Today, us guys made french bread pizzas for dinner. Here is a picture of us hard at work.



Here is a silly picture of us making pizzas (except for Cameron).

Love,
Ben

Spring Butterfly

Here is a picture of the butterfly I made in school on Tuesday. We are still talking about spring and things related to spring.

Love,
Ben

Having Fun at Elm Creek Park

Tonight, we went to Elm Creek Park Preserve to play at the big play yard/structure thing with the big tunnel slides. You might recall seeing pictures of it from the week that I was born when Daddy took Ben there.



Here is a picture of me and Mommy at the top of one with Daddy at the bottom of it.



Here I am looking down at Daddy from another angle.



Here is Ben at the top of one tunnel slide. Daddy is at the far end of the other side of the play area. You can see from this shot how long the tunnel slides are and how neat this area is for us kids to play in.

We always have so much fun on the tunnel slides there that Daddy, Ben and I made this cool video of them. Enjoy!



Love,
Cameron

Easter 2006

Today is Easter. We started the day by going to church.



Here we are in our Easter outfits, just before going to church.



And here is a family picture we tried to take with the timer.



After quiet/nap time, the Easter bunny came and we had an egg hunt in the back yard. We even got chocolate chickens!



Mommy and Daddy also got us some neat stuff for Easter, including Thomas and the Jet Engine (Ben) and a Thomas back pack (Cameron).



Later, Cameron decided to take all of the eggs apart!

Love,
Ben

This Week In School

This week in school, we learned about spring. To celebrate spring, we made clouds on Tuesday and an umbrella today. Also, I was the star helped on Tuesday!

Love,
Ben

Playing with Cali

Tonight, Mommy went out with some other ladies and we played outside. Our neighbors brought their baby, Cali, over and we played with her a lot.

Love,
Ben and Cameron

Haircut Time Again

Earlier in the night, Ben and I went to get haircuts at Kid's Hair. We got lollipops and a sticker. I put mine on the shirt that Daddy brought me from Switzerland.

Love,
Cameron

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

It was a very nice day today, so we all went outside to play. I got to try out my new sandals -- it was that warm!



I took this picture of Cameron walking down the driveway. He didn't have sandals on yet.



We were busy playing baseball and golf.



It was all fun and games until I took a line drive into my forehead.



Cameron didn't get a line drive to the forehead, but he wanted his picture taken just the same.



By the end of the night, Cameron got a hold of the football and ran to score the winning touchdown!

Love,
Ben

Our Big Huggy Snuggy

Here is a picture from this morning. Daddy worked from home and Cameron and I got him to give us a big huggy snuggy.

Love,
Ben

Our Latest Tour of the Police Station

On Monday, we took a tour of the Maple Grove police station.


Here is my brother being silly in the SWAT truck.



Here's a picture of the Murphy kids thinking that Ben is silly (still in the SWAT truck).



Here is a good picture of us driving the police car!



Finally, here are all of the kids after we got our badges and our coloring books. I didn't get to wear my badge because everyone thought I would stick myself. I had my sheriff shirt on anyhow, so it worked out okay.

Love,
Cameron

Cameron's Chocolate Crunch

Daddy brought us home chocolate from Florida and I had a really messy piece the other day. It was fun because the chocolates were shaped like Mickey Mouse!

Love,
Cameron

School Projects from March 21

Daddy helped out at my school last week (yes, I know this is old) and we made these great teddy bear things. It was fun having him in class.

Love,
Ben

Alabama!

I was practicing saying "Alabama" the other day to go with my new sweatshirt and Daddy captured a lot of it on video.




Love,
Cameron

Back in Maple Grove

We got back from Aunt Michelle and Uncle Jayon's house on Tuesday. We had a bad snow storm, so we didn't get home until a day later than planned.



When we did finally get home, Cameron and Mommy went shopping to Target and got me this rockin' AC/DC shirt!



Meanwhile, Daddy was trapsing around Orlando and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He brought Cameron back this sweatshirt.

Love,
Ben

I Went Potty!

Tonight, we were getting ready for bath time and I went pee-pee on my little potty! Ben gave me a Buzz Lightyear sticker to put on the potty to signify my achievement.

Love,
Cameron

Away for a Bit

Sorry for the lack of action here lately - we've been quite busy with things. In fact, we're down in Iowa for a few days to look after the cows. We'll be back soon.

Love,
Ben

Closed Mondays

Daddy also brought us home t-shirts from the art museum. Ben's is of the cherry spoon bridge that you'll recall we saw last summer.



Mine is of the museum's funny saying, which is "Closed Mondays." I really wanted to wear my shirt today, even though it is too big for me.



Here is a picture of me in my shirt making a funny face.

Love,
Cameron

Paint Dobbers!

Daddy had a meeting in an art museum today, and he brought us home paint dobbers.


Here is a picture of me painting with them, just like I do in school.



And here is a picture of my baby brother. He is getting really good at using the dobbers. He will definitely be ready for pre-school.

PS: Today at school, we lined up to go outside first thing. Cameron also got in line with my class to go outside and play. My teachers thought it was really funny.

Love,
Ben

School Projects from March 2

Today in school, we continued to learn about teeth. I made this giant tooth brush, which is really a tooth brushing checklist chart. You can see that I also wrote my own name on it near the edge of the handle.

Love,
Ben

Our New Doghouse

In honor of Lady and the Tramp coming out, Cameron and I made a dog house out of a shoe box.


Here is a picture of us getting it ready.



Here I am with the finished product. You can barely make out the little doggy we had in it.



Here is a close up of the doggy.

Love,
Ben

Nooooooooooo!

Here is a funny video of my baby brother. At last, we have photographic proof that he is sassy.



Love,
Ben

School Projects for February 28

Here is a picture of some stuff. On the far left, is a yellow tooth that I made (we learned about teeth today). Next to that is a green picture I painted. I tell people it's of the sun, but it's really just green paint on a piece of paper. Next to that is the picture of me and Cameron and the class bear, which you already saw, but I brought it to school today to share with my class. Finally, I was the star helper in my class today!

Love,
Ben

Lady and the Tramp

Since many of you often buy us DVDs, I want to let you know that my Daddy and I went to the store today and got Lady and the Tramp already. We also got Mommy some flowers.

Love,
Cameron

Reading the Newspaper

Lately, I have really enjoyed reading the Sunday paper with Mommy and Daddy. Here is a picture of me reading the Cub Foods ad. It seems that Kellog's cereals are an especially good buy this week.

Love,
Cameron

The Eden Prairie SpringHill Suites

Yesterday, we went to a hotel near our house. It was called "Springhill Suites" and it was sort of like a Country Inns & Suites that we usually stay at, but it was different. We had a free pass and nothing better to do this weekend, so we headed down to Eden Prairie, which some of you might recognize as where Mommy and Daddy lived in a different (neighboring) hotel when they first moved here.



This was our hotel room. As you can see, it was pretty good size for us kids.



In fact, it was so big, there was lots of room to run around in. Here is a picture of Cameron jogging through the room with Bear Bear and his blankie.



Here is a picture of both me and Cameron and our special weekend guest. He is my class' teddy bear. We used to have a class Clifford the big red dog, but he didn't fare so well over time. Now we have Teddy. I have to fill out what we did with him and tell my class about it for homework.

PS: We also went to a nice mall, had cheese fries at the Outback, went swimming in the really cold pool at the hotel and had powdered sugar donuts for breakfast!

Love,
Ben

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Love,
Ben

Our First Attempt at Sharing Video

Here is a video of me eating pizza that Grandpa took when he and Grandma visited a few weeks back. Let us know how this works for you!



Love,
Cameron

Chopsticks

Tonight, we had chicken teriyaki for dinner, so I decided I wanted to use chop sticks.



Then my baby brother decided he wanted to use chopsticks too, except he called them "chop chops".



Eventually, everything disintegrated into chaos, as Cameron tried to pick up his milk with his chop sticks, and I tried to see Daddy through my squinty eyes and chop sticks.

Love,
Ben

Feeling Better

Today, I am feeling better. My Mommy and Daddy think I am finally on the mend.

Love,
Cameron