I Am a Jedi Knight!

When we got home from Chuck E. Cheese's, Cameron opened his presents. He got lots of great toys and stuff.


Aunty Jen actually got me this lightsaber too, so that I would have something to open and play with.



Here I am posing with my lightsaber. Daddy said I shouldn't hold the red part, so that I don't lose my hand and look like Luke Skywalker (whoever that is).



Here is my brother and me with my lightsaber and some of his presents.



Here is a nice smily picture of us together too (still in our Swiss flag shirts).

Love,
Ben

My 2nd Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday. I turned two years old. My Mommy and Daddy took Ben and me to Old Chicago for pizza (my choice) and to Chuck E. Cheese's for games and fun. Here is a picture of me and my brother on Chuck E.'s school bus.



You might remember a similar one of Ben and Kali from back when Ben was little.



Here is a picture of me on the vet ride.



And here I am with Bob the Builder.



Daddy and I had out picture taken on one ride. I heard that Ben and Daddy did something similar a while back too.



You might be wondering where Ben was in these pictures. He spent most of his time climbing around in the tunnels up above us.



At the end of the night, I got to meet the big Cheese himself. He gave me a birthday crown, a balloon and a bag of cotton candy.

Love,
Cameron

Two Year Old Pictures - A Sneak Peak

We went to get my two year old pictures last night. Here is a sneak peak as to what they will look like.

Love,
Cameron

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