Four Months!

Can't forget about the important things...

Murdoch is four months old. He continues to be a delightful baby. We all adore him, even his big sister, who has started to say to him when he cries, "You're okay, Murdoch." aw.

Cuties

Easter Weekend

A couple of hot cross buns.
Every bakery in town has been advertising their buns for weeks. I bought a couple at our local bakery on Thursday just as they were closing and they gave me a half dozen for free! We ate them all weekend - very yummy! Sweet buns with raisins.

We were invited by our friends (Nate's boss and his wife) to attend an Easter brunch potluck at their friends' house (a lovely couple with two young daughters). We hung out under the house.

This is the American half of our host couple. He couldn't be a nicer guy and he embraces the "loud American" stereotype. Here he is hanging Easter eggs from the clothes line with duct tape. It took the kids a while to find them!

Easter egg hunt!

An entomologist's work is never done! Nate and his boss Shaun inspect a demolished termite mound.

If you can't make it out, it says, "Look at the grasshopper".

The gigantic pecan tree in the backyard. What do you do with yard full of pecans?

You make pecan pie, of course!

Afterwards, we retired to our friends' house for a Mexican feast! Tortilla chips, salsa, fajitas and beer. We also played some Nintendo Wii, but I stopped taking pictures so you're just going to have to imagine it.

Nate spent a lot of the weekend working on a big grant proposal and has been working pretty hard at his job. His bike commute, workload and a baby-that-doesn't-know-she's-supposed-to-sleep-in-on-the-weekend are starting to take their toll. (Don't feel too sorry for him, though - he stayed up late to watch Round 3 of the Masters on Sunday.) On the bright side, we're getting into a predictable routine with the bub and it's making life a lot easier.

More from the "Shhh! Daddy's Sleeping" series.

Roxy turned four months old this weekend, too! As a present, I took her to get her shots. What better gift than protection from measles, mumps and rubella?

Four month old baby rides face out in the carrier!