Easter Weekend Festivities

I'd like to begin by assuring everyone that Mommy and Daddy diligently abide by all current U.S. child labor laws....I wash dishes with Dad because its F-U-N (see big smile). Now that we have that straight, on to Easter weekend. After a great trip to Arizona and a few needed rest days, I was fully prepared to celebrate first annual Easter. Babs and Stu came in from the mountains of North Georgia, Aunt JP and Uncle Ethan came in from Birmingham, and Aunt Meg and Uncle Josh (holding camera/not pictured below) came to celebrate with me. We went to church, and I barely made it through the 10:30 High Mass with the Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. I am napping (post-Mass) in the photo below in an effort to recharge before the egg hunt.

Mom, Dad and I before Mass...awake, chipper, and looking dapper!

Yes...that is an Easter basket in the shape of a rabbit with my name on it. Mom said she wanted to find just the right basket that I keep and hunt with forever...Thanks Mom, I'm sure the bigger kids will think its adorable when they're walloping me with it...on the bright side, the Easter Bunny hopped on down the bunny trail and filled it with lots of Easter goodies.

Happy Easter everyone...(belated -- Dad's a late blogger)

G-Day - We can't forget G-Day. Easter was a Sunday, but before Easter Sunday, Mom, Dad, Aunt Jennifer and Uncle Ethan cruised up to Athens, GA for the annual spring scrimmage game of the Georgia Bulldogs...ESPN televised us nationally but it was worth the trip to see in person.

No strollers in Sanford Stadium, so it was Baby Bjorn time for Dad and I.
My buddy Will and I met up for a drink before the game...Uncle Haber met up with us too...it was Bloody Mary's and P.B.R.'s for the adults and formula bottles for us...

Here is my first trip into Sanford. Shortly after this photo, Dad taught me how to properly use the stadium trough behind door number 1 in the background...I'm glad I was wearing a diaper if you want the truth.

It was awesome...the day was great, the crowd was excited, and I napped through the 2nd quarter, half time and 3rd quarter. Everything was perfect, except the Dawgs looked sloppy out there. Coach has some work to do before Stillwater.

Will and I topped it off with a trip down to see, touch and taste the hedges (see male cheerleaders in the background).

We had an outstanding Easter weekend, and I can't wait for the next one. Hope everyone is enjoying Spring.

Regards....CDM

Carefree in Carefree, AZ

Its been a wild ride the last two weeks between our trip to see K, D and Skip in Scottsdale, Saturday's G-Day Game and a fabulous Easter Sunday today (and the Masters). I will narrate a brief pictorial....

Arizona was spectacular...

Here we are, the 4 Murphy dudes in Carefree, AZ...clearly without a care. Uncle Skip just rolled in to town that morning and had is flops and board shorts on in no time. Mom and I took a slide. There was an awesome jungle gym - slash - swing set over by the tennis club that we hit daily.


Swings...woohoo. This was my first solo swing, and I pretty much LOVED it!

I had to go to the desert to find a perfect lawn. I took notes and I plan to have a pretty frank discussion with Dad about this particular topic...Dad's thumb is far from green.

I had my first swim in the kiddie pool. It finally warmed up enough for Dad and I to take a dip.
Mommy had a float for me, and I rocked it all around that little kiddie pool.

Grandma and Grandpa were so much fun. We walked and played all weekend long. We went to In and Out burger on Day One, but the pix from that slice of paradise are on Grandpa's camera...I have a feeling it will take a couple months before those shots materialize.

Mom, Dad and I had an amazing trip. The flight was long and the time change was brutal....Dad and I were up for coffee at 5am local time every morning...but the trip was totally worth it. We saw all kinds of wild desert animals (no bobcats though), and the weather was beautiful.

Stay tuned for G-Day and Easter updates.

Happy Easter everyone...CDM.