Fun on I-95!

This last weekend the Murdock's found themselves on a weekend trip to Connecticuit and Rhode Island! Jeremy had a tradeshow and meeting in Providence, Rhode Island so we decided to make the trip over the weekend to see some sights along the drive up Interstate 95! Kylee was such a trooper, we were so happy that she did so good the whole weekend! We left early Saturday morning and drove over the Tappan Zee bridge, through White Plains NY and into New Haven Conn! We wanted to check out the Yale campus, and Jeremy ofcourse had learned on the travel channel that the American hamburger was invented at a small place next to Yale called Louis' Lunch and so we had to stop in.......so we did....and it was CLOSED! A cop told us that every August the owner shuts down to take a vacation and to clean out the grease from his grills! So we were pretty dissapointed..but we took a stroll through Yale University and saw some beautiful architecture, lots of historic buildings, and some scary people! We found that the campus is soooo pretty and serene, its own little town, but New Haven outside of the campus area is pretty ghetto!

So we took off for New London CT where we stayed Saturday night. We saw Mystic CT, or Mystic Seaport which is a cute little seaside community with lots of old ships on display. Dinner was a dream for Jeremy....fresh lobster....we went to Captain Scott's Lobster Dock in New London right on the harbor, and it was packed! 30 minutes just to order the food! Jeremy was in heaven eating lobster rolls, and I enjoyed some chicken tenders........

Captain Scott's Lobster Dock, CT

Sunday we made it into Providence Rhode Island....the drive is very pretty, and Providence is a very cute "big city" as the capital of RI....its a very walkable downtown because it isnt very big. Jeremy liked the downtown area but due to weather reasons we could never live there! We checked out Providence and then drove out to Newport RI. How come every city with the word Newport in it is so dang cool?! Newport RI is a really neat place! We would def go back there, it had so many cute little shops along the boardwalk, lots of little seafood restaurants, plenty of really old and historic buildings, lots of pretty ocean views and then there are The Mansion Houses. We got tickets to see The Marble House-it was owned by the Vanderbilt family and was amazing! We took a tour of it, Kylee fell right to sleep and we loved checking out the place....overall Newport was a real nice place to visit again.....with maybe just adults next time! Monday Jeremy got to his meetings and was in heaven again eating dinner with coworkers and clients at a pricey seafood restaurant in downtown Providence. He got his seafood cravings out for a little while on this trip! Kylee and I got to lounge around the executive suite at our hotel. Tuesday morning we drove back home and its been back to normal since then.......next trip is in a few weeks to Palmyra and Niagara falls!

Down town Providence, RI

The Marble House, RI

Kylee and I exhausted after a long day of travel.

Our good little traveler

Weekend with 5 Guys

This past weekend was a lot of fun and very tiring at the same time! Saturday morning we were cleaning and reorganizing furniture in our house...which was nice to finally get done! The weather was pretty good last week and Saturday was beautiful, so we got out and went out to lunch at our local Five Guys Burgers and Fries. It was quite a place to eat....bags of fresh Idaho potatoes stacked in certain spots in the dining room, the board tells you from what city in Idaho those days' potatoes are from. The restaurant is big on the east coast apparently, and it lived up to the hype (the young men in our ward think its the best ever)! Its got a very In N Outish feel to it inside, the workers are overly friendly, the place is clean and its all white and red inside. So we got the little cheeseburger and fries.....the little cheeseburger is huge..plenty to eat, and it was delish! The fries were dissapointing....neither of us liked the fries really at all...but the burgers taste like the best homemade type burgers you can have....but we admit In N Out is still the king of fast food burgers.

After eating at 5 Guys, we went shopping at Target for some random stuff and then made our way to the mall to look at some work clothes for Jeremy. Kylee did so good the whole trip! Except for throwing a fit inside Target which she always does inside that store!

This past week was lots of fun, we had a BBQ with some friends in our ward at the park, had a picnic at Jeremys work for lunch and met his boss and coworkers, and ALMOST hit our first deer! Jeremy is the 1st counselor in the YM and is the teachers quorum advisor, they had a stake youth hoe-down where they taught all the youth line dances and other stuff so I came along-driving home it was ofcourse dark, and we live in an area that has lots of deer around....so going down a hill I noticed a deer in our lane of the road, I yelled at Jeremy to stop so he slammed on the brakes....and swerved into the other lane (luckily theres little to no traffic on our streets at night out here) and we missed that deer by about 2 feet! The deer didnt move one muscle the whole time! Anyways, we see deer a lot around here, lets just hope we don't see another one on the road anytime soon!

We are looking forward to another busy and fun week, we hope to visit Princeton NJ this weekend and we will be checking out Musikfest in Bethlehem sometime this week and Jeremy is golfing with a friend in the ward. Watch out if you're golfing nearby!

2 Months!

Kylee is 2 months old now! I can't believe how fast she is growing. We went to the Dr yesterday for her 2 month check up and to get her shots. She did not like getting shots at all but didn't cry for too long after. Here are her stats:

Height: 25 in 100th (plus) percentile

Weight: 12 lbs 11 oz 100th percentile

Some things Kylee likes to do:

* smile when we talk to her

* cooing

* tummy time with Daddy :)

* hold her head up

* try to stand when we hold her

* kick her legs

* lift her legs to her chest (sometimes with enough force to roll over, not on purpose)

* suck on her fingers

* grasp our fingers

* scratch mommy's chest.. ouch

* to be swaddled when she sleeps

* to be rocked to sleep... we are working on this

* watch tv

We love her so much! She is taking longer naps in the morning and afternoon and I am able to get things done. She is also going to bed earlier, usually between 8-9pm. She will still almost always wake up once to eat but I don't mind. She always goes right back to sleep. We have our ward Pioneer Day picnic this weekend. We'll see how she does outside all day. Hopefully it won't rain or be too humid.

Peddler's Village

Last Saturday we drove out to Peddler's Village. It was a beautiful day and it was so nice to get out and walk around. There were lots of little shops and beautiful gardens. We stopped at this chocolate shop and I had the most delicious chocolate macaroon!

This is me enjoying my delicious rasberry lemonade about two seconds before Kylee woke up screaming and wanting to eat! I guess maybe next time we will just have to pack our lunches so we don't cause a scene in the restaurant.

Happy 4th of July!!!

The awesome trio of J,B, and K in PA had a 4th of July to remember........
We went over to a friends house in Bethlehem and joined a few other families at a classic July 4th BBQ with great food and fantastic weather. Kylee was not too excited about the holiday because throughout the BBQ she could not get comfortable, did not feed well, and was generally irritable and fussy........BUT when we got home, she was fed (as we could hear the fireworks going off outside but could not see them......mayyybe next year!) and put her to sleep at 930PM and she did not wake up until 6AM!!!! It was amAZING! A full nights sleep was quite a holiday treat. This last 3 day weekend was great to have Jeremy home more and to get stuff done around the house and relax, and ofcourse hang out with Kylee! Lets hope were all feeling better next weekend so we can head off to check out Princeton NJ! Hope everyone had a great 4th!

Wow, I can't believe my last post was on June 1st. So much has happened since then. Kylee and my mom and I flew out to our new home in PA on June 20th. It was a great Father's day present for Jeremy to have us home. My mom was a huge help on the plane and Kylee did really well. She slept the whole time and only woke up to eat. My prayers were answered. My mom helped me unpack boxes and get the house ready.

Kylee is doing great and is now 5 weeks old! Time is going by so fast! She will only take naps when she is being held wich makes it impossible to get things done during the day. Jeremy and I are going out tonight to buy a baby swing. Hopefully that will help. She has started to smile and it is so cute! I have not been fast enough to get a picture of it but I'm working on it. Right now she usually goes to bed between 10-11pm and will wake up around 4-5am to eat and then go back down until 7-8am. She has been so fussy during the day so we gave her some gas drops. They seem to be working. Thanks for the advice JoEllen!! I just need to be careful not to use them to much. I will post some pics of the baby's room and our appt when I get some pics taken.

I am liking it here so far. All of the hills and green trees are beautiful! We have been having tons of thunder storms. It was fun at first but now it's getting old. It is never sunny! We have to plan our walks around the showers. Next week it should be sunny and warm so we'll see what that is like. I'm about to post tons of pics since I have been behind so beware.

One week old

Two weeks

Three weeks

Four weeks and her first plane ride

Happy Father's day! She missed her Daddy.

Kylee loves her bath time!

She also loves to be wrapped up like a string bean.

Five weeks old.

We also celebrated my Mom's b-day while she was here. Happy Birthday Mom!! We love you!

Kylee's Blessing

We had Kylee's baby blessing on Sunday here at my parents house. We wanted to have the blessing before Jeremy left for PA so we could have all of our family with us. Jeremy gave a wonderful blessing and Kylee was an angel. It was a beautiful day.

My family

Gramps and Pam

Jeremy and his parents

Jeremy's sister Lacey, brother Scott, nephew Travis and sister in law Mary



I just thought this picture was funny. This is where I spend most of my day.