Kate Middleton is hot!

Something amazing happened this morning, and it had nothing to do with wealthy English people.  My child slept until 9:00.  For those out of the loop, he usually rised between 7 and 7:30. I have to admit that I did check a couple of times to make sure he was breathing.  When he finally did wake up, he told me he wanted Cheerios for breakfast.  Then he proceeded to eat three bowls.  He has been eating pretty well the last few days.  Last night we grilled pork tenderloin and he ate nearly as much as I did, along with plenty of peas and mashed potatoes.  As for the big wedding, nobody in this house got up early this morning to watch it.  Tiffany did ask me to record it for her.  Since I personally don't know any of the people involved, I could care less.  Piers Morgan said the other night that Americans seem to care more about it than the English.  Weird.

A lot has happened since my last post.  Because time is a factor here, as it always is, I will do my best to bring you up to speed.  My sister, her husband, and their baby came to visit a couple of weeks ago.  It was wonderful to see them.  While they were here, we had a big family picture made.  I am going on Monday to check out the proofs.  I will be amazed if any of them turned out.  Ethan wasn't in a bad mood, but he also wasn't in a sitting still mood.  I hate portraits like this, but I know my mother will love them no matter what.  Once again, we had the Murray family reunion at Lake Brownwood.  It is always a good time, and this year was no exception.  Ethan spent a lot of time playing in the dirt.  In addition to the endless amounts of food, it is always fun to see everyone.  For most of us, it is the only time of year that we get to spend together.

This past weekend, also known as Easter weekend, Tiffany and I took a little mini vacation to the west coast.  Technically we weren't on the coast, but we were on the western side of the country.  We flew into Las Vegas and spent a night before traveling to California for The Big 4 concert.  I probably mentioned this before, but this was a giant event featuring Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, and Metallica.  I know that you are either thrilled for us, or completely mortified.  All I have to say is that heavy music is alive and well in this country.  If you don't like it, you're probably just in denial.  All four bands were good, and as an added bonus, my cousin Morgan went out for the show as well.  We had a good time hanging out with her and her friends while we were there.  A couple of interesting things did happen at the show.  First, there was a mosh pit with an actual fire burning in the middle of it.  We kept waiting for some authority to come put it out, but it didn't happen while we were watching.  The other first for me was a guy in a wheelchair who was right up front moshing during Metallica.  How he managed to get into that crowd is beyond me, but he was there having a good time along with everyone else.  We spent the night in a resort hotel in Indian Wells.  If we had been there during daylight hours, we probably would have enjoyed it a little more.  Two other things are worth mentioning about California.  In N Out Burger is awesome.  Gas prices are terrible.  We paid $4.23 a gallon to fill up the car, which was easily the cheapest price we saw anywhere.  It made me feel a little better about paying $3.69 for it here in Texas.  After meeting Morgan and Angie for a late breakfast, we headed back toward Vegas.  Along the way, we made a stop at an outlet mall.  Tiffany bought something in nearly every store I think.  We spent the night at the New York New York before heading home on Monday.  Thanks to the weather, we did have some trouble getting home.  After spending about seven hours at DFW, we finally got on a flight to Abilene.  By the way, while we were out having fun, Ethan stayed home with Tiffany's mom.  They hunted Easter eggs and had all kinds of good fun.  I will try to procure some pictures of these events.  I do have some video.  Alas, I didn't even take a camera on our trip to Vegas, but I will leave you with a couple of pics that my Aunt Vicki took while Callie was here.

Bonus blog info:  If you are looking for any new music, I will currently recommend Bowling For Soup's Fishin' For Woos and the Foo Fighters' Wasting Light.