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Happy day – New blogs

Chris Merrill — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:02:17 +0000

It has been a fun little project for me. I setup my wife and daughter on wordpress. I am really happy with the results:

Baby. Yes there is a baby on the way

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:58:20 +0000

My wife is pregnant. We are really exicted. It is still pretty early.

Moab Trip

Fri, 02 May 2008 21:32:42 +0000

We had a really good time in moab last weekend. Here are a couple of my favorite pictures

McEwan plays Guitar Hero

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:48:16 +0000

I think its baby time. I found my new custom stroller from kidkustoms

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:42:41 +0000

I found this today over at the geekdad blog. It is awesome:

From kidcustoms.com and they have a blog.

Happy Birthday Sophie

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:11:24 +0000

Jumpin Jacks in Springville Utah

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:12:32 +0000

Last saturday, we went with the Jenson's to Jumpin Jacks. Since I broke the screen in Melisa's camera we did not get too many photos. However the Jenson's did send us a photo:

I made the second one at picnik.com. It is an awesome online photo editor.
It is me and Sophie going down a pretty big slide. It was awesome.

I have not been able to find a website for them. So I am going to post their information here

Jumpin Jacks
1575 S 1950 W,
Springville UT 84663
(801) 491-8559

Google Maps does not show a building, but here is where it is:

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The ABC’s of Chris

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:06:20 +0000

This is for my wife, Melisa.

A- Attached or Single? Quite Happily Married thank you for asking.
B- Best Friend? My wife Melisa. My fantastic kiddos.
C- Cake or Pie? Cake, yellow,Melisa's homemade chocolate frosting.
D- Day of Choice? Days where I do no work. That means no blackberry service, no laptop. Essentially any day spent in moab, at the cabin, or flaming gorge.
E- Essential Item? technology.
F- Favorite Color? blue
G- Gummy Bears or Worms? Yes Please.
H- Hometown? American Fark, Where we ride are harses and worship the Lard.
I- Favorite Indulgence? A quiet nap.
J- January or July? July, fifth to be exact.
K- Kids? 3, Girl, Boy, Girl.
L- Life isn't complete without? Family
M- Marriage date? February 4, 1999
N- Number of brothers and sisters? 3 sisters.
O- Oranges or Apples? ...right...
P- Phobias and Fears? not really sure. melisa will say spiders though.
R- Reason to smile? my wife is smiling
S- Season of choice? summer.
T- Tag three people? larry moe and curley?
U- Unknown fact about me? I enjoy singing and dancing. Rock band anyone?
V- Vegetable? Any is fine.
W- Worst Habit? um. um. i like buying shoes?
X-ray or Ultrasound? I try to avoid any doctor.
Y- Your favorite food? Anything prepared or paid for by my wife
Z- Zodiac Sign? Cancer

1947 Chevrolet Pickup

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:03:18 +0000

Saturday - Dec 1st was the Provo City Christmas Parade. Miller General Contractors had an Entry. This is the truck we rode in. It's a 1947 all original Chevrolet Pickup. Very Nice

More photos on my wife's blog

Anyone up for a Family Contest? Mousetrap powered cars

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:33:00 +0000

I found this post this morning on wired.com --

And The Winner Is: Results of the Geekdad Mouse-Trap Powered Car Contest

Check out the video:

It is awesome

There are other videos here. I think, perhaps, we could have a little friendly competition. Fathers and sons versus fathers and suns (or brothers, etc)?

You know you want to.