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5 TED videos you should watch

jacob laughing

he sure does love his jumper

Happy Birthday Grammie

We recorded this for my (Nate’s) grandmother’s 80th birthday, but we decided it was good material for the blog.

(Keep an eye on Jacob, you may have to watch it twice.)


Happy Birthday Grammie from Nate Murray on Vimeo.

Decorating the Tree (in 30 seconds)

jacob smiling

Here’s another post of Jacob. It’s a short video of me baby-talking to him and him smiling. You can safely mute your computer’s sound.


Jacob smiling from Nate Murray on Vimeo.

Jacob Oct. 08

jacob dozing

Here is our first video of jacob dozing off to sleep. There’s no grand finale, its just a short clip so you can experience a taste of the cuteness.


jacob dozing from Nate Murray on Vimeo.

Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Park Camping June 08


Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Park Camping June 08 from Nate Murray on Vimeo.

Please enjoy this video from our recent camping trip. It is about ten minutes long.

Jr. Park Rangers

Kings Canyon National Park Jr. Ranger Badge
This weekend we went camping with some of our friends. Ashley and Gary worked very hard to earn their Jr. Ranger Badge (left). I’ll post an edited video of the whole trip in a few days. For now, see below for a great video of their inauguration.

Ocean’s Wedding Presentation


Ocean’s Wedding Presentation from Ashley Murray on Vimeo.

Here is a video that Dad made for Ocean’s wedding. There is a lot of pictures, but my favorite parts are the videos. The “buddies song” is definitely a highlight.

Luke and Ocean’s Wedding

Internet Videos Channel?

I have to admit: I love YouTube. YouTube is the new “America’s Funniest Home Videos” only without the annoying Bob Sagat commentary.

AFHV got one thing right and that is that regular people can provide some of the most enjoyable entertainment. Let me show you a few examples of what I mean:

These are some of my all-time favorites. I often think about posting these kinds of videos here, but I wonder if people would find
them enjoyable or just annoying. So I am taking a poll. Do you think more posts like the videos above would be interesting?

Would you be interested in seeing links to more videos like these?
View Results

Erin and Nate playing Christmas Songs

Erin came over the other night and we practiced our Christmas songs. I still need a lot of work on the bass but it’s still a fun first bass video. Thanks for coming over and playing, Erin!

Camping Video