The House That Muir Built » Day to Day http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com Starring the Muir Family... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Cute Little Fish… http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/08/11/cute-little-fish/ http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/08/11/cute-little-fish/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:54:02 +0000 Devan http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/08/11/cute-little-fish/ Charlie LOVES the water! Lynn and a friend signed up for a Mommy & Me swim class at a local pool, and they have been having so much fun swimming together. Charlie is great at splashing…and making faces. It looks like she’s gonna be a Surfer Girl too :) We are excited about that! She really loves being in the water!

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]]> http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/08/11/cute-little-fish/feed/ 1 First Swimming Lessons with Mom & Dad! http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/07/12/first-swimming-lessons-with-mom-dad/ http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/07/12/first-swimming-lessons-with-mom-dad/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:11:41 +0000 Devan http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/07/12/first-swimming-lessons-with-mom-dad/ Okay, so it’s been a while since we’ve posted anything and we’ve been getting a lot of people (angry people :) ) telling us we better post some new pictures “or else”. So here’s a few to tide you over till next time…

We’ve always know that Charlie loves the water, but the other day we were playing with her and we noticed these weird slits behind her ears…they almost looked like fish-gills! Just like the ones Kevin Costner had in “Water World”.  So, being the ever encouraging parents we are, we took Charlie to Kathleen’s pool to let her develop her underwater swimming and breathing skills (yes, our daughter is very talented ;-) ) and lo and behold, we discovered that Charlie is really a FISH! She absolutely loves the water! She is a natural swimmer (with a little help from Mom & Dad of course) and we are sure that once her hair grows out, the gills won’t be so noticeable :)

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A little update of what Charlie has been up to:

  • Screaming for fun
  • Mimicking mom in cooing and gurgling sounds
  • Splashing in the bath tub
  • Rolling over
  • Eating Kentucky Fried Chicken Livers (j/k)
  • Chomping on her itty-bitty hands and fingers

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]]> http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/04/24/photo-shoot/feed/ 4 To Beard, or Not To Beard…That Is The Question! http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/03/13/to-beard-or-not-to-beardthat-is-the-question/ http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/03/13/to-beard-or-not-to-beardthat-is-the-question/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:32:20 +0000 Devan http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/?p=25 So recently I grew myself a beard. Not because I really like the way it looks (I look kinda like a gorilla), but because I have been lazy I guess. It’s so much easier not to shave! But for some reason, Charlie would just totally freak out every time I would hold her or get close to her…it must have been the beard because she’s not so upset by me now that I’ve shaved :) Anyways, in the process of shaving…I thought I would have a little fun with the beard. I tried some classic cuts and I want y’alls opinions :) The three styles I tried were:

  1. The Ex-con Cut
  2. The Red-neck Handlebar Cut
  3. The Chaplin Two-piece Hybrid Cut

Which Beard Is Best?

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David Archuleta from American Idol David Archuleta from American Idol


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]]> http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2008/02/26/is-david-archuleta-the-next-american-idol-heart-throb/feed/ 4 Funny Little Friend… http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2007/12/21/funny-little-friend/ http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2007/12/21/funny-little-friend/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:43:06 +0000 Devan http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/?p=9 Growing up, Lynn’s favorite animal was a FROG. She has always loved frogs…and the other night when I was rummaging through the woodpile, I happened to find one and gave it to her. Apparently just holding the little guy wasn’t enough :)

Lynn Muir with Frog on her nose

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]]> http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2007/12/21/funny-little-friend/feed/ 3 Here Fishy Fishy… http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2007/11/15/here-fishy-fishy/ http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/2007/11/15/here-fishy-fishy/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:43:14 +0000 Devan http://www.thehousethatmuirbuilt.com/?p=6 Well, since I have been around my little brother Cameron (he’s addicted to fish) I’ve started to take a liking to fish and aquariums. But I don’t like normal, boring, mellow fish. I like FEROCIOUS ONES! Ones that will tear the throat out of their victims in a few split seconds ;) That’s why I got these cute little guys :) They look deadly don’t they?

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Don’t let these cute little killers deceive you! They actually are quite vicious. They are fresh water Green Spotted Puffers and they are carnivores. Almost like little piranha’s, they will eat basically anything that enters their tank except each other.

When I was first looking for fish at the pet store, I was admiring the cute little puffers and the store employee asked if I wanted to watch him feed them. I was like “Sure…but I don’t think watching them eat fish flakes will be too exciting”. He went over the the goldfish tank, pulled one out, and dropped it into the puffer tank. Instantly the puffers formed into a pack and began chasing the goldfish around, taking bits out of it’s fins so it wouldn’t be able to swim away. Once they disabled the goldfish from swimming they chomped out it’s eyes, then its belly and innards…until it’s empty carcass fell to the bottom of the tank! It only took them a matter of seconds! I was amazed – and in love ;) So now I have 3 little Green Spotted Puffers of my very own. Their names are: Mr. Peebles, Spud, and Brutis. I will try to put up a video clip of them eating a live fish a little later…

BE YE WARNED….I wouldn’t put your fingers in my tank if I were you ;)

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Well, as usual things have been pretty hectic around the Muir house lately. Between getting the house ready for the baby, working with the youth program at our church, and workin’ like a mad man I haven’t had a lot of spare time to get this blog started. So hopefully over the course of the next several weeks I will be able to update everyone as to what we’ve been up to…even if it’s one scrawny post as a time :) ;)

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