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Since 8 weeks old, Violet has been seriously paying attention to and enjoying her books; thank all of you who bought her one! We have enjoyed the literature, which has focused on things like the color of certain objects, the noises animals make, and counting. My baby knows fire trucks are red and that doggies say, “woof!” Awesome.

As far as literacy goes, we’re off to a good start indeed! Yet, my goal is to move her on to refereed scientific journals & existential philosophy by her second birthday…there’s nothing cuter than a toddler quoting Nietzsche!

10 goals for this new year, some are more concrete than others. Anyway, I’m asking all of you to keep me accountable. Seriously do this. Send a random email, ask me in person, send a messenger pigeon, whatever it takes - hold me to this.

1. Find full time employment, even if that means moving

2. Completely deactivate facebook for 1 month…we’ll be friends again, I promise

3. a) Call my mom more often and b) work smarter, not harder; managing time more effectively

4. a) Work out 4 times a week and b) get more sleep

5. Kiss my wife 5 times every day

6. Trust God recklessly (gulp.)

7. Spend “enough” time (According to Dev) with my wife & daughter (i.e. squeeze a date night in every week, no matter what)

8. a) Consistently chew with my mouth closed and b) wear tighter jeans

9. Challenge & empower other men to live a better story

10. a) Spend at least 5 minutes a day praying for other people and b) share Jesus more often

The Postal Service - Be Still My Heart

I am Jack’s melting heart.

Grace weighs a cool 7 pounds.

Purple hats rule.

The shot, just minutes after birth, proves my wife can’t be anything but beautiful at all times.

Dev was a rock star during labor.

Sleep has been elusive, but smiles plentiful.

I love Violet Quinn Detmers; so much that it hurts.

Mat Kearney - Nothing Left To Lose

Here she is:

John Mayer - The Heart Of Life

Early June means another year has been wrapped up for my favorite teacher. I’ve always been so impressed with her integrity and skill, but perhaps the most appropriate measure of a teacher is the impact she has made on her students who will miss her:

(yes, I just took a picture…the check book says I can’t have a scanner)

Jack Johnson - Do You Remember

Well, I’m coming up on another year married to my best friend, I think that means we’re in it for the ‘long haul’…and oh, what a coincidence — “The Long Haul” is the name of a slick little short that I just stumbled upon; made with over 4,000 still pictures. Enjoy!

Stop Motion | The Long Haul from DUMAIS on Vimeo.