Murphy Memories

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Candy, Costumes, and ... cold weather.

The cutest band of superheroes I've ever seen.
October brought the cold with it. We have had a few days here and there that have been crisp and pretty but overall, it got cold really fast. But we haven't let it slow us down. If it's above 30, the boys insist on afternoons at the park and/or long walks through the neighborhood. Being outside makes us happy!
Along with the cold weather, we have been pumped up for Halloween this year. The boys opted for their same costumes from last year and we got Oliver a Spider-man costume so he could match his brothers. Avengers, assemble!
Afternoons at the park are my favorite.

Rollin' rollin' rollin'





Those beautiful autumn colors!




These boys have my whole heart!


Oliver had a blast feeding the turkey!

He's in denial that he might
be a little too big. 

Donuts before hiking. The ideal
Saturday morning. 


These boys did an amazing job! 


Oliver was a trooper in the backpack!

We saw this awesome dragonfly on
the way up and on the way back!
He so wants to be a big boy. 


A birthday bash for Mila. Go, Oliver, Go!
Way to go, Milo!

Nice one, Benji!

Thanks for the Halloween package,
Nana! The boys were thrilled. 


There is almost nothing greater than watching
TV in a fort. Especially a fort made by dad. 

Balloon volleyball. Dad is the greatest! 

While mom's away (at a baptism) the boys play! 
The blender can be a tad bit loud. 

Elder Schwager (my cousin) was serving
in the area but not our ward. I got to see him
at Stake Conference! It was a happy day. 

This was his Stake conference entertainment. 

If you needed more proof I'm married
to a dentist. 

And much to their dismay, I made
them do it anyway. 
None of the boys wanted to help
me gut 
their pumpkins. 
Miles Hated it. This face was after the compromise
of him getting just five seeds out on his own.


That's a scowl if I've ever seen one. 


Trick or treat!



Great Jack o Lantern, Ollie!

That's a creepy pumpkin, Miles.

Great bats, Benji!

Happy Halloween to all, and to all a good night.
The snuggles he gives this bear are
the cutest. 
Oliver loves when his brothers read him books!

The boys love their classmates!

Monday, February 3, 2020

Family Photos 2019

My favorite twins
Grandma was nice enough to snap a few pictures of our family after church and I'm so glad she did. I love my boys so much and I love having photos of all of us to look back on as the years go by. The years go by too fast!
My whole heart in one photo!


Such a handsome, goofy boy


Life would be so dull without these
three hooligans. So blessed!

We love you, Grandma! Thanks for the
photo, Miles. :)





We're so glad when Grandma comes!

Ollie and I took Grandma to the Public Market and
she was kind enough to fund some fun treats. 
We love when family comes to visit us and we were blessed with a long weekend with Grandma. We made use of our time and went on hikes, explored Milwaukee, read a lot of books, and played in the leaves. It was an awesome weekend! Thanks for the fun visit, Grandma! We are already looking forward to the next one. :)


That was/is the biggest pumpkin
I've ever seen! It was taller than Oliver!

We got the boys out from school a little early to explore
Lions Den Gorge with Grandma. 
Blessed with the cutest boys ever





My little mountain goats
Nice work, Benji!
I always forget just how chilly the
air by the lake can be. We were
totally frozen after 15 minutes!
CHEESE!
Thanks for the fun new game, Grandma.
These are some proud big boys!
(might just be my new favorite photo of them)
Three, Two, One....




Team huddle. We love Soccer!
Oliver loves his bugs.
Thanks for the delicious mexican food, Grandma!
Bon Voyage! We love you!!