Murphy Memories

Saturday, May 4, 2019

The End is Near....Hopefully

Recently the weather has taken a turn towards spring. The sun has come out, the snow has stopped falling and the piles of snow have started to melt. Josh keeps telling me that everything is coming up Hailee and I couldn't agree more. I love when winter turns to spring and I am so ready for warmer weather!We are all crossing our fingers that we will finally be able to spend a little more time outside again. Cheers to spring!
Happy Pi Day!
Finally signing the cast, the night
before removal. :)
Hooray for cast removal day!


It was a family affair. We were all so
excited for him! 
He didn't love the sound of the
saw, but luckily she worked fast!
Happy day!

He was thrilled about his bath. It was a long
month of just sponge baths!



Everyone loves a quick trip to the Zoo.

The Lion did not like the crowd of
onlookers. He stood here for 10 minutes
or so, growling the whole time! It was
a little scary!
A happy day, indeed.
The boys love looking at the fish, just like their Dad!
Just driving Mom to the store,
no big deal!

Step on the gas, Mom!
We were parked, don't worry.
I totally lucked out with these four.
"Goodnight, Mom!"
This kid sure does know how
get a good laugh!








Those are some huge muscles, boys!
The house is a mess, laundry needs to 
be put away, but the peace that is in this
photo just makes my heart happy.
Two of my four favorites. 
These two were pretty proud of their
leprechaun trap!  
Josh walked home during a pretty
peaceful sunset. 
A Sunday walk because
the Sun is finally shining!
This kid loves his sticks,
just like his brothers!



Helping Mom with dinner.
Both of them did an impeccable job! 
And this one managed to sneak a
few bites when his brothers weren't
looking. :)
I swear, it is an injury a week for
this one! A bruised head and black
eye from slipping down some stairs.
Miles, as handsome as can be.
We love a good play date with friends!
Benji, as charming as ever.

Monday, April 29, 2019

We love visitors!

A quick trip to the lake. It was freezing! 
Jamie came down for a quick visit and we loved having her here, although, all of us were extremely sick. Bless her heart, she took care of us all weekend long and put up with tired, sick children, both young and old. We love her company and hope that next time she comes we will be a little more fun!




BRRR!




Showing off The Domes!









Life in a nutshell.



WE LOVE YOU, NANA!

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Ready for Spring

We are SO ready for spring to show up in Wisconsin but it is taking its sweet ol' time. In fact, there are still chunks of ice floating in Lake Michigan, piles and piles of snow on the ground, and we don't go anywhere without our hats and gloves. So on the days when there is no wind coming off of the Lake and the temperature is only a brisk 30 degrees, we take full advantage of it and spend all of the time we can outside. We still spend most of our time indoors, but goodness, our time outside is blessed indeed. We can't wait for spring! 
We haven't seen the lake since autumn and the
boys were shocked to see so much ice!



They are explorers, these ones.

They didn't want to stop walking!
Oliver sang to me the whole time
we followed his brothers around.


They found the perfect climbing tree!



"Mom, I bet you can't even see
us in here!"


Life is good in a swing.
They had Barnes and Noble to themselves! 

Miles loves his bear.
Again, this is where they spend 90% of their day!
Showing off his handsome cast.

....not wanting to cooperate, ANY MORE!

Ahh.. life is good again.



Good helpers at the doctor's office!
Oliver gets a new cast now that
the initial swelling has gone down.

Benji and Miles were such good helpers.

I got to take Miles out on a date.
We had a blast!

This kid is a crack-up.

Our injury of the week-Miles took
a tumble off of his kitchen chair into
the corner of another. Poor kid!
This kid is so silly!
Date night with Benji.
It was so much fun!

Oliver, showing off his best smile
and his new cast.

A rare sighting indeed. Oliver REALLY
fights going to sleep in the car.

Just some light reading on our way
home from school. No big deal!

They teach me new things every day!
They were so excited about
their masks!

"Hey, mom! It looks like a heart,
on my head! Cool!"