Murphy Memories

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

September

We had the pool to ourselves. My dream!

September has officially arrived and we kicked it off with a splash in Fred's pool for the Labor Day weekend. Josh was able to join us which made for an extra amazing time. The boys are loving being back in school but both have already missed two days because of a nasty stomach bug that was passed around. Other than that life is going on like normal, just the way I like it. :)

I love this family of mine.

They were a huge hit.

Fred sent us home with cupcakes.

Oliver decided to get into the holiday
spirit by trying on every hat we found
at Goodwill.

He is definitely the cuteness.

Oliver helped me rake up thousands
of acorns from our blessed Oak Tree.

We love afternoons with the guys!

Silly Oliver

Silly boys!

Our version of FortNight

Hooray for Home Depot Day!

By far the best Saturday of the month
for these boys.

Soaking up all of the park days that we can.

They now demand a silly picture every single time. :)

So excited about their lego creation at the library!

He loved the ball he got from the
doctor's office!

He is officially boot free! And we are
all crossing our fingers that it was
the last break for at least a year.

With the help of these disguises, I finally
have a child that looks like me. :)

Benji stayed home sick from school. I
caved and let him wear his Halloween
costume all day long.
Hopefully it helped him feel a little
bit better :)

Miles won the 'Respectful' trophy
at school and was so proud of himself.
Josh and I are so proud too! Here is what
his teachers had to say, "We are VERY PROUD
of him for ALWAYS being so
respectful, honest, kind, caring and a
great friend to everyone!"

Friday, October 25, 2019

First day of School!

I don't want to spend this whole post going on and on about how sad I am that school is back in session. Sheesh, I don't need to mention how hard it was to drop them off at school and then try to figure out my day without my favorite twins by my side. It was a doozy of a day so I won't spend too much time boring you with all of my emotions. Instead, I WILL talk about how excited they were to start school again! I ought to mention how Miles woke up at 4:30, ready for the day and thrilled that he got to see Ms. Huber again. I should write down how they were excited for new friends and new classes and the regular specials they missed over the summer. Benji and Miles are growing up, there is nothing I can do about it, but I can try to instill a love of learning always! I hope that they continue to love school as much as they have at Woodlands Elementary. Happy first day, boys! And time, PLEASE, slow down for me.

Miles was SO excited!

Tough Benji, ready for his
first day.

So pumped.

Best buds for life

Good luck with your year, sweet boys!

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Going, going, going.

We tried to take advantage of all of our free time with only a few weeks left before school. We filled them full of...well, whatever the boys wanted to do with their free time! Parks, the beach, more parks, forts, and bus rides were the highlight of our time. And if the summer wasn't eventful enough, Oliver managed to make it even more exciting when he broke his foot two days before school started by taking a bad landing jumping from the cushion that was on the floor to begin with. Whew!

We are always going, going, going, and I'm thinking that his boot won't slow Ollie down much. Here's to new routines, slowing down, and healing some bones! Bring on the school year!