Christmas Time! (Part 3 of 3)

Here are a couple of shots from Christmas morning at the loft. We woke up kind of late (the kids don't know to be excited and get up early yet). Peeking out of the kids stockings were some toys, and they really seemed to like them. There was some funny confusion when Winnie thought that her new toothbrush was for her new doll.

Rush got a bear with a teether, a toothbrush, and a Bass Pro shirt and hat.

Here is Winnie hugging her Abby Cadabby doll, which she loves from watching Sesame Street. Photo was taken with MY Christmas present, a new portrait lens for my camera.


What a great Christmas we had at all our many stops! Sorry for the late posts, Cary has been sick and I have no idea how to manage these kids and the rest of life like she does (and makes it look easy).

Christmas Time! (Part 2 of 3)

We continued the tradition of Christmas in Conway the weekend before the 25th so that all the siblings and their kids on Cary's side of the family could celebrate together. Unfortunately I wasn't my usual "take 1,000 photos" self, so I don't have as many shots as I would like. We had a great time, including movie night for the boys, Scene-it Twilight edition for the girls, time with the kids at the Jump Zone, and of course - presents!

Here is Winnie in her new pink wool cap with her jingle bells:


And Rush watching with his Mom (notice how cool and grown up he appears, but alas: he can't really sit up yet)


Thanks to the Deans and the Lays for a great weekend of fun. Too bad 95% of the family ended up puking from a stomach virus, though.

Christmas Time! (Part 1 of 3)

This is out of order, but Part 1 is our Christmas on the Murphy side of the family. Winnie wore her fancy (sooooo pretty) dress on Christmas Eve, which was a lot of fun. Cary styled W's hair in a really cool new way, but Winnie managed to work enough static into it by game time that you couldn't tell.



Rush was decked out in his red pirate pajamas, which seemed right for the occasion. He has a new go-to move of sitting on one hip which I still need to capture.


He passed out in the car wearing his awesome new Bass Pro hat (thanks, Santa!). Hard to capture the cuteness of the moment...


Here is Winnie on Christmas morning, loving her new dog book from Nana.

Winnie and Al

Aaron posted cute photos of Winnie and her main-man Al on her blog. Click here to check them out. We are so happy to have Aaron, Al, and Beau (and soon-to-be baby girl) in our lives. Plus, Al says Winnie's name SO cutely!

Little Turkeys

So I'm a little late for a Thanksgiving post, but I was looking through old photos (sniff, sniff) and realized that both babies were photographed with this turkey headdress I bought last year and even wearing the same navy blue American Apparel onesie. What cuties!

Away In A Manger

This is Winnie's Fisher Price nativity set. To say she loves it is a complete understatement. She calls it her "Baby Jesus House" and wakes up in the morning talking about it from her crib. She carries Baby Jesus, Mommy, Daddy, and her chosen wise man (the cutest one) around with her all around the house. Our morning was in lockdown a couple days ago because Baby Jesus was missing. When people come over, she immediately pressures them into Baby Jesus House play (Annie, Emily, Grandma, etc.) Many times a day I have to sing the Baby Jesus House song, which is "Away in a Manger" because that is the song that plays when you push on the angel. (Andy tells me I need to take it down an octave, but I could've sworn I was a sorprano...) Our smart little girl memorized the way that I sat it up in the beginning, and now replicates it down to perfect detail. This photo shows all her own work tonight...snapping the trees in place, adding the angel on top, putting the camel with the wise men, holy family in the manger, and all other animals eating around the hay with the white-blanketed donkey carrying the cart.

Rapunzel, Rapunzel...

People are always asking about Winifred's hair...where she gets the curls, do we cut it, do we put product in it (really?), etc. I think it is surprising how long it actually is! This length can only be seen in the bathtub and is quickly cancelled out by a rub of the towel. I love it!

Merry Christmas!

I took the babies to City Sprouts this morning to have their pictures taken with Santa. Luckily, I didn't expect it to go well. Because it didn't. Rush was awesome and cute and perfect and loved Santa (well, more on that later). I do wish his pants leg was pulled down a bit so that he wouldn't be rocking the capri look, but that was the least of my troubles. Winnie wouldn't go near Santa. This photo is her playing at the train table, which was as close as we could do. Her face is red and sticky because of a failed "candy cane as bribery" technique. She loves City Sprouts and was so happy to be there, but one look at Santa, and it was over. Fine, I really expected all of that. What I didn't expect was Rush having a blow-out-of-his-pants-poop while with Santa and getting it on Santa's lap. Yeah, that's disgusting. My kids know how to throw a party.

Weekend What's Ups

Andy is at the farm with his man friends this weekend, so it just me and the kiddos. That really doesn't freak me out, since most of the time it is just me and the kiddos. We spent the morning next door with Aaron and her mom and Albert. Just one more time that I have been selfishly thankful for Aaron's bedrest. Beau helped carry stuff up for me and played with Winnie, and Rob is helping out with Puddy duty, so it really has taken a village (or at least a loft building). I have only resented my beloved husband once--tonight during the "get both babies to sleep in one room" time. That's when it gets a little hairy around here. I did make fun dinner for Winnie and me (homemade pizza and smoothies) and gave Rush rice cereal for the first time (much success) this evening, so I went into bedtime with my head held high. It did not stay in said position, but everyone's sleeping now, and I'm about to retire to my bed with some chocolate cookies and OJ , which is one of my favorite treats, and watch a movie.

I'm going to try to put up another post tomorrow evening, if anything so that Andy can check in on us and see photos and hear how his babies are doing. We have big plans for our Saturday!

This video cracks me up...I was simply trying to get video of my sweet boy jumping happily in his jumer, when who pulls a run-by but Puddy and Winnie (who appears to have a lump in her diaper. yikes)

Rush getting his rice cereal, and, of course, Winnie had to have some too.

Winnie and her man of the hour, Beau. Apparently, they have the same taste in footwear.

Good Doggy

Just another example of what a terrific dog we have. He is so patient and understanding. Winnie was heading into the bedroom to watch her "show," (Sesame Street) and always expects Puddy to come with her. Here she is trying to bring him along. Puddy, I love you...this one goes out to you.