Christmas Eve

Usually on Christmas Eve we host dinner.  We always have homemade (by Mike) raviolis.  We started doing this, because Christmas Eve is when we usually celebrate with Mike’s older children ( if they happen to be in the country and whoever happens to be around usually my mom, sometimes Krissie.   

Anyway this year due to scheduling we celebrated Murphy Christmas early and had ravioli then.  So for Christmas Eve it was just us and my mom. I was going to just make some apps and hang out.  My mom suggested going out to eat, to make life easier! What a great idea! It was nice not to have to spend all day cooking and all night cleaning.  After dinner we came home for presents!!

After we opened all our fun gifts from nana and Uncle Joey!  It was time to read “T’was The Night Before Christmas” read by Daddy from the very same book that was mine when I was a little girl.

Then it was time to leave out the cookies we baked for Santa, a tall glass of Milk, and carrots for the reindeer, well except Vixen.  I heard he doesn’t like carrots.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! 

Love,

The Murphy’s

Thankful Day 9

Today I am thankful for my mom! I am thankful that she is available to watch my kids usually with just a moments notice. I am thankful that she doesn’t judge me. She thinks I am a great wife and mother and that’s important. She respects my decisions and follows through on how we do things here.

I am no where near as good a housekeeper as she was, and she doesn’t judge me…she just does my dishes and washes my floors

Our relationship has had some ups and downs ( doesn’t everyone) and we have both disappointed each other at times. We have learned to navigate our relationship and have really become friends. We have fun shopping or enjoying a glass of wine!

I am thankful that my mom and Mike have a good relationship as well!

I love you mom! Thank you for all you do for us!

Happy Birthday Mom Nana!

Today we celebrated my moms birthday! We had a birthday dinner here! We had Crazy Noodles( Mom’s request and Chocolate Trifle) YUMM!

It was a great opportunity to celebrate my mom and the kids Nana!! We love you!

August Synopsis

Finally some sunny weather!! This summer has been such a rainy one.  We have welcomed some beach days!  I think we went to a beach everyday for a week straight!  Kathryn is a little fish! Patrick just enjoys being with us… and trying to eat sand!

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