Summer Stylin'

Grandma Murphey bought Brooklyn this adorable swimsuit. (I might have an obsession with baby swimsuits :) But since she really isn't supposed to be out in the sun, I knew I had to put her in it just in case we don't make it to the lake before she grows out of it. (Although I'm hoping for some day trips to Lake Coeur d'Alene soon!) I'm not sure if she loved us playing dress up with her, but we sure thought it was fun!

Here is Brooklyn sporting a pair of baby shades. I decided that this is the perfect time for her to wear them since she hasn't really found her hands so she can't take them off! (Unless she gets lucky while wiggling). Lovin' the shades!

And another swimsuit pic. We sure love this little girl (who actually is not so little...10lbs 13oz!!) We are so thrilled to have her in our family!

Doo Rag or Nun?

Curt thinks her towel looks like a doo rag, I think she looks like a nun...At any rate, she's cute! She loves bath time and only hates the cold after getting out before she's dry. Love her big eyes! (We think they are going to be blue

Sweet Smiles :)

I always said that I wasn't going to be the mom that only posted about my kids...and I'm trying not to be, but it's hard not to post about Brooklyn when she is our life! Not to mention she is much cuter than Curt and I (although I think Curt is pretty dang good lookin!) How can you not want to pinch those chubby cheeks and cuddle this girl all day long? And let me tell you, she is a good cuddler! A bit on the high maintenance side, but she is a girl after all. Would I expect differently?!

It's so hard to catch her smiling on camera! It's almost like she knows what we're trying to do and she likes to be difficult :) But we have caught a few and they are priceless! Her smile melts our hearts and makes all the sleepless nights worth it!

Long Time Friends

In the past couple weeks, I've been able to chat with two really good friends from junior high/high school. I forgot to take a picture when Holly came over with her two beautiful girls. I did remember to get one of us and Natalie and Mckenzie. It has been so fun to catch up with friends from the good old days! As I've grown up (and hopefully matured at least a little), I've realized more and more the value and blessing of life long friends. These girls are both such good examples of wonderful mothers and friends and I'm glad we've been able to catch up. Hopefully there will be more of that in the future!

Better Late Than Never?

Because Brooklyn came so early, and we were so busy spending all our days driving back and forth from the hospital, it took us a while to finally get a birth announcement made. Curt made this and I think it's adorable! We still haven't sent them out...hopefully they will be out before her 1st birthday!

Happy 4th of July!

We had a nice, relaxing 4th of July weekend! We woke up early Saturday morning to go see the hot air balloons. But Murphey's law (it doesn't go away even though my name changed!) it was too windy for the balloons to take off. But it was still fun to get out and enjoy the crisp morning air. In the evening, Curt's favorite mission companion and his wife came down to Provo and we had fun chatting and eating while waiting for the Stadium of Fire fireworks.

Sunday we just hung out..nothing exciting but it was nice just to relax!

Monday night we went to a very fun FHE at Sam and Trent's. It was a Tea Party where we were quizzed on the Founding Fathers and played trivia about the start of our nation. We didn't win at anything, but we had a really good time and good company!

Brooklyn looked adorable in her way too big Old Navy tee! We had fun taking pictures of her. We are grateful for the freedoms that we enjoy in this great country. And we are excited to spend the 4th of July in Spokane next year (and many other holidays!!)

We miss Uncle Elder Murphey

This handsome man left us for 2 years on June 23rd to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We miss him so much already but we are so proud of the decision he has made to serve the Lord. He is currently learning Polish and will be heading to the Warsaw, Poland mission at the end of August.

The MTC is literally in our backyard which is fun, but also hard since we can't see Troy. Although I won't deny the fact that I almost crash everyday while looking for him on the MTC field...we only have a couple more weeks to spot him before our big move! I want to send him a bright orange or lime green shirt to exercise in to increase my odds of seeing him :)

Brooklyn will be almost 2 years when he gets home which is crazy to think about. But fortunately, we took lots of pictures of them together before he left. We will make sure she knows him! We love our Elder Troy Murphey and are excited for our Elder Tyler Murphey to come home in August. Brooklyn has some awesome uncles!