i love the smell of fall in the air

This has been a hard month. Alot of things have come up, that i wont mention on here, but it has been encouraging to see God working everything out, even in the darkest of times. Mark and Lauren came up unexpectedly to be with the family, so it was great to have them here for a week, and just be able to spend time together. Allistiar stuck to mark like glue! I love seeing them play together.

Julian will find out the results of the election tomorrow (monday) night , we are optimistic about him getting in so it will be exciting to hear the news. He also is trying out for the police auxillary, as he hopes to eventually become a police officer. *I hope he gets that! guys in uniform are smokin! especially when they get to have a gun!! haha *

As for me, ive been feeling pretty discouraged about a lot of things lately, but especially this month. Its good to have great friends and family standing behind me. A verse that has been very encouraging to me lately has been Romans 8 35-39
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.



Elliot was not a fan of being half buried in leaves.




mark and i have always had a close relationship, i loved having him here!

the 2 sunshines of my life <3

Well it seems its that time again, to update the old blog. I seem to get kind of lost in everything happening around me and forget that everyone doesnt just automatically creep my facebook page to keep up with whats going on in our lives ;-) but here i am! we have had a busy few weeks it seems, julians been working alot at the mall an hr away from here so by mid week i feel as tho i have barely seen him. the boys are growing like weeds, Ezekiel took 3 steps last night! he will be 1 in a week, but he really has done everything in his power to NOT walk up until now! Allistair is hilarious, the conversations we have sound like something between 2 adults, not a mom and a 3 yr old. For those of you who havent heard, julian is running for councillor of hanover this year, im so proud of him for doing something hes' always wanted! he has a meeting on wed. and will have 2 minutes to talk, and then gets questions asked and has to answer them so be praying for him if you think of it as he's pretty nervous. hes an excellent speaker though so im sure he'll do great. the votes will go out in october so im keeping fingers crossed for him. we've been hearing a lot of positive things about him getting in, so now we just wait.

as for myself, nothing is really new. i guess as a mom its my job to just keep up with what everyone else in my family is doing! thats alright though, i love just watching the boys learning new things and grow, its what life is all about :)

here is my sis and me at our cousins wedding.


we took allistair to wonderland a few weeks ago, he LOVED it, although he was sitll much too small for most of the rides, he did enjoy a few of the little ones in the kiddie land! hes not too impressed with getitng his pic done in this pic, but he did cheer up! haha

1+2= 3

Yesterday Allistair turned 3!

It seems like just yesterday i was pregnant with him, getting anxious to meet my baby, and now hes turning into such a big boy! he had a big party with all his little friends! there were about 12 2/3 yr olds running around so it was very hectic, but much fun! we finger painted outside and chased bubbles, then came in for fire truck cake and ice cream, and of course, presents!

I thank the Lord everyday for giving me the chance to be a mom, there really is nothing greater! Allistiar, you are such a kind , polite little one, you have made my life everything ive hope it could be, and i will always love you! happy birthday sweetheart!

oh how they grow

I realize it has been a good 5 months since i posted last...i know, pitiful right?! Its not even that ive been really busy, to be honest i just kind of forgot about this blog. Life in the Murphy house is crazy, as usual. Allistair and Ezekiel keep me very busy, but i love every minute of it. Now that the weather is nice out, ive been doing a lot of garden work. Some of my fam came over and helped me move the shed, that was a huge job! but its great now that we have a big space thats more secluded for the boys to play and for a sitting area. it will be even nicer once the grass that we planted grows! im looking forward to lots of evenings by the fire back there :)

We also recently aquired a new kitten ! my cat that ju got me when we first got togehter had to be put down 2 weeks ago because she was very sick , so i needed a new little one to fill the void and to keep charlie company. we bought a very cute playful little siamese boy. his name is toopy and allistiar adores him. i dont know that he adores allistair quite as much, but he puts up with him, so im happy lol.

Allistair has loved learning how to ride his new big boy bike that his nia got for him. he bikes all around the house and is especailly happy when we go for walks in town and let him ride there!

Ezekiel is now crawling like its nobodies business! its crazy how fast he can go when he wants something!

heres ju, testing our new bbq

me and the boys at Easter



allistair and mummy stopping for a donut while on a walk

heres our big boy!

i love these moments!