It's been awhile...

Sorry! I have no excuse except that we have been having so much fun lately, that I keep forgetting to update! Walker and I went to Las Vegas for a couple of days, Murphy and I went to Nashville after that, we've been to the zoo, played in the yard A LOT, and the pool opened this weekend! Whew! You may want to sit down- this is a long post!:) At MIX Las Vegas, on top of our hotel- THE Hotel at Mandalay Bay! What a gorgeous view!

Before seeing our Cirque du Soleil show, LOVE! It was fabulous!

Walker relaxing in the lazy river- he loves a lazy river!

We had such a relaxing time at our awesome pool!

We had great weather- 97 & sunny with no humidity! (Notice the shirt, Ang?)

Walker petting a stingray at the Aquarium in our hotel

Trying to get a pic with the sharks-obviously this did not work out!haha

View of the Venetian from outside

Our dinner show at SW Steakhouse in The Wynn- dinner was great- the show was too, just a little off-the-wall!

Murphy enjoying some time with NeNe at Snappy Tomato in Nashville!

Playing at the Nature Center's dirt playground- every little boy's idea of heaven on earth!

Give Murphy a dirt or sand hole and he is set!

The after shot- covered from head to toe with dirt!

We got to spend some time with my good friends, Sharon and Kevin, and their little boy, Luke! They just moved to Nashville, and we are so excited to get to see them more often! (Is it just me, or does Murphy's noggin look gigantic here?)

Coloring at the table with washable (thank goodness!) markers!

Luke helped NeNe give Murphy his bath. Murphy thought it was funny when Luke helped rinse his head!

Daddy and Murphy playing on Mommy's yoga mat- at least it's getting some use with them!:)

We had a fun trip to the zoo on Wednesday- he loves to "drive,drive" the jeep!

Checking out the big "Rafs"

He loved this tortoise statue- he kept saying, "Tuck, Tuck!" (From the Wonder Pets)

The slide was a huge hit!

This was a miracle shot considering he had me in a choke hold on the Carousel. He never cried, but seemed quite concerned the whole time- I was finally able to pull away long enough to snap a pic!

He loves anything to do with water- especially the sprinkler!

"I rock, rock!"

Allie Harris and Abby have been here this weekend and we have had so much fun at the pool! They are both such water bugs! Allie Harris loved to "make it grow" with the watering can!

Murphy shared his hat so she wouldn't burn- but not so willingly at first!:)

Sneaking a sip of Aunt Abby's tea!

Kicking in the big pool with daddy! It was freezing!

Mother's Day at St. Mark... and a few more!

Yesterday we went to Murphy's Mother's Day party at his school. It was so cute! Jack said the blessing and Murphy was quick to finish it with a big "Amen!" He was also the first to the table for cookies- big surprise! :) He showed me his favorite things in his classroom and also gave me a sweet frame with his picture in it! (See below) Folding his hands for the blessing! ( My pics are so blurry- I think there was a smudge on the lens!)

Wearing mommy's glasses! He likes to put them on and bump into things when it makes his vision blurry- strange child!

P.S. I do not let him do this often! haha:)

Well, NeNe, there is your "Murphy moment" for the day! Hope it helps you get a fix!:)

I wanna be like...

DADDY! I love playing golf in the yard!

Reading on the potty- hehehe!

"Talking" on the phone like daddy!

BIG WILL!

I can shoot the ball just like Big Will!

UNCLE WES!

I can be a doctor like Uncle Wes! (Listening to the bball's heart!:)

Easter Weekend- a little late!

We had a great Easter weekend! We went to an Easter egg hunt and got to meet the bunny on Saturday. Murphy had more fun climbing up the hill than collecting eggs! We also got to spend time with Allie Harris, Aunt Abby, and Uncle Graydon. Murphy had a fun weekend! (Sorry it took so long to post Easter stuff- our computer has not been cooperating!)

Visiting the bunny with Allie Harris

Murphy taught his cousin, Allie Harris how to play "Ring around the Roses". They are so funny to watch! It is neat to watch them grow and change each time we get together!

Murphy had to go back and sit with the bunny again before we left- he was mesmerized! I think I need a bunny costume so he will sit in my lap like that!:)

Chillin' in Mommy's shades!

Inspecting all of his goodies from the Easter bunny!

Murphy wore an outfit of my brother's on Easter Sunday. (I think there may be a much larger matching dress somewhere! haha)

He loved the eggs he got from DeeDee and Dibs. They were different kinds of balls- soccer, football, baseball, and basketball!

Hopefully all of our camera and computer issues are solved! Unfortunately, we forgot to bring our camera to NeNe in Nashville this weekend! Murphy had fun with her while Walker and I went to a wedding and an engagement party! I need to post some pics of the cool water table that NeNe got Murphy for Easter, as well as some of him practicing being a brave boy with his doctor's kit. He had to go back to the doctor today- another ear infection, but did really well! He wore stethoscope in and it really helped!

Spring Break- Kiawah Island, SC

We ended up having a great Spring Break after our trip to the ER. We had sunny, cool weather the first part of the week and it got warm enough at the end of the week to get into our swimsuits! Murphy had so much fun and wanted to be outside the whole time! Thanks to DeeDee and Dibs for sharing your Spring Break with us!!!:) Murphy didn't get pinched on St. Patrick's Day- He was covered head to toe in green!

"Working" on the porch! He loves to fix things with his tools!

He learned how to go up the big boy steps all by himself and slide down!

Having a nice picnic with Daddy and Mommy...

Murphy also loved riding behind the bike to the park!

He looks so big here!

Petting the pony at Rosebank Farms

We laughed so hard at him chasing this duck around- I'm sure the duck did not find it as amusing!

At Rosebank Farms they have a little schoolhouse museum with a piano- He's a natural!

He enjoys the beach (and the sand) more and more each time!

DeeDee took him for a ride in her homemade stroller!

He had a runny nose here- if you look closely you can see where sand stuck in the snot- YUCK!!!:)

DeeDee also helped Murph dig a big whole, which he loved!!!!

We also took him to the children's museum in Charleston. Here he is rolling golf balls down the chute- or is he trying to stop everyone else's balls? Probably the latter! haha

He really liked playing at the water tables- He will be getting one for Easter!

"Painting" with water on the chalkboard...

They had a real shrimp boat- he had fun driving it! We do need to work on our people skills a bit- he wasn't really down with taking turns!!

"Shopping" at the store- this was a great area, especially for older kids. They even had a working checkout aisle!

We went to the boat show at Freshfields Village as well. The kayaks were a hit!

Another visit to the ER, Charleston Style!

We had to make a trip to the ER on our Spring Break in Kiawah on Sunday. We were pretty sure that Murphy had croupe, and we were right! We had to go in because he had stopped drinking and wetting his diapers and was really not getting good breaths after being in a steamy bathroom! Luckily, we got a breathing treatment and some medicine, and we are slowly getting better! We also have seen sun and 70 degree temps today, so we are going to hope to finish our Spring Break on a high note! Here are some pics of our good little patient! (Unless someone in scrubs came in!) Riding on the doctor's stool with DeeDee!

Starting to perk-up after his breathing treatment!

Blocking the door so the doctors couldn't get to him- haha!

Escaping! Do you feel a draft, Murph?:)

We had our 18 month appt. last Tuesday before we left and Murphy had to get his finger pricked and a shot. Needless to say, he had not forgotten! No one stuck him in any way at his hospital visit, but he was still terrified, even of just the stethoscope. Anyway, here are the 18 month stats: Height- 32 and a half inches- 56th percentile, weight- 25 lbs.-38th percentile, and his head is still in the 80th percentile! He definitely had a huge growth spurt upward! Yay!!!