Mother's Day

 

Thank you Gracie for making me feel so special and loved!  I admire you, adore you and love you to pieces!!!

HaPpY 17th Birthday!

 Lily Grace turned 17 this past week.  It doesn't seem real.  

She took her two excused college visit days over her birthday.  Matt flew back home from China on the evening of the 24th.  The morning of her birthday, the 25th, we enjoyed a nice breakfast opening gifts and hanging out before she and I headed to Bloomington to visit Indiana University to see if being a Hoosier is a good fit.  A tired Matt stayed home with the Murph. 

We arrived in Bloomington early afternoon, settled in at the adorable Graduate Hotel and strolled around the IU campus and downtown Bloomington.  We capped off her birthday with family calls and dinner out in Bloomington.  

On Wednesday, we spent the day on the IU campus in sessions and touring.  The campus is just as beautiful as everyone says and it's easy to see why it is so often photographed.  The green-space is both abundant and beautiful and the limestone buildings only add to its beauty.

Back home, on Saturday she enjoyed dinner out with a group of friends.

She still isn't sure where she will go to school, but one thing is for sure, she's getting older and we couldn't be more proud of the wonderful person she is becoming. We love you Gracie!!!!

With her buddy

Off to Bloomington

The Graduate is simply beautiful and the pictures don't do it justice.

The very popular and often photographed Sample Gates

The pathways that lead you throughout the campus are just magical.  Wildflowers grow in a multitude of colors and the canopy of trees make it all the more beautiful.

Happy Easter!

 

The Murph

💕 Girls love Boys who wear Glasses 💕

💕Happy Valentine's Day from the Murph!💕

Muddy Fun

Murphy had his first playdate yesterday.  Two of our neighbors also have new puppies.  All three puppies are around the same age. 

With our last snow finally melted, we got them together yesterday to play.  Oh my gracious! We watched three cute balls of energy run nonstop around the yard.  They had so much fun!

Murphy played his little heart out.  Once we walked home and cleaned all the "fun" off of him, he at dinner and passed out.  

Ajay (Bouvier), Murphy(Golden Retriever) and Bailey (Golden Retriever) having a ball

All that mud made for a lot of fun.  We are having so much fun with this little boy!  

The Murph

 

Family Day!

 

More on Murphy

 Well Murphy is definitely keeping us on our toes.  He is growing so fast.  He is super smart and learns quickly. He turns 11 weeks old today.  He's now 16 pounds and busy, busy, busy.

I could write a book on the pains of getting a new puppy during a midwestern winter.  Good thing he's cute and such a good boy!

We've been busy socializing Murphy while he's young.  100 people in 100 days is typically recommended.  We took a trip to Hobby Lobby where he was a big hit.

Next up- a trip to Lowes

Murphy also went to High School where he visited Lily's Book Club.  He was so excited and so were those girls.  It was so cute!  He loved running the halls and all the attention.

Murphy's first snow which he LOVED (unfortunately for us-ha!)

Meet Murphy

 We returned from Maui on a Thursday evening and welcomed Murphy home on Friday morning.  Talk about timing! Needless to say, it's been pretty exciting and BUSY around our house.  

Wow! Matt and I forgot how much work a new puppy is.  

Murphy is 9 weeks old and just the cutest.  He is full of energy, loves to cuddle, smart and pretty funny. We are already just smitten with him.  He's been home a little over a week now and with him came baby gates, disruptions in the night, a lot of "no's" and a whole lot of love and welcomed chaos in our house.  

Picking up Murphy

We have a running joke in our family.  When something goes wrong which inevitably seems to happen to us, we always look at each other and ask, "What's your last name?"  With that and ending up with a boy we figured he had to be a Murphy after Murphy's law.  Have mercy!  Let's hope it stays in good fun.  ha! ha! 

Those droopy eyes will melt you.

We've never had a male dog and honestly had planned on getting a female.  We were going to name her Daisy.  However, when we went out to meet with the breeder, this little guy stole our hearts and we loved his daddy Max.  We just knew he was meant to be ours.  We also met his mom, "Daisy." She was so sweet and gentle.  Having a boy is proving to be a lot of fun!!