Living Life As We Should

I think that we all could say we need to soak in life a little more. There are times where we get so caught up in work & just living life & the daily grind - day in & day out. Having kids throws a giant curveball in your life that makes us all slow the heck down & realize what life's all about. I will admit some mornings on my drive I glance back in the rearview & see our son, talking to himself, playing with his tractor & taking in the scenery without a care in the world (except for maybe when he'll get the next snack or next run around outside) and get a little teary eyed with how incredibly lucky I am to have this little human being in my life. And I think my sister-in-law Jamie would agree-- there aren't too many things in life more important than family. 

Over the weekend we did a lot of laughing, living, and of course, eating. ( I felt as though for as much as I consumed this past weekend in food & beverages, I probably shouldn't eat for the next week or so to compensate) But it was a fun weekend and loved having the Murphy's back home if only for the long weekend! We commemorated the start of the weekend by taking in our only opportunity of fair-weather to do a photoshoot for Jamie, Eain & Finorah, as well as a few of Owen & Finorah for grandma :) It was absolutely gorgeous out- complete with blue skies & cool evening air in an open grassy field. I think we were successful in getting some great images that will hopefully grace the walls of Casa de Murphy! :) I apologize for the lengthy post & overflow of images, but I just had to share! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do, as well as the last 2 bloopers as they portray a lot of what having kids is all about: baby-wrangling, cheerio eating, face slapping & even a little hair-pulling from time to time too. But we love em, nonetheless. :)
Enjoy--
Mandy

Our photo-shoot assistant {aka my husband} :)

Face slappin', hair pullin' good time!