The month of January

My cousin was with us for 6weeks and had to leave on the 10th of January. We sure loved having her around and we miss you Sheasky!!
We are all preparing for Kels and Jamus's wedding, even our little man has his attire, is that cute or what? The parties are about to start and April 16th will be here before we know it. Exciting times ahead!
We had an uncontained trash pick up come through and boy did Caeden have fun playing in all the stuff after it was cut. Yeah Daddy great project done!
My dearest friend Bre and her family came into town for a few days and I was so thankful to spend time with them! Bre and I have been best buds since Jr. High and now look at us, both married and a ton of kiddos. I love it! We miss you guys too!!
Caleb got to turn his seat around in the car!! Yeah!!! Big excitment for all of us!

We are off to a great start in this new year. We have seen good friends and family, been cleaning out our house some. Jay was just offered a part time position at church to lead worship once a month and train some vocalists which we are thrilled about. Caeden still enjoys school and I just had the parent teacher conference and he is doing wonderfully. :) Caleb just turned one (pictures below) and I am keeping busy as the coordinator of all that we have going on. Thank you God for blessing us so abundantly! We give you Praise!

I am soooo big!

Caleb in his SOOOO big pose. :)
Our sweet boys crackin' themselves up.
Caleb turned one years old today! Holy cow. Tradition in our family as you may remember is to hang balloons over their head (how ever many old you are turning. ) He woke up wondering what the heck that balloon was doing but as soon as I put Caeden in the bed with him they had fun hitting together.
He officially devoured his carrot cake!
We put candles in his food all day today. He LOVES candles. He makes the cutest little blowing noises to try and put them out. And we sang to him all day too. He does the cutest little bunner bounce to music. It is a must see. Well, there he is officially one! WOW!

Happy New Year's!

New Year's Eve day we went to the zoo with my parents and had a great time! The weather was perfect, the company wonderful and everyone enjoyed the scenery and the animals.
Papa and Caeden rode this fine camel and when Caeden got off I asked him if he had fun and he said, "yeah, but he had a stinky butt." :)
These spider monkeys are my favorite. God has so many little details finely put together in their little bodies and they are fun to watch!
All 6 of us took turns feeding the giraffes and it was a highlight for each of us. They really were super gentle and their black tongues were huge. It was wonderful to see them up close too.

It was a fantastic day and we consider ourselves so grateful to live by family. We love you all.... Andersons, Murphys and Orsos!

Christmas...out of order but a few shots anyway....

It was special to have my cousin Shea join us from Australia on Christmas day for pressies food and cuddles at my parents!
On Saturday the day after Christmas we celebrated with Jay's side at his parents. Caeden always loves play time with Aunt Cora and Uncle Nick!
Christmas morning at our house.... I was so excited to give Caleb this horsie, which he loves. He can ride it, it sings, neighs and makes other fun sounds. Jay and I did not exchange gifts the morning of this year as we wanted to spread it out and shop afterward. But I tell ya, there was an extra joy in not opening and watching our kids light up with their gifts!
Christmas Eve was at my parents house (after church) with my mom's extended family. We had family in from Utah, Texas, California and Colorado. Pretty cool.
And here is team Murphy. Blessed again this year by Jesus who we are so thankful for and all our family and friends that we got to see. What a wonderful week! Thanks Grandpa Sid and Grandma Pat too for the quick skype, sweet card and gift. We are grateful for you too! And Auntie Jillers in Korea thanks for the skype. We can't wait to see you in February face to face!