Murray Family Blog

A New Post......Finally.

2009-01-26T15:07:00.001-08:00

Amanda's 70's Roller Skating Birthday Party.

Ryan's first day of school...he wasn't sure what to do right away.
On the way to school on the first day. Reeeeeeallllly likes his new lunchbox.
Thomas' first day of Kindergarten.
Lining up with all of his new school mates.

I told you I was the WORST blogger ever! It's so much easier for me to use facebook. Anyways...since my last update, Thomas has started (and loves) Kindergarten. He has 14 boys and 6 girls in his classroom. May the force be with his great Teacher. He just started his 2nd season of Tee Ball, and is loving the trampoline Santa brought for Christmas! Ryan also started school. He goes two mornings a week and has a great time! He also enjoys being in the nursery at church. Mike and I are busy as usual, but loving every minute ;)

He are some pics that some up the last few months...

Thomas and Uncle Chuckie get motorcycles!! Watch out world...

2008-08-24T16:31:00.001-07:00

Summer '08 - Since I have no time to really spend writing, here is part of our summer in pictures :)

2008-08-24T16:13:00.001-07:00

Here is Thomas and I on my birthday. Notice the hot mermaid on my cake :P

Ryan catching some Z's at the beach.

Me and Ryan getting ready to jump some waves! He looooves to do this..

Thomas and his cousin Martha at the Bornemann Family Reunion at La Jolla Shores

Thomas jumping waves at Tourmaline.

Mother's Day With My Boys

2008-05-12T10:03:00.000-07:00

They gave away batting helmets to all the kids and Ryan couldn't get the wrapping off of his quick enough! He was so cute in it!

Mother's Day was great this year. We went to Church in the morning. Then we all went to the Padres game together. I was actually quite pleased with the boys at the game. We stayed in our seats until the 9th inning! They did great....of course they did have the promise of the cotton candy guy coming around, and knew they wouldn't get any if they weren't well behaved :) It worked. We went over to the park at the park for the 9th inning and the boys ran around on the grass and then played on the play structure. It was a great family outing! I loved it.

After the game we came home, put Ryan down for a nap, got ready and went to the Joe Jackson concert at Humphrey's by the bay. Another great time! He was great as usual....

Tommy Gets the Game Ball!

2008-05-06T10:21:00.000-07:00

Thomas was so excited to get the game ball after his last T-Ball game! I couldn't get him to look at the camera, he just kept staring at the ball. Too funny!

More of Thomas and the Missing Tooth

2008-04-24T09:24:00.000-07:00

Here he is getting ready to place the tooth under his pillow in hopes for a big payout from the Tooth Fairy. He already has another loose tooth next to the one that he just lost. Good thing the Tooth Fairy only started out with 75 cents......is this a progressive thing??

Catching Up With Pictures

2008-04-16T22:05:00.000-07:00

Here are the boys, Thomas Ryan, & Dominic chillin' in Tommy's Hummer during spring break '08. The coolest dudes on the block!
Ryan had to take a phone call while Dom was trying to do some off-roading.
Here they are playing some Wii boxing. When will they be too old for matching pajamas?? I can't see myself stopping anytime soon :)

Thomas started T-Ball! Here he is wil his friend Gavin, hammin it up!
The T-Ball Diamonbacks. Tommy is on the far left.

Here are my boys dyeing easter eggs.....
This is Ryan when he found his easter basket behind the door.
Thomas is on the hunt for eggs!
Ryan wanted Tommy to carry them in his basket.
Boys will be boys! Thomas ate a green peep right before the photo was taken and would not swallow it.....this is the best I could get. And yes, I tried bribery.

At Dinner at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage.
Go Padres! We didn't notice the no standing sign....oops.
Mike and I celebrated our 11th anniversary in March. Mike really scored some big points here. We went to Rancho Mirage, Ca for a night. Then it was off to Peoria, AZ to catch a spring training Padres game (my new favorite thing). I loved it! It was nice to get away alone! I also got to have Adrian Gonzalez sign a game ball for me!! He was even nice enough to take a picture with me....definately a vacation to remember!

My Dad retired at the end of January. I thought I would post this pic close to the one of his car only to toot my own horn about the cake I frosted for him...I'm no Sylvia, but I was pretty proud of this one! By the way...since he retired, i frequently like to call him up with 10 minutes notice and ask him to take Thomas to school for me. Which he always does and it is much appreciated!! (Plus I think PaPa and tommy enjoy it :) )

PaPa (my Dad) took Tommy to school in the Hot Rod, which I think was the first time he had ridden in it. He put his hands in the air, like you would on a roller coaster, as they went down Jackson! He's a hoot..

Ryan turned 2 on February 26, 2008! He had a great time opening all of his presents with his buddies. All of the kids in the pic are from the neighborhood, except Tommy's B.F.F. Dominic. It's so great for the kids to have friends on the same street....we love them all.

This is my Family on our Christmas Day Lake Murray bike ride. It's the best when we all are together.

This is Ryan and Fresca (at Christmas time) taking in the sunset at the front door. I love it when he does this......so sweet. He will just hang out with the dog and watch the sun go down sometimes.

Thomas Loses a Tooth!!

2008-04-16T13:55:00.000-07:00

Here he is!

I don't know why I got so emotional after it happened. I guess it is one of those milestones that came too quick. I love the missing tooth grin. Too cute!!

I think I might be the worst blogger ever....

2008-04-16T13:54:00.000-07:00

I am going to make an effort to update this dang thing more often! Does anyone even check it anymore??

Thanksgiving 2007

2008-01-04T19:52:00.000-08:00

Mom and Ryan getting ready for the Thanksgiving lake bike ride.

Tommy is 5! (November 19, 2007)

2008-01-04T19:37:00.001-08:00

Thomas is 5! (we can't believe it either...) Here he is on his new quad (a gift from his Daddy, thanks.)

Life after 30.....

2007-08-22T19:12:00.000-07:00

Me & the Borchinator 4 rows from the dirt! Love it.

Look at my birthday nachos!! They were wooonnnnnnderful.

Mindi, Gina, Kristin, Ally

I've officially begun my life after 30. It's not like I thought it would be though. You know, I was thinking I'd be married, a couple of kids, house in the burbs, mini-van, soccer games, and wanting to go to bed early. Oh wait, I've already been there for a few years!
Anyways, My 30th was a blast. Michael was out of town, so I opted for box seats at the Padres game with a few of my closest friends. And of course, birthday cake!
I have been feeling more mature lately though.......we'll see if it lasts!

T.J the Dogg

2007-07-30T22:26:00.000-07:00

Here is our cute new doggie, T.J. He is wooooonnnderful. It's nice to have a smaller dog. He loves to snuggle and go in the car with us. We rescued him last month and he has adjusted beautifully. The vet thinks he's between 2 and 3 years old.

The little girl in the middle is our sweet next door neighbor, Carly. Either she's adopted us or we've adopted her. She's 10 and an only child and loves the boys. They love her too. Thomas shouts over the fence to try and summon her out to play. It's very cute. Everywhere we go people say how cute my 3 children are, and how they look so much alike!

The last pic is after T.J. got a summer cut.....much better for walks at the lake!

Beach Day, Speaking in Church, and Other News

2007-07-30T21:32:00.000-07:00

So we have a blog now.I thought it would be a fun way to keep friends and family updated. So here we go.....
We had our first beach day last week at La Jolla Shores. It was Thomas' last day of summer school, and the school puts on a beach get together for the last day. Fun, fun, fun! Actually, it was great! Ryan was sandy from head to toe within the first 4 minutes (before sunscreen). The boys had a great time with all of the kids and at the playground. The water was pure heaven, and the weather was beautiful........isn't that why we stay here?? Anyways, it has been a busy summer so far but we're all having fun.
Mike is enjoying his job, and we miss him when he has to travel. But we all survive...Ryan and Thomas are doing great. Ryan is expanding his volcabulary all the time now. His most recent addition was "ball" and "no no". Thomas is on his first and last soccer team. It's getting better every week, but mostly he will play one quarter per game and then climb the tree. To quote him at the first game, he said "Mom. I hate soccer! I only want to play baseball!" He really likes to play goally, and enjoys the practices, and usually wants to sleep in his uniform on game days. So it's not too terrible.
Mike and I had to give talks this past Sunday. This was my first since being baptized 11 years ago. I was starting to get a little prideful about my ability to not be asked to speak. I was asked one time in our last ward when we moved in in 1997. I said nope, absolutely not. They never asked again....I could feel this one coming though. I think I am just tired from being so stubborn and or scared this long about speaking and callings, etc. The worst part was waiting to speak. I havent been that nervous in quite a while. It reminded me of that show Fear Factor, and I thought while sitting up there, 'I would rather eat some strange bug at this point than speak today'. But I did some deep breathing, much like the ones you do while in labor and I did it. Afterwards I felt really good and thought that I could actually do it again. Miracles can happen.
Well, I hope you all enjoy the blog, and add to it! we'll see how it goes......love you all!